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The International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) and the Association for the Study of Solid Waste (ARS) are hosting the 2025 ISWA World Congress on 27-29 October in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The theme of the 2025 Congress is ‘Towards a wasteless future or a wasteful planet?‘. For details of registration and …
The European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP) is inviting organisations to sign a letter calling for ambitious targets for nutrients in the EU’s Circular Economy Act. Sustainable nutrient supply and management is a critical issue for many regions, with several countries including the UK currently reviewing associated regulations: any further developments …
Two years ago algal blooms in Lough Neagh, the UK’s largest freshwater lake, were so severe they caught international attention. Plans were drawn up and debated, but now it looks like the issue is firmly back in the news. Dr Les Gornall, an expert in Anaerobic Digestion and animal slurries …
A recent piece in the Insights section of CIWM’s Circular Online journal has the intriguing title, Does the Circular Economy give you the ick? The article, by Trewin Restorick of Sizzle Innovation, makes the point that while many sources talk up public enthusiasm for the circular economy, there is genuine …
EBNet loves learning about extremophiles, if only because they teach us humility with respect to the limits of our current understanding of individual organisms; never mind that of the complex microbial communities which we harness for environmental protection and remediation. In the present example, scientists from Spain and Germany have …
Abstract deadline: 31 Oct 2025 Conference: 24-27 May 2026 Bologna, Italy The International Conference on Biomass (ICONBM2026) is calling for abstracts for its next session. The conference is organised by the Italian Association of Chemical Engineering (AIDIC), and selected papers are published in the journal Chemical Engineering Transactions. Topics relevant …
Earlier this year EBNet’s PFAS WG presented a Position Statement identifying knowledge gaps and the need for development of cost-effective approaches able to degrade PFAS. Since then the WG has: run a successful international workshop co-sponsored by EBNet and the Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) – see video playlist presented …
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) wants to speak with laboratory users and managers to learn more about current sustainability practices in laboratories. As part of this research, they wish to conduct 30–40 minute interviews to explore the topic in depth and get feedback on ideas that are still in …
Two recent reports by IEA Bioenergy’s Task 43 add to the literature on assessing and tracking the availability of biomass feedstocks for production of bioenergy, biofuels and bioproducts. The Review of feedstock supply for bioenergy in selected IEA Bioenergy member countries aims to define and inform a structured framework for …
Date: Mon 8 Sept 2025 12-13:00 UK Venue: Online The Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) and the Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts (GCSB) are hosting a webinar on Bioplastics from Biomass: Innovative Pathways for Sustainable Conversion. Topics include: Global Center for Sustainable Bioproduct overview Biocomposites overview: Environmental drivers and policy incentives Integrated …
Date: Wed 3 Sept 2025 12:30 – 13:30 UK Venue: Online The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) is hosting the next in its ‘Hard to manage materials’ Technical webinar series. The panel will consider food waste and organics, how to manage contamination and decarbonise bioprocessing. With net-zero targets and decarbonisation goals driving …
A team from the University of Sheffield is seeking feedback and information from the Anaerobic Digestion sector on three potential applications for microbubbles in recovery of CO2. The background to the survey can be found at Efficient carbon dioxide recovery using microbubbles | Commercialisation | The University of Sheffield The team …
Date: Wed 17 Sept 2025, 14-15:00 UK The Carbon Technology Research Foundation (CTRF) is hosting an online session Nature to the Rescue: Amazing Science Supercharging the Planet – Unlocking Methane Removal. The event is one in a series of high-level briefings designed for funders, policymakers, and research leaders working at …
BiofuelAi is a startup from the University of Surrey, and is one of ten finalists that have been shortlisted for the £1 million Manchester Prize. The Prize, funded by the Department for Science and Technology (DSIT), aims to reward UK-led artificial intelligence innovations such as those within the fields of …
Today is a public holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, so a quirky item that may interest bird lovers seems suitable… Brett Westwood is a radio presenter and author specialising in natural history, especially birds. Angela Bywater, EBNet’s former Network Co-Manager who now manages the UK side of the …
