The illusion of the circular economy: a critique of its premises and proponents
The illusion of the circular economy: a critique of its premises and its proponents convinced that they are good environmental practices
11 December 2023
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The illusion of the circular economy: a critique of its premises and its proponents convinced that they are good environmental practices
The research promoted and managed by our Observatory on food, health and the environment continue. Today we deal with water, climate change and drought.
Food and beverage vending machines in Universities. How to improve the quality of food in Italian Universities? It is a question that many working tables have tried to answer, with little success.
A black cloud has fallen on the Environmental Minimum Criteria for catering services already being approved. The so-called “C.A.M.”, criteria aimed at establishing a minimum requirement of consistency with respect to environmental issues in the
It is with great pleasure that we inform our members that the environmental footprint calculation program in schools managed by the company BONTORIN&CO has been approved by the evaluation commission Directorate General for Student, Inclusion
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Minimum Environmental Criteria On Tuesday 21 June 2022 the third Webinar was held at the Mi.T.E. aimed at defining the minimum environmental criteria for refreshment services. Document based on future calls for tenders in the
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On May 17, 2022, the Regional Court of Administrative Justice of Trento ruled on the appeal against the province of Trento which, in a resolution of December 3, 2021 had chosen to implement a policy
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ASSOCIAZIONE PIÙINFORMA and RiGenerazione Scuola (School Regeneration), finally here we are! During the day of yesterday, April 13, 2022, the national convocation of the School Regeneration plan of the Ministry of Education took place. In
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It is these days that there is information about an appeal to the TAR against the Province of Trento which has chosen to implement a policy of reducing the environmental footprint by applying it also
Food education: inquiring for the sake of the environment and health. Have you ever wondered why food education is not part of the educational offer of schools? It seems curious that such important issues are
ASSOCIAZIONE PIÙINFORMA becomes part of the Green Community of the RiGenerazione Scuola Plan of the Ministry of Education. Another important step forward to be proud of. “ RiGenerazione Scuola“ is a Plan for the ecological
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A study, made by the New York University ([1]), seems to provide this hypothesis that “sea level rise, volcanic eruptions and rearrangement of earth’s plates” are not – and at least in relation to the paths studied by the authors of this research – really “random” phenomena as it has been believed until now, in geology.
How air pollution affects health and the environment. Scientists have long known the air we breathe can be hazardous to our health. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 90 percent of the world’s
.The European Parliament had launched an action plan towards the circular economy for a more sustainable world as early as 27 January 2020. Finally, the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer
On 30th March 2021, the second meeting of the working table was held at the Ministry of Ecological Transition, aimed at drafting the minimum environmental criteria for vending and for internal bar services and network