International Conference on Circular Economy in Automotive Industries
International Conference on Circular Economy in Automotive Industries. Information. 6 Nov 2017 – 7 Nov 2017. Bratislava, Slovakia. More Information. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Ministries of Environment and Economy of the Slovak Republic are organizing … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: International Conference on Circular Economy in Automotive Industries International Conference […]
As Starbucks Seeks Out Sustainable Cup Solutions, Shareholders Demand More Ambitious Action
Ahead of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders this week, Starbucks has announced a new partnership with Closed Loop Partners and its Center for the Circular Economy to develop a more sustainable cup. Together, the organizations will establish a new consortium to launch the NextGen Cup Challenge … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: As Starbucks Seeks Out […]
Global Change Award 2018: 'We need to speed up the shift towards a circular economy'
Stockholm – Making new fibers and textiles out of food crop wastewas the public's favourite sustainable innovation from the 2018 Global Change Award, as the Crop-A-Porter has been named the main winner of the H&M Foundation's annual innovation competition. Winning a 300,000 euro grant, … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Global Change Award 2018: 'We need […]
eBay and Circle Economy Partner to Crowdsource Circular Solutions
“Circle Lab is an ideation platform that leverages and combines the power of crowdsourcing with circular economy expertise, in an open-access environment, to create circular solutions. If you are a problem solver, circular enthusiast, policy maker or finance specialist, Circle Lab is the place to make a … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: eBay and Circle […]
Finnish Circular Economy Project Researches Wind Turbine Blade Recycling
While still at an early stage, the four year Ecobulk aims to demonstrate innovative approaches to integrating composite materials and products into the circular economy. Across Europe 28 partners will be combining existing production methods with innovative materials, treatments and logistics to prove … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Finnish Circular Economy Project Researches Wind Turbine […]
Advisory Committee on Packaging appoints new members
The ACP is the Minister's key advisory body on the development of the Packaging Waste Regulations. Kevin Vyse, the Circular Economy Lead for M&S, has been appointed to the committee's retail sector. Vyse is a retail packaging technologist, widely known for his work in this area. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Advisory Committee on Packaging […]
Agricultural waste to provide project looking at improving soil quality
Interreg2Seas aims to increase the use of new circular economy solutions in the coastal areas of England, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. The new Horti-BlueC project hopes to replace non-renewable horticultural resources, such as chemical fertilisers, pesticides, peat, coir and stonewool, with … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Agricultural waste to provide project looking at improving […]
Southeast Asian Metal Recycling Market Picking Up As China Clamps Down
It's a circular economy, and one that is growing due to lots of different factors; increased household incomes, government spending and the introduction of the car scrappage schemes are a few main examples,” he continued. The firm expects this rise in demand to continue throughout 2018 as more … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Southeast Asian […]
Cambridge Consultants unveils its vision for bioplastics in food packaging
Catherine Joce, Sustainability and Circular Economy Lead at Cambridge Consultants said, “for generations there has been a dependency between economic growth and increased resource consumption and emissions. It doesn't have to be that way. Businesses across all industries are beginning to … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Cambridge Consultants unveils its vision for bioplastics in food […]
New faces for Advisory Committee on Packaging
Valli Murthy is the circular economy advisor at the British Glass trade association with responsibility for strategic sustainability development within the glass packaging sector and “brings a strong track record of sector engagement to the Committee.” Ms Murthy replaces Rebecca Cocking who held the … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: New faces for Advisory Committee on […]