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We consume resources at a much faster rate than we recycle them, and some types of waste, such as tyres and plastics, take up a lot of space and are not biodegradable. Plastic items just get smaller and smaller and become part of the water we drink, the air we breathe...
Poor landfill planning results in the proliferation of uncontrolled landfills and the existence of a considerable number of closed landfills that continue to pollute and endanger the environment and human health. Different toxicological assessments of closed landfills...
To achieve a circular economy system, consumers have to think about what they need to buy and opt for more environmentally friendly solutions. Businesses, for their part, have a crucial role to play, as they can choose to make environmentally friendly choices with a...
Currently, islands face major challenges related to waste management and energy availability, where the characteristics of each island play a significant role. Most islands are not self-sufficient, as they have to be supplied by ships from the mainland to provide the...
Plastic waste exceeds 10 billion tonnes and is one of the biggest environmental threats. Despite the efforts of many people and some companies, the consumption of plastics continues to increase every year. To reduce environmental difficulties, industry and households...
The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered another pandemic, but of sanitary waste. Because of this, the WHO has produced a report in which it refers to this problem. Both the healthcare and household sectors use a large number of single-use medical devices. Therefore, this...
Landfill mining consists of excavating active or closed landfills to reduce the environmental impact. According to the European project, New-Mine, there are between 150,000 and 500,000 landfills in Europe. Moreover, 90% of these landfills are not sanitary. In other...
REVALUO is a low-carbon waste-to-energy system (WTE system). Our system uses non-burning thermochemical treatment for municipal solid waste as well as waste from different industries based on THERMOLYSIS. REVALUO manages to recycle and recover value from 85 to 90% of...
The 5 R's: "Refuse what you do not need; reduce what you do need; reuse what you consume; recycle what you cannot refuse, reduce and reuse; or transform the rest." - Bea Johnson. Bea Johnson is the author of Zero Waste Home, a book launched in 2013 telling the story...
In Australia, 20 million tyres are disposed of every year. Most of them end up in landfills. Yet, they pose a serious threat to the environment due to pollution and fire risk. On the other hand, they become the perfect nest for mosquitos in countries such as Latin...
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