Plastics

States have an obligation to combat climate change: landmark UN ruling

Questo articolo è disponibile anche in inglese / This article is also available in English Ralph Regenvanu was present in the courtroom of the International Court of Justice in The Hague on ...

Sounds of the Dolomites, 30 years of music amongst the peaks

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano I Suoni delle Dolomiti (Sounds of the Dolomites) festival turns 30 in 2025 and returns, from 27 Au...

Plastic credits, a false solution that legitimises waste colonialism

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The extended fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) for a Global P...

A Circular Vision for Coffee Is an Opportunity for the Global South

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano  Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, Ethiopia, India, and many others. To speak of coffee i...

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...

Terna Invests in Innovation Hubs and AI to Drive the Energy Transition

Questo articolo è disponibile anche in inglese / This article is also available in English Terna, Italy’s national electricity transmission operator, is rapidly accelerating its transf...

Drought, Climate Change, and Scientific Diplomacy: A Collective Response from Latin America

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Drought is no longer just a natural or cyclical phenomenon: it is one of the most destructive impa...

Startup, in Nigeria QuadLoop Technologies Transforms E-waste into Clean Energy

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano QuadLoop Technologies is a clean energy social enterprise that converts electronic waste into sola...

Beyond human limits: the interviews from RM57

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano For the Think Tank section of Renewable Matter #57, focused on Human Tech, we truly put ourselves ...

From Space to Earth: The Future of Medicine

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Scott and Mark Kelly are monozygotic twins, identical in their DNA, and with a remarkably similar ...

A Long, Healthy Life

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The oblivion of death is a vertigo that we reject throughout our lives. But if, in De senectute, C...

The food waste recovery chain in Europe

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Some 60 million people in Europe are food insecure. At the same time, each European wastes 132 kg ...

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...

Not just microplastics: mineral water may also contain PFAS

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano ‘Mineral’ does not necessarily mean pure. In recent years, there has been much talk ab...

Drought: Here are the Global Hotspots. No Country is Safe

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano “No country is immune to drought and we need to be prepared.” Daniel Tsegai, Program O...

Miteni PFAS Trial: Historic Ruling Condemns 11 Former Executives

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano After four years of deliberation, 130 hearings, approximately 300 civil parties involved, and an i...

How CO₂ storage at sea works

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Roughly half of the oxygen we breathe comes from the oceans, which also serve as the planet’...

Aluminium in Packaging Means Prevention and Technological Innovation

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In December 2024, the EU Council formally adopted the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PP...