Bitcoin Transaction Fees – Explained

Posted by: . Posted on: February 14, 2025 Comments: 0

Within Bitcoin networks, the role of Bitcoin transaction fees is indispensable. These fees are made to ensure that the processing of transactions takes place in an effortless and efficient manner. That’s not all! By paying Bitcoin transaction fees, users ensure that miners get incentives for playing their role perfectly.  Initially, when the fee concept came into existence, its purpose was to prevent the possibility of spam transactions. However, with the…

What is Double Spending in Blockchain, and How to Prevent it?

Posted by: . Posted on: February 12, 2025 Comments: 0

The blockchain realm is considered to be one of the most promising inventions. However, in blockchain, the prevalence of Double-Spending is believed to be a major source of concern. Double spending in blockchain basically occurs when a party attempts to utilize the same digital funds more than once. If multiple transactions share the same input, it can get really problematic. In fact, blockchain is specifically designed to prevent such practices…

48% of UK adults bought a second-hand item in the last year

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  48% of adults in the UK purchased a second-hand item in the last year, according to Suez’s “Repair, Reuse, Reform – How to Accelerate Progress to a Circular Economy” report. The report found that Gen Z and millennials are leading the trend of buying second-hand, with those under 35 almost twice as likely to buy re-used goods than those over 55. A re-use manifesto published today by SUEZ recycling…

48% of UK adults bought a second-hand item in the last year

Posted by: . Posted on: February 12, 2025 Comments: 0

  48% of adults in the UK purchased a second-hand item in the last year, according to Suez’s “Repair, Reuse, Reform – How to Accelerate Progress to a Circular Economy” report. The report found that Gen Z and millennials are leading the trend of buying second-hand, with those under 35 almost twice as likely to buy re-used goods than those over 55. A re-use manifesto published today by SUEZ recycling…

7 ways AI is advancing the circular economy

Posted by: . Posted on: February 11, 2025 Comments: 0

  Circular Online explores seven innovative ways that new artificial intelligence technologies are advancing the circular economy. The shift from a linear economy where resources are extracted, used, and disposed of, to a circular economy where materials are kept in use for as long as possible is an essential part of tackling resource depletion and environmental impact. While recycling remains important, circularity goes beyond simply managing waste – it focuses…

7 ways AI is advancing the circular economy

Posted by: . Posted on: February 11, 2025 Comments: 0

  Circular Online explores seven innovative ways that new artificial intelligence technologies are advancing the circular economy. The shift from a linear economy where resources are extracted, used, and disposed of, to a circular economy where materials are kept in use for as long as possible is an essential part of tackling resource depletion and environmental impact. While recycling remains important, circularity goes beyond simply managing waste – it focuses…

Why we must recruit new talent to the resources & waste sector

Posted by: . Posted on: February 11, 2025 Comments: 0

  As National Apprenticeship Week (10 – 14 February) gets underway, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK looks at what the recycling and resource recovery sector do to attract and retain the talent the it needs. In a report by SUEZ about green growth, jobs and resilience published in The New Statesman last year, Skills Minister Jacqui Smith acknowledged the waste sector’s key role in the transition to net zero. It…

Why we must recruit new talent to the resources & waste sector

Posted by: . Posted on: February 11, 2025 Comments: 0

  As National Apprenticeship Week (10 – 14 February) gets underway, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK looks at what the recycling and resource recovery sector do to attract and retain the talent the it needs. In a report by SUEZ about green growth, jobs and resilience published in The New Statesman last year, Skills Minister Jacqui Smith acknowledged the waste sector’s key role in the transition to net zero. It…

CIWM and The Sustainables Academy launch national competition for primary schools

Posted by: . Posted on: February 11, 2025 Comments: 0

  The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) and The Sustainables Academy have launched a free competition for UK primary schools. With funding from CIWM, the “Design the Resource Revolution Centre” competition is a nationwide initiative that aims to inspire the next generation of professionals in resource and waste management, circular economy, and sustainability. The competition will launch in schools in April 2025 and focus on the 10Rs – Refuse,…

CIWM and The Sustainables Academy launch national competition for primary schools

Posted by: . Posted on: February 11, 2025 Comments: 0

  The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) and The Sustainables Academy have launched a free competition for UK primary schools. With funding from CIWM, the “Design the Resource Revolution Centre” competition is a nationwide initiative that aims to inspire the next generation of professionals in resource and waste management, circular economy, and sustainability. The competition will launch in schools in April 2025 and focus on the 10Rs – Refuse,…