Lego to launch sustainable bricks made from sugar cane
Announced at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, the companies are being supported by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation – a UK-registered charity that aims to accelerate a transition to the circular economy. Earlier this week, British tea brand PG Tips announced it is launching a new tea bag … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Lego […]
French councillor pushes Commission to act on food waste
Arash Derambarsh, French councillor for Courbevoie known for his campaigns against food waste, is calling for a European directive on the subject before the May 2019 elections. EURACTIV.fr reports. Derambarsh urged the Commissioner for Food Safety, Vytenis Andriukaitis, to take action on food … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: French councillor pushes Commission to act on […]
EcoVadis: LPR is recognised once again for its commitment to CSR
LPR's business (pallet pooling) is circular by nature and thus a perfect candidate for the circular economy. LPR has long sought to provide a service involving optimised, multi-modal transport systems and transport loops for its customers, reducing “empty kilometres”, and service centres located close to … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: EcoVadis: LPR is recognised once […]
Green jobs are alive and well, and these 6 companies prove it
Like Patagonia, global IT and networking giant Cisco is home to an innovative sustainability initiative pushing for hires in the green-jobs space. The company's Circular Economy Program aims to turn the linear model of production — that of "take, make, waste" — on its head, by designing waste out of the … Source: Circular Economy News […]
IKEA Finland opens gas station powered by its restaurants' food waste
The new filling station, Gasum's first this year, is part of the circular economy collaboration between the gas firm and IKEA Finland–biogas can fuel IKEA Finland's own operations, its transport partners and consumers, and the same time IKEA restaurants' food waste will be a component for biogas … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: IKEA Finland opens […]
Are seashells the future of eco-friendly 3D printing? One TU Delft student thinks so
Ultimately, Vette hopes his recycled and recyclable 3D printing material made from mussel shells will help bolster a local, circular economy in the Netherlands. “It enables local manufacturing, eliminating transportation costs,” he said. “Even better is if you can use local products and recycle them locally, … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Are seashells the future […]
Fill Up with RNG at IKEA Finland
Utilizing food waste from IKEA restaurants as feedstock in biogas production and the gas filling stations constructed in conjunction with IKEA stores are an example of the circular economy becoming part of consumers' lives and opening up new opportunities for businesses for cleaner operations. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Fill Up with RNG at IKEA […]
China's ban on 'foreign garbage' creates waste mountains in West
Meanwhile, the European Commission acted by adopting a new set of measures in its Circular Economy Action Plan in January 2018 (European Commission Europa). Ellin advises the UK do the same. The plan calls for for material to be produced, consumed and recycled within the EU. It also includes … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: China's […]
Three levers of change for tackling fashion's footprint
It also questions whether shifting to a circular economy is enough. Re-think energy: Maximise efficiency and shift to renewables. To significantly lower emissions and achieve an industry wide science-based target, fossil fuel dependency needs to be massively reduced while boosting energy efficiency … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Three levers of change for tackling fashion's footprint […]
Muller in talks to buy Nampak plants in plastics push
German dairy giant Müller is stepping up the challenge to reduce the use of plastics in the UK by increasing its capacity to manufacture its own packaging for its fresh milk. Müller has its eyes on acquiring two of packaging maker Nampak's bottle manufacturing plants, which sit adjacent to the company's … Source: Circular Economy News […]