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Nearly 200 students from over the world join the quest for a zero-waste future with the WUR ReThink Waste Challenge
On 18 January, students will kick off the ReThink Waste Challenge, an international student competition looking…
Chemical recycling: the holy grail of the circular economy?
Chemical recycling turns waste plastics into renewable raw materials. It is no wonder that the interest…
‘By collaboration we can extract more value from the circular plastics chain’
Circularity starts where plastic ends: the bins or the Plastic Heroes recycling bag. Collecting and sorting…
Bioplastics on course
There is growing enthusiasm about bioplastics. Today, demand exceeds supply and there is increasingly more clarity…
The need for a uniform ‘yardstick’
The sustainable character of the biobased economy tends not to receive enough attention. Biomass is always…
New eco-friendly coating for boats based on shellfish waste
Researchers from the GREEN-CHEM network at Ghent University have developed a new coating for boats based…
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Students rise to the challenge: a world without waste
Zero waste, a sustainable world without waste, that is the ambition of the ReThink Waste Challenge.…
Brussels takes up fight against packaging waste
Eurocommissioners Frans Timmermans (Green Deal) and Virginijus Sinkevicius (Environment) presented a new proposal on Wednesday (30…
Students contributing to circular biobased economy
With the Rething Waste Student Challenge, Wageningen University & Research challenges students to develop a circular…
Chemical industry sees no point in national plastic tax
A national tax on fossil plastics is not the right way to achieve a rapid reduction…
INEOS and Plastic Energy to chemically recycle 100kton of plastic waste per year
INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe and Plastic Energy have announced a Memorandum Of Understanding to produce…
“Netherlands world leader in plastic waste export”
In 2021, the Netherlands was the EU's largest exporter of plastic waste, mainly to countries in…
