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Author Archives: Tom Wright

Fixing The World's Sanitation Is A Big Business Opportunity

Then there's the circular economy of sanitation. The world produces 3.8 trillion liters human effluent each year (an average of 500 liters per person per year). Much of this potentially valuable resource is currently wasted, instead of becoming products like fertilizer, biogas, electricity, water, protein-rich …
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Revolutionary insect protein wins acclaim for AgriProtein as top business disruptor

The company is building a profitable business through its circular economy strategy: using organic waste to tackle the food security challenges posed by the world's burgeoning population, while helping conserve wild-fish stocks in our threatened oceans. In September MagMealâ„¢ was named the BBC …
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UN members vow to tackle 'ocean Armageddon' plastic problem

"I'm very optimistic that in 20 years, we will see a much more circular economy." Dr Lisa Svensson, global director for Ocean UN Environment, said the private sectors needs. Image: Dr Lisa Svensson, global director for Ocean UN Environment, says the private sector needs to make big changes. During a …
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Kingpins New York Trends Point to Comfy, Sustainable Denim Fabrics

The launch of Refibra was inspired by a push toward a circular economy and the industry's ongoing and mounting waste: Approximately 80 percent of fashion garments end up in landfills every year, according to Lenzing. Tricia Carey, the director of global business development for denim at Lenzing, …
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UNIDO Conference Focuses on Partnerships for Achieving ISID, Gender Equality

An Expo displayed innovation in industry, and a TEDx talk addressed the circular economy and green production. Member States appointed Li Yong to a second four-year term as UNIDO Director-General. The conference also included the signing of agreements with Italy, the Russian Federation, and …
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Master thesis: Business Models for Integrated PSS in a Circular Economy

While much effort is put into technology research and development in this area the research on how to connect the technology with the business models of the future and how such an innovation process ought to function is still lacking, especially within the context of Circular Economy. Questions like …
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Marine Litter: Novamont Presents the Results of its Scientific Research at the UN Environment …

This is why Novamont is developing its activity in a circular economy model by repositioning biobased and biodegradable plastics in the larger context of the need to recover organic waste for its return to soil through compost. The inherent biodegradability of plastics must be related to each specific …
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Chatham House: Circular economy a 'powerful' tool for growth in developing countries

Building a more circular economy focused on reuse, recycling and remanufacturing may provide a powerful means of boosting growth and jobs in developing countries around the world. That is the conclusion of a new Chatham House briefing paper, published today, which argues a growing waste crisis …
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Specific streams 'for best-value recycled plastics'

"These guidelines are the first step towards programming circular economy. Circularity of plastics can only be achieved through quality. Defined and harmonised quality is needed to build sustainable waste management operations across Europe." Even for successful recycling markets within plastics …
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