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News and calendar
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Developing new circular materials from safe bio-based building blocks
- The BBI project CHAMPION, which started in June 2020, will develop a large number of new, safe biobased materials for circular applications. This new... -
Try-out circular farming on the Farm of the Future
- Damage to nature and the environment makes the way we currently produce our food unsustainable. On the recently opened Farm of the Future, Wageningen... -
Re-rooting the Dutch food system: from more to better
- What does a regenerative and nourishing food system in 2050 look like? This was the challenge for those participating in the Food Systems Vision Prize... -
Recycled plastic film has an odour, regardless how you collect it
- Post-consumer plastic packaging waste can be kept separate at home (separate collection) or later be recovered from the municipal solid waste (MSW).... -
Future dairy barn offers more room for cows and climate
- The majority of cows live in barns whose design has barely been updated over the last fifty years; the cubicle stable. Dairy barns of the future will... -
Pioneers in circular agriculture: How do they do it?
- The publication Toekomstige voedselproductie (Future food production) offers an overview of seven pioneering Dutch circular farmers who differ in... -
The Dutch food system in 2050: Healthy and circular
- How do we achieve a food system through which we can produce healthy food for everyone with respect for our planet and all humans and animals who live... -
Science: Recovering nutrients from human toilet waste: producing pathogen-free phosphorous and nitrogen, while generating energy
- As part of the EU-funded project Run4Life, ETE scientist Merijn Moerland is developing a method for efficient and hygienic nutrient recovery from... -
Science: Urban planning and design for sustainable cities
- Future cities have to be more sustainable to deal with limited resources and climate change. ETE scientist Ilse Voskamp is analysing energy and water... -
Horticulture within the Circular Economy: what goes in and comes out of a greenhouse?
- The Greenhouse Horticulture and Flower Bulbs Business Unit of Wageningen University & Research are mapping out material flows of greenhouses. This...