Aldo Femia

Technical Effectiveness of Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes: What Do Data Reveal?

In the EU, according to the web pages dedicated to waste, we currently use 16 tonnes of material per person per year, of which 6 tonnes become waste. In 2012, total waste amounted to 2.5 billion ton...

5.5 Billion Precious Tons of Forests and Agricultural Fields

According to estimates by Water Footprint Network, for each ton of vegetables an average 300 cubic metres of water (300,000 litres) are needed; 1,000 for fruit; 1,600 for cereals; 4,000 for pulses. ...

Biomass: Balance is the Secret

An ideal circular economy is one that, beyond circulating as much as possible materials in the community before giving them back to nature, gives them back paying attention to replenish natural stoc...

Over 50 Billion Tons of Matter Wasted Every Year: Resources to Preserve

The surface of the Earth has always been in slow but constant movement: excavated by waterways and glaciers, eroded by winds, upset by mountain formation and volcanic eruptions, subjected to changes...