Tag: waste

Plogging – Exercise for Health and a Cleaner Environment

Caring for health plays an essential role in daily life, from the food we consume to the quality of our sleep and the time we dedicate to physical activity. Walking, jogging, or...

CircuBot: An Innovation in Recycling That Could Change the Future of Waste Management

S orting, processing, and reusing waste materials are key steps toward achieving the goals of a circular economy. The CircuBot project, funded by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia as...

A Guardian Of the Environment From Ljusina

U nfortunately, natural resources are invaluable treasures that we often fail to appreciate. This is evident in the many illegal dumpsites and trash left behind by careless individuals. It’s not uncommon to...

One Man – Many Recycled Bottles

Plastic bottles and caps are among the most common types of waste that fill up landfills and litter streets, taking hundreds of years to decompose. Therefore, every contribution and reuse is valuable,...

How Plants Clean the Environment from Harmful Substances

The story of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) begins with something not uncommon in science but requires a keen and careful eye. Namely, while working on the synthesis of new compounds in...

Ecomondo 2024: Italy at the Forefront of the Ecological Transition

With an overall recycling rate of 72 percent, well above the European average of 58 percent, and a circular material use rate of 18.7 percent, compared to the EU average of 11.5...

Sustainability And Development For A Better Quality Of Life

Cities, as major centers of population growth and dynamic urban development, often stand out as particularly vulnerable areas to the impacts of climate change. In this regard, Podgorica, the capital where nearly...

We Are Actively Reducing CO2 Emissions in Our Operations

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Generali Group’s first corporate social responsibility department. Two decades later, Generali demonstrates its social responsibility through four distinct roles:responsible employer, responsible corporate citizen, responsible...

Dublin Introduces a Ban on Disposing of Waste in Plastic Bags

Dublin is facing an increasing problem of waste on city streets caused by animals, such as seagulls, tearing open plastic garbage bags. Areas in the Irish capital where waste collection in bags has...

Why Recycling Is Not Enough to Fight Plastic

How often do we come across the topic of recycling daily? We read about it in the media, see symbols on packaging, and pass by recycling bins on the streets. For some...

From Glass Waste to Construction Material

The fact that there is room for innovation in the construction material industry is evidenced by the company Fragment from Čačak. Its founders, Marija Marković and Pavle Milošević, patented a revolutionary construction...

Maribor – Circular Economy Implementation Hub

Back in the day, Maribor was one of the most developed cities in Yugoslavia. Today, it is the second largest city in Slovenia and the first in the region to apply the...

United Hands Make the Planet Greener

The strength and will that a person carries inside of them is most strongly manifested in the difficult moments that life brings. The first days of the coronavirus pandemic prompted us to...

UNEP and Ministry of Environment Sign Agreement to Reinforce Environmental Action in Brazil

In a move to renew and increate collaboration on the propriety issues of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and waste and pollution, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Ministry...

Why is Compost Important, and How to Make Compost?

Disseminating environmental awareness has made popular numerous activities and habits that we as a society once might have been ashamed of or thought should not occupy a place in our lives. Although...

2023 Environmental Protection Investment: 67 billion euros

Eurostat estimates that in 2023, EU countries invested about 67 billion euros into assets essential to provide environmental protection services. These services included wastewater treatment plants, vehicles to transport waste, acquisitions of...

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