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Circularity Index Offers Roadmap for a Sustainable Future

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have introduced a Circularity Index that offers a detailed approach to measuring circularity in bioeconomic systems.

20 Aug 2024

An Improved Process for Recycling Polyurethane Foam

Researchers at Aarhus University have discovered a more effective way to recycle polyurethane foam from products like mattresses in a study that was published in Green Chemistry.

19 Aug 2024

Veolia Increases Solvent Recycling to Produce More Sustainable Products and Reduce Carbon Emissions

The UK’s leading resource management company, Veolia, has expanded the solvent recovery capacity at its Garston, Liverpool, facility to 86,000 tonnes a year to meet the growing demand for more sustainable industrial products.

From Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions 6 Aug 2024

CARBIOS and FCC Environment Announce Joint Project to Establish UK-Based PET Biorecycling Facility Using CARBIOS’ Licensed Technology

CARBIOS, a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and FCC Environment UK (“FCC”), one of the UK’s leading recycling and waste management companies, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to jointly study the implementation of a UK-based plant using CARBIOS’ PET biorecycling licensed technology.

From FCC Environment 6 Aug 2024

Researchers Recycle Copper from Solar Panels into Useful Nanoparticles

In a recent article published in Catalysts, researchers highlighted a new method for recycling copper from waste solar panels and converting it into copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) using an eco-friendly synthesis approach.

2 Aug 2024

Eco Start-Up Makes Waves to Give Sailing Waste a Second Life

Waste textiles from sailing boats could be given a new lease of life as a result of a research project upcycling plastic fibers from sails into new chemicals such as vanillin – the compound used in cosmetics and food products for a vanilla flavour and smell.

From IBioIC 30 Jul 2024

Machine Learning Revolutionizes Biological Waste Management

A research team from Tongji University published a review in Circular Economy that examined the use of ML in the biological treatment of organic wastes.

25 Jul 2024

New Nature Publication Confirms CARBIOS’ Leadership in Enzymatic Degradation of Plastic

CARBIOS, a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, announces the publication of a new article entitled “An engineered enzyme embedded into PLA to make self-biodegradable plastic” in Nature, widely regarded as the most influential scientific journal, and co-authored with its longstanding collaborator, the Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI).

From CARBIOS 18 Jul 2024