Sustainable design for absorbent hygiene products
Can single-use absorbent hygiene products gain sustainability? The answer is: Yes. Cagda Biasutti & Dr Stefanie Glathe, from Procter & Gamble explain more.
Critical raw materials: The Biorecover project
Pablo Martínez Rodríguez & Cristina Martínez García from CETIM Technological Centre, chart the advances and achievements of the Biorecover project that concerns critical raw...
Why do businesses still not use reusable packaging?
Researchers suggest a digital track and trace system to encourage businesses to adopt reusable packaging and reduce waste, suggesting reasons why they may not have adopted them already.
Emerging role of the F&B industry in the circular economy
Aarthi JanakiRaman, Research Director at Frost & Sullivan, explores the emerging role of the food and beverage industry in the circular economy
Circular economy will help prevent climate damage and bring societal benefits
Wayne Hubbard, Chief Executive Officer, ReLondon, highlights the benefits of accelerating the transition to a circular economy and calls for policymakers to make it a priority in the build-up to COP26.
Tackling plastic pollution for a greener future
Gert-Jan Gruter, Chief Technology Officer, Avantium, discusses how the chemical industry can become more sustainable, reduce plastic pollution and achieve net-zero.
To scale the circular economy, we must unite and work towards common policy goals
Miranda Schnitger, Government Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, discusses the importance of the Universal circular economy policy goals to deliver the circular economy, particularly as we enter the year of COP26.
Biotechnological circular solutions
The BIORECOVER project is developing biotechnological circular solutions to tackle the supply of some critical raw materials in the EU.
European bio-based industries: New opportunities in 2021
Executive Director at Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) Philippe Mengal discusses the new priorities and opportunities for bio-based industries in Europe, including new partnership, Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU).
Going circular is now more important than ever
Open Access Government charts the recent policy priorities of Virginijus Sinkevičius, the European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, as Europe works towards a circular economy.
The heart of a bio-circular economy: Date palm
Dr Zaid, Secretary-General of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm & Agricultural Innovation and Dr Sandra Piesik, Founder of 3 Ideas B.V., tells us how date palm is the secret ingredient for a bio-circular economy.
The circular economy in the mushroom industry
Here, we learn about the circular economy when it comes to the mushroom industry, including the research of the Mushroom Research Technological Center of La Rioja (CTICH).
New partnership between EU and Bio-based Industries Consortium
The European Commission has announced a new partnership with Bio-based Industries Consortium, which is expected to be finalised toward the end of the year.
Technology solutions for the aquaculture sector
Carlos Mazorra, Director of Innovation and Enrique Amaré, CEO of SMARTWATER PLANET share with us their thoughts on affordable technology solutions for the aquaculture sector.
The green economy & green investments
Gavriel Landau, Founder and CEO of Charm Impact, speaks to Open Access Government about the green economy, including the enabling of green investments.
UKRI funds National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Hub
The National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Hub (CE-Hub) will coordinate the national research effort to deliver a circular economy.
Working towards sustainability in Taiwan
As sustainability becomes more and more vital to achieving a circular economy, Open Access Government discusses the work of Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA).
Smart Management of spent mushroom substrate to lead the MUSHROOM sector towards a circular...
The project aims to obtain a pelletized organic fertilizer from Spent Mushroom Substrate by implementing circular economy process.
Bio-based smart packaging for enhanced preservation of food quality
The Biosmart project aims to reduce the food that is thrown away, developing biobased compostable or recyclable packaging, including sensors to monitor food shelf-life plus functional and barrier coatings, as Dr Amaya Igartua from Fundación TEKNIKER explains.
The circular economy: A recipe for success
Maria Nikolopoulou, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee, details why the circular economy is a recipe for success.
