Scientists accidentally engineer an enzyme that eats plastic
Scientists from the UK and US have accidentally engineered an enzyme that can digest some of world's most commonly polluting plastics. The discovery could result in a recycling solution for millions of tonnes of plastic bottles made from PET, which currently persists for hundreds of years in the … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Scientists accidentally […]
How your poo is being used to heat thousands of homes across Bristol and the South West
“Powering people's homes using waste from the local area is a real-life example of the circular economy in action.” Officially launched in 2015, Bristol Energy provides gas and electricity to almost 65,000 customers including 13,000 in Bristol. But questions were raised about the company's future after … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: How your poo is […]
There's A New Way To Update Your Wardrobe & Help The Environment
The app's recent research found that despite greater public awareness of the importance of recycling and the need to develop a circular economy, a worrying number of us are still throwing unwanted clothes in the bin. The equivalent to 50 trucks' worth of unwanted clothes are dumped into landfill each … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: […]
New app launches digital garment recycling solution
Our long-term goal is a world in which clothes never become waste. "The reGAIN app turns commercial sustainability into action and provides a modern solution for fast fashion lovers by rewarding sustainable behaviour. Stopping clothes from going to landfill is the first step towards a circular economy.". Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: New app launches […]
A game-changing discovery for plastics recycling?
It will be interesting to see whether, based on this study, the performance of the enzyme can be improved and made suitable for industrial-scale application in the recycling and the future circular economy of plastic.” The paper's lead author is postgraduate student jointly funded by the University of … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: A game-changing […]
Could This Plastic-Eating Enzyme Save the Earth From Waste?
“So, what we're hoping to do with this enzyme, is turn the plastic into its original components so that it can be properly reused in a circular economy. This would avoid the need to drill for more oil and it would decouple the whole oil to plastic scenario that we have,” he said. The scientists […]
Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese PET Packaging Majors to Attend 3rd North Asia PET Markets …
… brand and introducing new products in PET and biobased packaging. Another Japanese company Jeplan – that has pioneered the first PET chemical recycling technology – will be represented by its CEO – Masaki Takao sharing on the technology and how it can close the loop for a circular economy. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: […]
PACK EXPO East: Reusable Transport Packaging
But there are many industry groups, manufacturers and even governments working on shifting from a linear to a circular economy, and bolstering reuse of packaging. Debus credits many technologies with enabling the reuse (and financial feasibility) of transport packaging, including sensors that monitor … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: PACK EXPO East: Reusable Transport Packaging PACK […]
Much to be learnt from Nordic nations
… pharmaceuticals, ship-building, maritime, oil and gas services, telecommunications, renewable energy, smart grids, electronics, pulp and paper, forestry, information technology, environmental sciences and climate change, smart cities, circular economy and waste management have been identified as … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Much to be learnt from Nordic nations Much to be learnt from Nordic nations
What to expect from Salone del Mobile 2018
Published ahead of the event, the manifesto calls upon the industry to up its innovation and sustainability, citing specifically the need to embrace the “circular economy” and forge meaningful relationships with cultural institutions in the city. One example of a response already comes via Really, a new … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: What to expect […]