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Waste management

Successful waste management utilises the potential of waste by increasing recycling and reuse of materials while limiting the amount of waste that goes to landfill. Denmark has an efficient waste management system in place and aims to have a climate-neutral waste sector by 2030.

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Utilising the potential of waste

Traditionally, waste has only been considered a health hazard and an environmental problem. Today, however, waste is considered a potential resource for the production of nutrients for agriculture and as a source of energy.

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Mission 30 for 2030: How to Create a Design-Driven Circular Mission

Blog post by Julie Hjort, Programme Director of Sustainable and Circular transition at Danish Design Centre. The blog post is part of a series of perspectives leading up to LOOP Forum in Copenhagen and Circular City Week in New York.

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Designing for the circular economy — the Danish way

Blog post by Ditte Lysgaard Vind, founder of The Circular Way and Partnerships Director at Lendager. The blog post is part of a series of perspectives leading up to LOOP Forum in Copenhagen and Circular City Week in New York.

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The future is circular

Blog post by Camilla Haustrup Hermansen, chair of the Danish government’s climate partnership for waste, water and circular economy. The blog post is part of a series of perspectives leading up to LOOP Forum in Copenhagen and Circular City Week in New York.

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Utilising the potential of waste

Mission 30 for 2030: How to Create a Design-Driven Circular Mission

Designing for the circular economy — the Danish way

The future is circular

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Circular building materials

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Decommissioned wind turbine blades spun into recyclable buildings

29 November 2023
A new technology transforms retired wind turbine blades into recyclable materials. The innaguration of a dedicated recycling facility in Esbjerg is scheduled fo no later than 2026, aimed at managing fiberglass waste from the wind industry.
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Circular business models

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Working towards goal of zero waste to landfill by 2040 at Great Barrier Island, New Zealand

20 November 2023
Great Barrier Island, located 90 kilometers northeast of Auckland, New Zealand, is a pristine enclave known for its rugged beauty and diverse ecosystems. The island is the largest and most seaward of the Hauraki Gulf islands in Auckland region, with an area of about 285 square kilometers. The popula
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Circular business models

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Danish-made waste balers accelerate recycling levels in the UK

20 November 2023
In the UK, millions of tonnes of waste is generated each year, and a large part of this is commercial and industrial waste. The large waste volumes strain existing waste management systems, and a substantial portion still ends up in landfills. Landfills can lead to environmental issues such as soil
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Reducing CO2-consumption with the help of pneumatic waste balers

16 October 2023
Randers Tegl Group is one of Northern Europe’s leading brick manufacturers. Within Randers Tegl Group, sustainabiliy and environment are significant benchmarks which are taken into account right from the offices to the raw production. The company wanted to reduce its CO2 consumption related to
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Energy efficiency in industry

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GreenLab Summit 2023: Get a global outlook on the future of energy

13 October 2023
How will tomorrow’s energy system look? What needs to change, and how can we create the right conditions for green investments, new business models, and new value chains? How can we ensure that we address the right issues at the right time? This is the focus of GreenLab Summit in Skive on November 8th, where a group of Danish and international experts will answer some of our time’s most pressing questions.
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Biodiversity

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Pulsparken: Setting New Standards for Climate Adaptation and Well-being

22 September 2023
According to the Danish Health Profile, Denmark faces a range of challenges that demand innovative solutions. These challenges include a high stress level among adults, with 29% reporting elevated stress levels. Additionally, only 4 out of 10 Danes meet the WHO’s recommendations for physical a
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Meet Danish waste management professionals

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Circular building materials

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IPU P/S

We are an elite team of international specialists, focused on developing advanced product and process technology for leading technology based companies.

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Circular business models

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Mil-tek

Mil-tek takes an active part in the task of accelerating more recycling. We are a leading supplier of sustainable waste handling equipment, dedicated to optimizing the way businesses manage their wast

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Biogas

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TECHRAS Nano

TECHRAS Nano provides clean chemistry in the form of nanobubbles. Our solution has the potential to partially replace or enhance conventional technologies that require extensive use of energy or chemi

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Buildings

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Milva

Milva is a digital mapping tool that finds environmentally hazardous as well as recyclable materials in existing buildings. Everything is presented in an easy-to-use online report.

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Circular business models

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TheNewSort

We provide a digital solution that enable citizens to sort packaging materials correctly in their own municipality.

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Energy efficiency

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Q-Interline

Save time, energy, raw materials, and ensure product quality. With nearly 30 years of experience, Q-Interline is your sampling expert and FT-NIR partner. We make in-line and at-line product and proces

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Bio-based circular solutions

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Kalundborg Symbiosis

Kalundborg Symbiosis is a partnership between sixteen public and private companies in Kalundborg. The main principle is that a waste stream in one company becomes a resource in another, benefiting bot

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Biomass

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M&J Recycling

M&J Recycling is one of the world’s leading suppliers of industrial waste shredders for the waste recycling industry.
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Circular business models

By addressing product life extension, reuse and the recycling of waste, circular business models can re-duce consumption and minimise waste generation. They allow products to be continuously used, reused, sold as a service, and enable the sharing of products, rather than incentivizing a one-time purchase. A commonality and driving forces are data collection, digital tools, and design.
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Waste management

Successful waste management utilises the potential of waste by increasing recycling and reuse of materials while limiting the amount of waste that goes to landfill. Denmark has an efficient waste management system in place and aims to have a climate-neutral waste sector by 2030.
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Circular construction

The construction sector holds one of the greatest potentials for a circular transition. The sector represents an enormous potential for reducing waste and increasing recycling and reuse. A building can be designed for circularity if it is designed to be easily decommissioned, e.g. using principles of modularity and design-for-disassembly to enable higher reuse of the building materials.