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circular economy

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Older workers in the metal industry
PoliticsBusiness
Netherlands targets 15% cut in raw materials; Circular economy still a challenge
16 October 2025 - 06:30
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A sign explaining the deposit scheme on plastic bottles on a vending machine for soft drinks in the Rotterdam neighborhood of Kralingen-Crooswijk, 8 January 2023
Business
Dutch businesses refusing to place vending machines for returning deposit bottles, cans
10 November 2024 - 08:15
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Blackboard trends
Sustainable trends in the Netherlands
4 July 2024 - 01:10
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NS Upcycle shop at Rotterdam Central Station
Business
Upcycle shop at Rotterdam Central Station gives second life to NS material
8 February 2023 - 11:15
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A sign promoting greener balconies and rooftops at a public garden space in Amsterdam Oost, 4 November 2022
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Two Dutch projects in the running for Prince William’s Earthshot Prize
4 November 2022 - 17:30
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Solar panels cover a rooftop in an unnamed location. November 2017
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79% Dutch companies making sustainability improvements, many avoid energy conservation
13 October 2022 - 09:37
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Aerial shot of Dutch landscape.
PoliticsTechNatureInnovation
RIVM: Gov't purchasing causes 18% of Dutch CO2 emissions
10 June 2021 - 16:50
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Denim
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Clean Jeans: Netherlands to work towards circular denim textiles
29 October 2020 - 15:10
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Luca - a car made almost completely out of recycled materials by TU/e students
Tech
Eindhoven students built car mostly from recycled waste
8 October 2020 - 11:20
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Frans Timmermans
BusinessPoliticsNature
Use coronavirus recovery to make EU economy greener: Frans Timmermans
16 April 2020 - 09:29
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Amsterdam flag
PoliticsNature
Amsterdam to separate plastic trash for its residents, doing away with its orange bins
9 April 2020 - 19:32
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
BusinessNature
Amsterdam presents plans to halve material use by 2030, have full circular economy by 2050
8 April 2020 - 11:40
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The interior of a recycling center in 2014
Business
NL residents recycling more, consuming less materials than other EU countries
21 February 2020 - 09:31
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Containers in the port of Rotterdam
BusinessNature
Gov't lacks a "coherent vision" on achieving sustainable economy, council says
10 December 2019 - 09:06
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The interior of a recycling center in 2014
Business
Dutch gov't pushes €80 million into promoting a circular economy
10 July 2019 - 11:50
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I Amsterdam sign in rainbow colors to celebrate the 15th anniversary of marriage equality in the Netherlands, 1 Apr 2016 (Photo: @iamsterdam/Twitter)
BusinessNature
Zero-waste scheme gaining traction in Amsterdam
1 December 2016 - 10:40

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