Reading list 2024
This is the list of books I plan to read throughout 2024. Hope it might be of a help.
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14.01.24
Contributions to the Green Deal I – Food Loss and Waste
How do we manage the huge amounts of food we throw away? The world produces about 4 billion tons of food a year (about 6 billion calories). As much as a third of it is not used and thus huge…
25.02.21
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The future of plastics
Due to the unsustainability of intensive plastic production and the inability to adequately manage enormous amounts of plastic waste, plastics will be in the focus of decision makers at different levels in this century. It is necessary to find alternative…
26.12.20
http://plasticol.it/
Plastic waste in Serbia – goals met, situation worsening
Plastic waste in Serbia is a major environmental problem that is being solved by rewriting and partially applying outdated European laws. Soon, there will be no trees in Serbia without a hanging bag, or pieces of land, rivers and streams…
21.12.20
European myth about plastic waste recycling
Looking at the statistics on the recycling rate of plastic packaging waste in the European Union, wrong conclusions can be drawn. One third of the collected plastic packaging waste is exported to countries with a questionable relation towards the environmental…
17.12.20
How the deposit return scheme was introduced in Germany
In the 1980s, packaging waste became an important topic and political problem in Germany. The challenge arose at a time when a political consensus could not be reached among local authorities on the financing of new landfills and incinerators. At…
15.12.20
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How the deposit return scheme for packaging works
A deposit return scheme (DRS) for the packaging is a system in which consumers pay an additional amount for the packaging itself, which they can return when they go back to the store or other place where there is a…
09.12.20
Zero Waste Europe
Plastic – between benefit and harm
Plastic is undoubtedly one of the most significant contemporary materials. However, its overuse comes at a price. There is no material today that is as ubiquitous in everyday life as plastic. Its widespread use in all sectors – from packaging…
24.09.20
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Pollution or solution – which side are you on?
These words were symbolically written on the Planet Earth Day, so it was a good moment to remind that humans today, as never before, endangers the nature and survival of the planet Earth. Nature has provided humans with all the…
20.09.20
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Food losses and waste – a global environmental problem
About a third of the world's food is thrown away. This leaves significant negative consequences for the economy and ecology. One of the most important issues for the sustainable future of the planet is how to provide a sufficient amount…
18.09.20
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