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Author Archives: Tom Wright

This reversible glue could change the way we make everyday products

As part of Circulate's collaboration with the Disruptive Innovation Festival, we're featuring insights from the lineup, in advance of their performance at the DIF. Find out more at thinkdif.co, and don't forget to tune into this session on modular design for the circular economy, live on 23 Nov, 2017 at 16:00 …
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British Plastics Federation condemns BBC Blue Planet II dead whale calf shots as 'alarmist'

Plastics are a valuable and highly recyclable resource that should stay productive within the circular economy. They offer unique, functional benefits and reduce food waste, carbon dioxide emissions and protect products in ways no other material can. In reality, the UK is responsible for only 0.2 per cent …
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FEATURE-Turning poop into power: how Kenyans are cooking up a cleaner climate

Sanivation is part of the growing circular economy, where resources, like human waste, are re-used to make money and create jobs, instead of being …
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Finnish sustainable packaging start-up wins circular economy prize

Earlier this month (9 November) in Berlin, Sulapac, the brainchild of Suvi Haimi and Laura Kyllönen, beat five other finalists from France, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands to win Europe's first award for circular economy start-ups launched in 2014 by Green Alley Investment GmbH and the German …
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