The challengeDesigners often make decisions that cause problems in the waste phase of the product which leads to non- functional, bad quality products ending up to landfill.For future designers, ...

The challengeFollowing the waste hierarchy, landfill or disposal of waste is the least preferred step in its management. With the aim to extract the maximum practical benefits from products and to ...

The challengeReducing the amount of waste ending up in the landfill is a key to a sustainable waste management. In Flanders a holistic approach to waste management has been adopted, which attempts, by...

The challenge:Despite the great potential to valorise bio-waste – as compost, fertiliser or energy – recycling rates lag behind the growing level of material recycling, with the majority ...

The challengeEvery year, the EU generates over 9 million tons of sewage sludge, the residual material left from the wastewater treatment process. Today, sludge treatment and recovery ...

The challengeIn today's global society mineral resource production will increasingly be limited by environmental and social sustainability constraints. Since mineral deposits are finite, ...