Waste

Ingenuity & Frugality: Waste to Value in Dharavi

The characterization of Dharavi as a slum while accurate is hardly representative of everything Dharavi…

Circular Economy in India’s Himalayan Region

Examining the challenges faced by India amid climate change through circularity. Under the G20 Presidency,…

Reflections on Sustainable Development and Circular Economy

The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, renowned for its 17 Sustainable Development Goals, fails…

Waste Has No Nation – Will the Circular Economy Change That?

Limitations of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) require a more global approach to waste management. In…

Why Producer Responsibility Might Need to Be Extended Further

Scientists in the Netherlands have conducted research on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Schemes which many…

The Urban Circular Bioeconomy

Cities and regions are at the vanguard of circular bioeconomy systems. Largely as a result…

Towards Plastic-Free Beauty in India

With one of the fastest growing economies and a growing middle class, the Indian beauty…

Who Is Responsible for Latin America’s Waste?

Packaging. Chemicals. Tires. These are just three kinds of waste that countries around the globe…

The Case for ‘Design-For-Recycling’ of Electrical Transformers

With their high economic value and substantial metal content, most medium-power transformers score highly in…

Technology, Economy, Society: What Do We Need to Achieve Circularity?

Transitioning to a more circular economy increasingly seems a necessity, but what do we need…

The Circular Economy: Societal Transformation or Economic Fairytale?

In recent years, the concept of the ‘Circular Economy’ has moved to the center of…

Water-Mining: Taking Circular Economy Into the Water Sector

Circular economy in the water sector is not as prominent as in other sectors. The…

Moving Toward a Zero Waste Lifestyle

It can seem like not a day passes by without more bad news concerning the…

Spotlight on Circularity in Africa

Much of the Circular Economy debate focuses on highly industrialized countries, due to their dependency…

Re-Imagining the Future of Waste

Waste – when it comes to climate change and environmental degradation it is both the…

How to Go Zero Waste

Do the following mental exercise: You are in a supermarket, walking through the aisles and…

Into the Great Big Blue

Everything is changing, and water is in the middle of it all. New politics, new…

Building From Bauxite Residues

The world’s main source of aluminum – the mining of bauxite rock – is detrimental…

From Waste to Resource

Re-designing the value chain of water and minerals for industry A new economy is emerging;…
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