Consumer food waste at the household level results from a complex set of behaviours. These are influenced by psychological, sociocultural and economic factors such as awareness, attitudes, knowledge...
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In January 2018, the European Commission adopted the first EU monitoring framework for the circular economy, aimed at tracking the progress of the EU and the Member States. Following the launch of the new...
The EU must continue its efforts to reduce consumption of materials and generation of waste to achieve a more circular economy according to the European Commission’s revised Circular Economy...
By providing a circular, bio-based plastic industry with emissions-free electricity, and by avoiding waste incineration, the sector may even grow to become a form of carbon sink. That is the conclusion of an article...
Scientists at the DHBW Karlsruhe create a concept study and prototype
The New Circular Economy Action Plan (Commission, 2020) mandates increasing recycling rates for several waste streams, e.g., plastic waste or municipal biowaste. There...
When does biodegradation make ecological sense? Are there already suitable materials for such applications? What are the conditions in market economy?