Our relationship with the environment is often biased by social desirability: today, for example, it is difficult to publicly declare oneself against the preservation of the environment. While the vast majority of respondents therefore say they are in favor of protecting the planet, this does not always translate into the adoption of more virtuous lifestyles, … Read more
On October 24, Inria and Qarnot Computing launched, with the support of ADEME, the ecological transition agency, a new joint Challenge around the recovery of waste IT heat. Called PULSE (PUshing Low-carbon Services towards the Edge) it aims to measure, understand and optimize the energy consumption of infrastructures edge computing. Qarnot Computing is a company … Read more
He is one of five winners of thecall for projects governmental “critical metals” of France 2030, intended to improve the ” resilience supply chains of French industry in critical metals”. In Tourville-les-Ifs, near Fécamp (Seine-Maritime), the company WEEECycling, created in 2019, is investing 20 million euros over three years to increase its production capacity for … Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is arriving in French recycling centers with the aim of recycling 100% of plastics by 2025. In 2021, the Observatoire du Geste de Tri reported that only 51% of French people systematically sort their waste. 89% of French households would do this on a regular basis. This translates to an average of … Read more
Little by little, artificial intelligence is making its way into recycling centers to better sort rubbish… and recycle more. Explanations. Find treasures in trash cans and promote the circular economy. This is the mission of intelligent robots employed in more and more landfills around the world. Intended to replace tedious work, carried out until now … Read more
According Citeo, 51% of French households systematically sort their household packaging, and 89% do so regularly. This represents 54 kg of packaging sorted per inhabitant and per year on average, and 2.2 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions avoided (2021 figures). Of course, not all packaging is equal when it comes to recycling (only 30% … Read more
” In 2018, France produced 342.4 million tonnes of waste, i.e. 5.1 tonnes of waste per inhabitant “, can we read in the 2020 Environmental Report of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and the Transition of Territories. To facilitate the transformation of this waste into resources, Lixo collects and analyzes information as close as possible … Read more
Based in Tourville-les-Ifs, Morphosis continues on its way, having been included in the “France 2030” plan launched by the State. It aims to multiply by ten its production from electronic waste. Serge Kimbel at the foot of one of the first machines in the recycling process that grinds the sorted material – Paris-Normandie Among the … Read more
Come rain or shine, the workers at Equans struggle to keep to the schedule. They still have two years to change 30,000 lampposts in the Angers conurbation: masts, bulbs, lanterns and even cables if necessary. Works throughout the city, which make passers-by grumble… “But it’s for a good cause”, corrects this resident. “Thanks to this … Read more
the essential Kévin Mazars is a young Albigensian entrepreneur, who has set up a three-dimensional game to help people better learn how to sort their waste. We are a few meters from the church of Cambon d’Albi. This is where Kévin Mazars and his three employees came to settle. ” We are good here. It’s … Read more