Harrogate Water moves to recycled PET Plastic
In a landmark move towards achieving a circular economy, Harrogate Water, Britain's oldest bottled water brand, has announced it has successfully secured sufficient availability of recycled PET (rPET), to ensure all product shall contain 50 per cent recycled content from April 2018. The amount of … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Harrogate Water moves to recycled […]
Students Create Fully Recyclable 3D Printed Car
It's well known that cars, overall, are not very good for the environment. Still, they're necessary for people to get from one place to another – it's unlikely we'll ever go back to the horse and buggy days – so all we can do is try to minimize their environmental impact. Some manufacturers have been […]
Circular Economy Conference: New Opportunities for Value Creation Through Research and …
Today's "take, make and dispose" economy is reaching its physical limits and need to be replaced by a more sustainable model: the circular economy. In the circular economy, the aim is to keep the value and utility of products, materials and components as high as possible, for as long as possible, and … Source: Circular Economy […]
EU mulls new measures for 'single circular economy', taxes on plastics
LONDON (ICIS)–The EU should keep and recycle its “valuable plastic” within a “single circular economy”, according to the European Commission's vice president for jobs, growth, investment and competitiveness. Jyrki Katainen added that China's recent plastic waste import ban is “a great opportunity for … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: EU mulls new measures for 'single circular […]
Senator Kim Carr to open PVC AUS 2018 conference
“We encourage and support policies that facilitate industry transition towards a resource efficient and circular economy, along with reducing the risk of non-conforming products being placed on the market.” She adds: “Competition from non-conforming building products, such as cables, windows and … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Senator Kim Carr to open PVC AUS 2018 conference […]
Mondi's fully recyclable packaging material, BarrierPack Recyclable, drives circular economy forward
Mondi's fully recyclable packaging material, BarrierPack Recyclable, drives circular economy forward. BarrierPack Recyclable, an innovative new plastic laminate for pre-made pouches, provides positive environmental outcomes and value creation through a sustainable material with performance … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Mondi's fully recyclable packaging material, BarrierPack Recyclable, drives circular economy forward Mondi's fully recyclable packaging material, […]
San Diego offering limited permits to small haulers for community composting
Yet the case can also be made that small-scale collection, especially for organic material going to community compost sites, is the epitome of circular economy ideals that more cities are now espousing. In some cases, community composters are often the first ones doing this work in their cities. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: San Diego […]
Harrogate Water Argues The Case For PET Plastic Bottles
Harrogate Water is arguing the case for PET Plastic Bottles and in a landmark move towards achieving a circular economy, Britain's oldest bottled water brand has announced it has successfully secured sufficient availability of recycled PET (rPET), to ensure all product shall contain 50 per cent recycled … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Harrogate Water Argues […]
Innovative project launched to use aquaculture wastewater
“AQUASUS will explore how combinations of algae and duckweed can improve water quality, enhance fish production, and yield high quality feed, thus demonstrating the benefits of a financially viable circular economy approach,” said Marcel Jansen,leader of the project, from UCC's School of Biological … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Innovative project launched to use aquaculture wastewater […]
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… of the supply chain we optimised chemical inputs,' McCartney says of the process that took two years to develop. Her commitment to wool production promotes the concept of a non-linear, circular economy, where garments are reused, recycled, or biologically harnessed to regenerate natural systems. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: FLEECE PATROL FLEECE PATROL