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Innovations in waste management today are universally referred to as smart waste management and are increasingly relevant in the implementation of a mature circular economy.

Amid growing interest in materials reuse within the construction industry, experts dig into some concrete examples that showcase this increasingly popular practice.

How many times have we heard this from our friends, acquaintances and relatives who smoke? More importantly, how many times have we seen someone throw a cigarette butt on the ground?

The Apex Landfill in Las Vegas is the largest in the United States, spanning approximately 900 hectares of land. A huge black hole with a 250-year lifespan and a capacity of 50 million tonnes of waste. And it’s not alone.

In the words of the European Commission, "Energy transition is a transition of materials." There is no room for delusion in this matter. To electrify, digitalize, and decarbonize the economy, raw materials are a necessity, particularly minerals and metals. These resources, when of strategic economic importance and concurrently characterized by a high supply risk, are classified as Critical Raw Materials (CRMs).