Waste Management

This edition of the Industrial Bioprocessing TOE features information on advanced production methods for high-performance non-ionic surfactants for industrial use. The TOE also covers the advancements in utilization of biomass to produce high-quality bioethanol. The TOE focuses on novel method for single-cell protein production through advanced gas...

This edition of the Industrial Bioprocessing TOE features innovations happening in production of synthetic fuels. The TOE also covers the advancements in precision farming methods for producing customized proteins. The TOE covers the developments in gene editing of crops to increase their resilience and provide enhanced traits. Finally, the focal p...

This edition of the Industrial Bioprocessing TOE features information about the innovations happening in direct air carbon capture technology for point source emissions tapping. The TOE also covers the advancements in fermentation technologies for production of renewable fuels. The TOE covers the formulation of next generation of biopesticides whic...

This edition of the Industrial Bioprocessing TOE features information about the utilization of Genetic Engineering for alternative fats production. The TOE covers innovations within the water treatment membranes for purifying highly turbid water. The TOE also highlights advancements in pyrolysis technology for effective polystyrene-recycling. The T...

This edition of the Industrial Bioprocessing TOE features information on the deployment of high-temperature pyrolysis processes for the conversion of end-of-life tires (ELTs) into value added feedstock. The TOE covers innovations based on using automated vertical farms for growing various crops with high yields while ensuring high resource and cost...

The circular economy approach involves initiatives across material and product life cycles, supporting sustainable resource consumption and waste prevention by assimilating high-tech solutions. The global resource management sector is transitioning toward greater digital technology adoption using disruptive smart technologies and platform-based sol...

The waste management and circular economy market of the United States and Canada is in full growth. With new recycling targets that must be reached before 2030 and current recycling values close to 30%, countries and stakeholders should focus on improving waste segregation at source, source separation, materials recovery facility optimization, and ...

Latin America faces several waste management problems, with recycling rates that do not exceed 10%, a large number of open-air dumps, high levels of informality in the workplace, and more than 40% of incorrectly managed waste. Finding a solution to this problem is imperative due to new transformative Mega Trends, such as sustainability and the circ...

Today, the vast majority of plastic is still made from fossil fuel and is designed to be durable. However, the twin challenges of reducing fossil fuel consumption and decreasing plastic waste brought in some significant changes to the plastic industry in 2022. Options to counter these challenges include the use of plastic that is biobased or biodeg...