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December 14, 2023

Repair as a best-practice in reducing pre-consumer industrial fashion waste

According to the waste hierarchy, garment repair holds a higher value even more than recycling as the damaged garment is...

Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
Middle East
Sectors
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Industrial Sector
Textiles
Resource
alt
November 24, 2023Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Upstream mitigation of microplastics at industrial laundry and the impact at the wastewater treatment plant

This project evaluated two full-scale pilots, drumfilter and ultrafiltration, for mitigating microplastics (MP) emissions to...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Research and Studies
Sectors
Environmental Services
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Industrial Sector
Textiles
Plastic
Health
Buildings and construction
Resource
alt
November 24, 2023Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Indicators for microplastic flows

To reduce the leakage of plastic into nature the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Swedish EPA) has established two...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Research and Studies
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Public Procurement
Transport
Environmental Services
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Industrial Sector
Plastic
Health
Buildings and construction
Resource
November 24, 2023Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Microplastics from tyre and road wear - A literature review

This literature review concerns microplastics generated by road traffic. Particles are produced as a result of tyre and road...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Research and Studies
Sectors
Public Procurement
Transport
Environmental Services
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Plastic
Health
Resource
alt
November 16, 2023Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Dispersion and fate models for microplastics from tyre and road wear

Microplastics have been found in all environments: soil, water, air, the Polar Regions, and in organisms. Concentrations are...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Research and Studies
Sectors
Transport
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Scientific Research, Development and Innovation
Plastic
Health
Resource
May 22, 2023United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Increasing knowledge on ecolabelling: new Training Programme

The objective of the programme is to help stakeholders build knowledge in all aspects of ecolabelling and understand the...

Organisation
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Type
Guidelines and Manuals
Regions
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Global
Latin America/Caribbean
Middle East
North America
Sectors
Public Procurement
Agricultural and Fishery
Textiles
Consumer Goods
Buildings and construction
Resource
May 17, 2023RMIT University

Sewage Management

Professor Usha Iyer-Raniga is at the School of Property and Construction Management at RMIT University. Usha is co-leading...

Organisation
RMIT University
Type
Research and Studies
Regions
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
Middle East
North America
Global
Sectors
Water
Public Procurement
Transport
Environmental Services
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Scientific Research, Development and Innovation
Tourism
Industrial Sector
Plastic
Energy
Consumer Goods
Buildings and construction
Education
Resource
February 27, 2023United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Factsheets on Sustainable Public Procurement in National Governments

The main research aim of the 2022 SPP Global Review is to provide an overview of the current sustainable procurement...

Organisation
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Type
Guidelines and Manuals
Regions
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
Middle East
North America
Sectors
Water
Food & Beverage
Public Procurement
Transport
Environmental Services
Agricultural and Fishery
Forestry
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Financial Sector
Scientific Research, Development and Innovation
Tourism
Industrial Sector
Textiles
Plastic
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Health
Energy
Consumer Goods
Buildings and construction
Education
Resource
October 3, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Jet Fuel From Waste

Jet fuel consumption by US airlines is currently around 21 billion gallons annually, and by the middle of the century, demand...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
Middle East
North America
Sectors
Transport
Tourism
Resource
October 1, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Increasing the Circularity of Hotel Textiles

The city of Copenhagen authorized PlanMiljø to map textile consumption, use, and management in hotels there as well as...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Guidelines and Manuals
Sectors
Tourism
Textiles
Resource
September 30, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Nudging Electric Vehicle Use

The Maya Boutique Hotel established The Green Mobility Project to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from sustainable...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Transport
Tourism
Resource
September 6, 2022Normative

How to reduce supplier carbon emissions

For most businesses, around 90% of total emissions occur in the value chain – a large portion of which come from suppliers...

Organisation
Normative
Type
Guidelines and Manuals
Regions
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
Middle East
North America
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Public Procurement
Transport
Environmental Services
Agricultural and Fishery
Forestry
Financial Sector
Tourism
Industrial Sector
Textiles
Plastic
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Energy
Consumer Goods
Buildings and construction