Oil Draws a Perfect Circle
The regeneration of used mineral oils represents a well-established positive example of circular economy in our country. Today, in Italy over 95% of used lubricating oils which enter a regeneration ...
A Journey Where Matter is for Good
The circular economy. It is difficult to determine where it starts and where it ends. We could imagine a 3D journey in which a circle becomes a spiral and the third axis is represented by the second...
Artificial and Safe
They appear as black granules, with the distinctive smell and colour of tyres from which they originate: this is recycled rubber from ELTs. It is precisely because of its smell and colour that such...
Intersecting Supply Chains
Intersecting production chains. This could be the key element of the circular economy where the stark difference between twentieth and twenty-first centuries could be noticed, as far as the use of r...
The Peak of Resources
There is a ghost hovering around the world. Its name is “The Peak”. In a way, it is an obvious concept: if we exploit a non-renewable resource, its production is bound to start from zero...
Mission 99% Accomplished
Changing often means evolving, keeping up with the times. What seemed to be a pioneering activity more than thirty years ago, when the Mandatory Consortium for Used Oils (Consorzio Obbligatorio Oli ...
Urban Mine
Better than Germany. Beyond San Francisco. This project is attracting a host of administrators and experts wishing to study and analyse it. It is Italy’s pride and joy. The subject of such att...
More Recycling on the Web
Following transformations in real time. This is how we can sum up the new Comieco’s initiative on e-commerce started recently to steer this sector, which is experiencing a strong growth, towar...
The Many Lives of Matter. Here's how to Convert it Back
Traditional forest industry products (like pulp and paper) are a vital part of the bioeconomy. Here we take a closer look at other emerging products. Forest resources are becoming an interest...