More: circular economy
Nigeria’s 300,000 tonne e-waste gold mine drives a new circular economy
The Nigerian government, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and UN Environment today launched a new $15 million initiative to turn the tide on e-waste...
Making it circular: The role of industries in circular cities
The United Nations Industrial Development
Organization, together with the Permanent Missions of Austria, Ecuador,
Slovenia, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNDESA, has organized an event,
“Making it...
Closing the loop: Commission delivers on Circular Economy Action Plan
All 54 actions under the plan launched in 2015 have
now been delivered or are being implemented. This will contribute to boost
Europe's competitiveness, modernise its...
Closing the Loop: Meet the Pioneers Turning our Global Economy Circular
A remarkable transformation is taking place in the global economy, with more and more established and start-up businesses generating value from waste products that...
A New Circular Vision for Electronics
Authors: Guy Ryder and Houlin Zhao*
Humankind’s insatiable demand and consumption of electronic devices is creating the world’s fastest growing waste stream. Some forms are...
Environment and health at increasing risk from growing weight of ‘e-waste’
Around 50 million tonnes of electronic waste, or e-waste, is being thrown away each year, according to a new joint United Nations report –...
Science and society: Mind the gap
International regulations are failing to keep up with the mind-boggling pace of new scientific discoveries and potential “cowboy” applications.
As we go about our daily...
European Commission joins forces with world aquariums to fight plastic pollution
The European Commission is joining forces with United Nations Environment Programme and other international partners to launch a coalition of aquariums to fight plastic...
Raw materials use to double by 2060 with severe environmental consequences
The world’s consumption of raw materials is set to nearly double by 2060 as the global economy expands and living standards rise, placing twice...
Why trade can save the planet, if we do it better
In the Indian tech hub of Hyderabad, I recently visited an ultra-modern campus that is home to some of the country’s youngest and brightest...