Starbucks committing $10M for work on recyclable, compostable cups
Global coffee chain Starbucks announced this week it is joining with Closed Loop Partners (CLP) in a "moon shot for sustainability" and working to develop fully recyclable and compostable cups. Starbucks is committing $10 million for CLP's Center for the Circular Economy to establish a "NextGen Cup … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Starbucks committing M […]
5 textile innovations set to redesign fashion's future
“The aim is to unlock exponential impact, to do good through the circular economy and have a positive effect. But we can only do that by working together.” Collaboration has been a buzzword of the summit, as former United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson asserted in his keynote speech: … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: 5 […]
Starbucks commits $10m to decade-old pledge for fully recyclable cup
The coffee giant said its NextGen Cup Challenge initiative, in partnership with Closed Loop Partners' Center for the Circular Economy, will provide grants to inventors who are working towards a new cup technology. The company has previously made a pledge – a decade ago – to introduce 100% … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Starbucks commits […]
Bogovič wins MEP Award
The magazine highlighted his work on the promotion of new technologies in agriculture, the circular economy, and the smart villages initiative. He highlighted in his acceptance speech that smart villages would help keep the countryside settled and improve access to services for the rural population. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Bogovič wins MEP Award Bogovič […]
EU awake to the plastics threat
The EU plan is not short of ambition, since it is at the heart of efforts to create the much-vaunted, long-anticipated “circular economy, where synergies are created between economic and environmental goals”. Under the strategy, all plastic packaging must be reusable or recyclable in a cost-effective … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: EU awake to the […]
Denis Naughten warns of Irish waste sector restructuring
In spite of the upheaval, the Minister believes that it is also an opportunity for Europe to be a global environmental leader in the circular economy – the dream where as much material as possible is recycled or reused. “But we must act with urgency, to protect our environment to benefit European … Source: Circular Economy […]
Starbucks Is Offering $10 Million To Come Up With A Compostable Cup Design
Starbucks is working with Closed Loop Partners and its Center for the Circular Economy, an organization that promotes recycling and the development of sustainable consumer goods. In a press release, they cite the statistic that worldwide, 600 billion paper and plastic cups are distributed each year. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Starbucks Is Offering Million […]
Double EU budget, say European university associations
“As the European Commission has stated, this doubling would enable the EU to emerge as a global leader in areas like future-energy batteries, smart and clean buildings and vehicles, infectious diseases, and the circular economy. At the same time it would stimulate more inclusive and resilient … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Double EU budget, say […]
Lessons learned from observing World Water Day
By using nature-based solutions to help meet the water needs of a growing population, experts say we will contribute to the creation of a circular economy, at the same time as helping to protect the natural environment and reduce pollution – both key targets in Sustainable Development Goal 6, which … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: […]
McDonald's, Starbucks commit to eco-friendly goals
The $10-million NextGen Cup Challenge initiative (in partnership with Closed Loop Partners' Center for the Circular Economy) will award grants to inventors who can create a fully recyclable cup. “This is the first step in the development of a global end-to-end solution that would allow cups around the … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: McDonald's, Starbucks […]