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START-UPS, RESEARCH AND ENTERPRISES:  ECOMONDO 2025, A CIRCULAR INNOVATION LABORATORY

START-UPS, RESEARCH AND ENTERPRISES: ECOMONDO 2025, A CIRCULAR INNOVATION LABORATORY

 

  • From 4th to 7th November, at Rimini Expo Centre, Ecomondo will gather together startups, researchers and companies to present solutions that connect digital, environment and sustainable productivity.
  • With 40 start-ups and an entire district dedicated to innovation, the Italian Exhibition Group event asserts its role as the main European hub for the green, blue and circular economies.
  • Awards and recognitions for the most innovative ecological transition
Member States’ calls on ocean and water fronts welcomed but action must follow through

Member States’ calls on ocean and water fronts welcomed but action must follow through

The Environmental Council reconvened to discuss several key initiatives for the Ocean. Conclusions over the Water Resilience Strategy and the global Plastics Treaty were released, and views were exchanged on the Ocean Act, prompting a reaction from the environmental NGO Surfrider Foundation Europe.

Water Resilience Strategy: long on vision, short on substance

Today, Member States took a stance in support of a more water resilient-Europe. Surfrider Foundation Europe takes note of the

Industrial residues from Swedish industry become plasterboards

Industrial residues from Swedish industry become plasterboards

The joint efforts between NOAH, Munters and Stockholm Exergi are accelerating the transformation of Swedish industry towards increased circularity. Using fly ash from Swedish combined heat and power plants and salt residues from Munters manufacturing of desiccant rotors, Norgips is now producing brand new plasterboards. 

Just a few years ago, treatment and landfilling were the common solutions for handling industrial waste such as fly ash and salt residues. Today, cross-border industrial