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Cutting-edge technology puts glass-recycling company ahead of industry
12/11/2011
Cutting-edge technology puts glass-recycling company ahead of industry
An innovative dry cleaning process offers advantages to glass recyclers - and, by extension, glass producers - through waste reduction, energy savings and increased product quality. G.R.L.-Glasrecycling in Lummen, Belgium processes glass like no one else. At the heart of its operation is a...
Eu
Getting new water technologies out there
12/11/2011
Getting new water technologies out there
The INNOWATER partnership seeks to plug the knowledge gap on marketing new water technologies by helping innovators and water users better understand their value – and one another.     “Water is just very cheap,” explains Harro Riedstra at the European Water Partnership, coordinator of EU water...
Europe
Search engines go green
12/11/2011
Search engines go green
Start-up enterprises are innovating with green search engines channelling some Internet advertising and retail sales revenues to environmental causes – as demonstrated by Ecosia. The information and communications technology (ICT) sector has long positioned itself as a friend to the environment...
Europe
Producing omega-3s – with algae
26/10/2011
Producing omega-3s – with algae
A newly designed system for the cultivation of algae has highlighted the commercial potential for a range of algae-derived products; above all, production of omega-3 fatty acids. The Austrian-based biotech company Ecoduna is poised to bring industrial-scale algae production to the mainstream...
Austria
Helsinki eco-commerce hub supports regional eco-innovation
26/10/2011
Helsinki eco-commerce hub supports regional eco-innovation
The launch of a Chamber of Eco Commerce (CEC) hub in Helsinki offers a new platform to support regional eco innovation, providing access to global markets, advice and investment. The Eurobarometer survey on the attitudes of European eco-innovators, published in March 2011, highlighted access to...
Finland
Unlocking Europe’s bio-based innovation potential
03/10/2011
Unlocking Europe’s bio-based innovation potential
The Europe-wide BIOCHEM project offers SMEs the market insight, business and technical tools, and access to people and resources to drive their innovations with bio-based products. In biotechnology, the greatest potential for innovation lies in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This is...
Europe
Reducing surplus sludge in wastewater treatment
19/09/2011
Reducing surplus sludge in wastewater treatment
The EU-funded WASTEred project has facilitated the successful market launch of an eco-innovative product to reduce sludge generated during wastewater treatment in the food sector. Over 25 million tonnes of sludge is generated during wastewater treatment in the meat and dairy sectors in the EU...
Eu
New standards for WEEE management in Europe
04/09/2011
New standards for WEEE management in Europe
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) collection and recovery organisations from across Europe have reached an agreement on a new set of standards for WEEE management. In April 2011, the WEEE Forum, a European non-profit association of more than 40 WEEE collection and recovery...
Europe
New initiative for resource-efficient waste management in Ireland
28/07/2011
New initiative for resource-efficient waste management in Ireland
A new Irish law allows for flexibility in plastic bag and landfill levies, introduces incineration tax and aims at driving waste up the waste hierarchy towards recycling and reuse. "I want waste to be seen as a resource rather than as a problem. I believe if we view it as a resource, it can...
Ireland
Hungarian company overcomes problems in funding eco-industries
28/07/2011
Hungarian company overcomes problems in funding eco-industries
Wastewater specialist Organica Ecotechnologies, a pioneer of natural treatment methods in Easter Europe, attracted funds despite the long-term nature of its investments. Organica uses natural methods and ecologies to treat wastewater across Central and Eastern Europe, creating attractive...
Hungary

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