How Green Is the New Silk Road?
It was back in 2013 that Xi Jinping first announced his vision of an “economic belt along the Silk Road” during a visit to Kazakhstan. What later became known as the Belt and Road Initia...
Catia Bastioli: the circular bioeconomy requires an integrated approach
Europe is awaiting a new strategy for the bioeconomy. According to a number of sources at Renewable Matter, a draft document is expected to be submitted at the end of November in Copenhagen, De...
The US government shut down: this is why it matters
The United States government shutdown is leading to more pollution and announcements of clean energy project cuts. Beginning on October 1, the US federal government ceased all activity after the Rep...
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt “for having ex...
From plate to policy: how social norms can halve food waste in cities
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Across Europe, cities are rethinking how to tackle food waste. In Bruges, trained residents workin...
Europe Eyes Billion-Dollar Opportunity in Textile Waste Recycling
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The European textile sector faces a dual challenge: mounting waste volumes and the urgent need for...
Ecomondo 2025 Roadshow Builds Global Path to Rimini Expo
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) has launched the international roadshow leading to Ecomondo 2025, s...
EU and US Seal Trade Deal with Tariff Ceiling and New Market Access
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The European Union and the United States have formally adopted a Joint Statement establishing a ne...
Beyond Profits: Ethical Banks Reshape Europe’s Financial Future
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In recent years, the European debate on the role of finance has intensified, driven by the need to...
CONOU: How Biofuel is Decarbonising Used Oil Transport
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano For over 40 years, CONOU, Italy's National Consortium of Waste Oils, has been a reference point na...
Ecomondo 2025 Returns to Rimini as Europe’s Circular Economy Hub
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Ecomondo, the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) event of reference in Europe and the Mediterranean ba...
Waste Oils and Biodiesel: A Cycle Worth Exploiting
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In Italy, the National Consortium for the Collection and Treatment of Used Oils and Fats (CONOE) i...
Haiki+ strengthens integrated lead-acid battery recycling chain
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano On the 1st of July, Haiki+ S.p.A. acquired 100% of the capital of Ecobat Resources Italy S.r.l., o...
Cheese Whey for Circular Groundwater Remediation
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In early June, the Umbria region and ARPA Umbria, along with Ramboll Italy and the Grifo Agroalime...
The Collapse of “American Exceptionalism”: the Beginning of the End of the US as the Global Superpower?
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The 4 July is still celebrated in the United States as Independence Day, although this year it has...
Circular economy of rice: less emissions and more community resilience
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Rice is among the world’s most important crops. A food staple at the center of centuries-old...
ECESP annual conference 2025: what does a competitive circular economy mean?
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From Bruxelles - “Circularity is more than a plan: it's a destination. The EU stands wi...
Huge potential for a global circular economy going unleveraged
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Beginning to write this year’s Circularity Gap Report, we were driven by a simple question: ...
Festival of Circular Economy Returns in 2025 with Bold Ideas for a Waste-Free Future
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From May 20 to 22, 2025, the Festival of Circular Economy returns for a new edition—bringing...
Wastewater Directive: the race for circular biorefineries is on
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The revision of the EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (2024/3019) sets increasingly ambitiou...