Vienna has its first green hydrogen plant
The facility will be able to power 60 buses daily
There’s a little something called a ‘waste-catcher barrier’ involved
The government of Lazio has announced that it has already taken out more than 10 tons of trash from the region’s rivers ever since new devices had been set up earlier on. The devices in question are the so-called waste-catcher barriers (or barriera acchiapparifiuti in Italian).
The trash traps - designed to collect plastic and other rubbish dumped in rivers before it reaches the sea - were installed in recent years on the Aniene, Tevere and Gargliano rivers.
The rubbish-catching devices intercept floating trash, accumulating it before it is collected by boat and then recycled into street furniture. The barrier system operates based on the varying buoyancy of materials, catching man-made waste but allowing natural debris, such as wood or reeds, to continue on their journey toward the sea.
The floating barriers are themselves made out of plastic, but they are resistant to the force of the water. The trash-trapper is anchored by poles to the riverbank.
Following the accumulation between the barrier and the bank, the garbage is collected (at least twice a week) by hand or by means of a ground vehicle, such as a mechanical spider, which transport from the river to the temporary deposit site.
The waste is then stored in suitable containers at a temporary warehouse and subsequently transported first to a weighing plant and then to a plant for selection and subsequent recycling or disposal.
"More than 30,000 bottles have been recovered as well as about 1.5 tons comprising fuel canisters, tires, refrigerators, gas cylinders, water heaters, helmets, mattresses, ping pong tables, washing machines,” Lazio Region’s President Nicola Zingaretti said on Monday, as quoted by Wanted in Rome.
Modern traffic lights do more than regulate the flow of vehicles at crossroads, they also collect enormous amounts of data
The blaze has been dubbed the Danish capital’s own “Notre Dame” tragedy
Two million euros will go towards the effort that will try to refresh its original splendour
Modern traffic lights do more than regulate the flow of vehicles at crossroads, they also collect enormous amounts of data
The German Aerospace Center in Cologne is looking for volunteers for its next bed rest study
The project aims to urge pedestrians to live even healthier lives
The intervention has affected the mountainous districts of the Catalan capital
Two million euros will go towards the effort that will try to refresh its original splendour
There’s even a dedicated route of these objects in the southern Spanish region
The project aims to urge pedestrians to live even healthier lives
The blaze has been dubbed the Danish capital’s own “Notre Dame” tragedy
There’s even a dedicated route of these objects in the southern Spanish region
Urban dwellers across the EU are having a say in making their surroundings friendlier to people and the environment.
Forests in the EU can help green the European construction industry and bolster a continent-wide push for architectural improvements.
Apply by 10 November and do your part for the transformation of European public spaces
Catch up with some recommendations for the 2024 European Capital of Culture programme from the mayor of Tartu
An interview with the ICLEI regional director for Europe аfter the close of COP28
An interview with a member of the No Hate Speech Network team