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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electronic waste in metal cage recycling bin

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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Air pollution from industry production

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CO₂ to Carbonates: A Bacterial Approach

Industrial CO₂ emissions contribute significantly to global greenhouse gas levels, driving climate change and environmental degradation. A major challenge is capturing CO₂ at the source in a way that is cost-effective and scalable, to be compatible with existing industrial operations.

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Partnerships

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A Strategic Step Towards Global Growth and Innovation

19 December 2024

At Simon Moos A/S, we are proud to announce our new strategic partnership with Sunil Saboo, owner of HEC Enviro India Pvt. Ltd.

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Biogas

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Turning Manure into Green Energy: A Sustainable Success at De Jong Family Farms

19 December 2024

With 6,200 cows, De Jong Family Farms in Indiana produced massive amounts of manure—around 100 million gallons of slurry annually. While it was stored in ponds and applied to land, the farm faced increasing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve sustainability, and maximize the value o

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Biogas

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Boosting Biogas Production at Nigg

17 December 2024

The Nigg Wastewater Treatment Works faced several challenges before its recent upgrades. Biogas production was inefficient, producing only 250 cubic meters of gas per tonne of dry solids. The facility’s old compressor mixing system frequently caused pipe blockages, leading to a loss of 45% of digest

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Climate change adaptation

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WATER CONSERVATION IN AFRICA

4 November 2024

The impacts of climate change, such as rising temperatures and droughts, are seriously threatening water resources. Currently, 3.6 billion people lack access to water for at least one month a year, a figure that could rise to 5 billion by 2050. In Africa, dependence on natural resources makes countr

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Micromobility

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RefurbishBike sets new standard for Green Mobility with recycled bicycles concept in Greve

3 September 2024

In an era where environmental sustainability is becoming increasingly crucial, the challenge of reducing new bicycle production has emerged as a key concern. Urban areas are often cluttered with abandoned bicycles, contributing to unnecessary waste and resource consumption. The production of new bik

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Meet Danish waste management professionals

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Energy efficiency in industry

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FLSmidth

FLSmidth provides innovative engineering, equipment and service solutions to the global mining and cement industries. We help our customers to improve performance, drive down costs and reduce environm

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Air pollution from industry production

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Ramboll

Ramboll is a leading international architecture, engineering, and consultancy company, owned by the Ramboll Foundation.

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Air pollution from industry production

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COWI

COWI is a global consulting group headquartered in Denmark. Our services cover engineering, architecture, renewable energy, environmental services, and more.

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Combined heat and power production

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Ørsted

The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Ørsted develops, constructs, and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, renewable hydrogen a

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Biodiversity

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cirka cph

In cirka cph, we are dedicated to democratising taking action that contributes to planetary sustainability. We contribute to this through project work and close collaborations with both public bodies,

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Building materials

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Troldtekt

Troldtekt has been designing, developing and manufacturing Troldtekt acoustic panels since 1935. Our products are developed and manufactured in Denmark, and sold in numerous countries around the world

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Green financing

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Rockstart Ventures

Rockstart is a leading accelerator VC investing in ambitious founders with groundbreaking visions for a regenerative and sustainable future.

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Circular economy

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RefurbishBike ApS

RefurbishBike: A green solution for waste and urban / micro transportation with a high value for ESG and CSR in a circular cycling concept

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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.

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.

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.