Cities are responsible for implementing national and EU recycling targets and can play a crucial role in stimulating behavioural change relating to consumption patterns. As procurers of goods and services…
An increase in product lifetimes and a move to a more circular economy are increasingly recognized as essential elements in resource efficiency, waste reduction and low carbon strategies for sustainability….
The KATCH_e project partner Vienna University of Technology (VUT) is participating in the second workshop organised by the Austrian Cleantech Cluster for furniture and wooden Construction. The workshop takes place…
A new study released by the Reloop Platform and Zero Waste Europe, and produced by Rezero, demonstrates that existing economic instruments can bring Europe to the next stage of the…
The KATCH_e project was presented by the portuguese team on the first international conference “Cork in Science and Applications”, a forum for discussion of ideas and generation of contacts between…
The Portuguese Minister of the Environment, João Pedro Matos Fernandes, came to the University of Aveiro (UA) on September 8th to participate in a session to present the national Plan…
In August 2017, The Danish Government launched a new strategy for business and entrepreneurship development. One of the aspects included is Circular Economy. During the next 4 years, 60 Mio….
An Honorable Mention was given to the Costa Nova Creative Pier, under the 2017 National Architecture Prize in Madeira (PNAM). The PNAM was created by a joint initiative of several…
The 5th edition of Green Factor Design Contest launches the challenge for young talents to create new 100% eco-sustainable and recyclable products (chair + bench or chair + desk) with…
Richard Boyd, senior engineer at ARUP, writes about circular economy and its challenges in the built environment. When 2050 — that often-cited and seemingly distant milestone — comes around, I…
