This year the "Befana" (kindly old witch) in Versilia will carry not only coal but also rubbish from the sea in her sack. "La befana vien dal mare con le fin tutte rotte" ("The old witch comes from the sea...
Graphene asphalt experimentation starts in Milan: Iterchimica, an Italian company which is world leader in the field of asphalt additives, together with the Metropolitan City of Milan will carry out the reconstruction of a section of the SP35 Milano-Meda and of a...
From 1 January 2021 it will no longer be possible to export plastic waste to the poorest countries in the world. This was established by the European Union which on December 22nd passed the new rules on waste management,...
"If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth, man would only have four years left to live" a prediction, never scientifically confirmed and attributed to Albert Einstein which, however, turns the spotlight on the very important role...
The circular economy, including new waste and recycling laws, will represent “half” of the EU’s effort to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and will be erected as “the number one priority” of the upcoming European Green Deal, said Kęstutis Sadauskas, who...
Italy confirms itself as a country that recycles, as emerges in the 2020 Report "Italy of recycling" edited as every year by FISE Unicircular and the Foundation for Sustainable Development. In addition to the in-depth study dedicated to the...
Italy consumes about 500 million tons of natural resources a year, imports over 300 and at the same time generates more than 170 million tons of waste, with a circularity rate that is still at 17.7%: although a circularity...
March 21 is not only the first day of spring: it is also the International Day of Forests. The lungs of the world that clean the air, reduce the warming of the planet, accommodate 80 percent of terrestrial biodiversity....
Most of the glaciers in the Alps are in danger. Up to 92% of glaciers in the Alps could melt by the end of the century due to climate change. This was revealed by a study by researchers from...
Italy aims to become a green pioneer in Europe and wants to invest 70 billion euros to achieve this goal. This is why Prime Minister Draghi has appointed the physicist Cingolani as super minister for the environment. How will...

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