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 challenge:In 2011 it was estimated that 60 million used tyres could be found on South African soil – more tyres than people. With a further 11 million new tyres entering the market each ...

The challenge:Thailand experienced rapid economic growth during the early 1990s, with Gross Domestic Product growing on average 10% per annum during the first half of the decade. As a result, demand ...

The challenge:Around the turn of the century, Ghana was suffering from frequent power outages. To combat this the Ghanaian government sought out cost-effective measures to cut the domestic peak load. ...

The challenge:One characteristic of globalisation has been the increased mobility of capital, resulting in larger flows of private investment, especially into the global south. With much of this ...

The challengeThe average fuel consumption of vehicles in Europe is 143 g/km (European Vehicle Market Statistics, 2013). This average needs to be brought down to meet the European Union’s CO2 ...