Overshoot Day 2019, on July 29 humanity have used nature’s resource budget for the...

On July 29, humanity will have used nature’s resource budget for the entire year, according to Global Footprint Network, an international sustainability organization that has pioneered the Ecological Footprint....

Rome, free metro tickets for passengers who recycle plastic bottles

Circular economy: plastic bottles in exchange for free bus or metro tickets. In Rome all this is reality thanks to the initiative launched by Atac for the collection and recycling of plastic...

Environment, EU steps up action to protect and restore the world’s forests

Today the European Commission adopted a comprehensive Communication setting out a new framework of actions to protect and restore the world's forests, which host 80% of biodiversity on land,...

Volkswagen WeShare launched in Berlin as full-electric service

Volkswagen is entering the growing car sharing sector. With 1,500 e-Golf vehicles, the Volkswagen brand is bringing onto the roads a ...

Plastic, from Brescia a new technology for recycling

Efficiency in recycling and circular economy are the keywords of NextChem, a plant for green chemistry by Marie Tecnimont, a group that develops and produces industrial plants for the production of hydrocarbon...

Microplastics, what they are and why they harm the environment

A walk on the beach often turns into a walk through the garbage. On the shore you find abandoned plastic objects, envelopes, bottles, disposable glasses. All of us should...