Scottish SMEs offered 'cashback' loan for energy-efficiency projects
Last March, the Welsh Government unveiled a £6.5m fund to help SMEs make the transformation towards a circular economy. The fund will help Wales towards the milestones of 70% recycling by 2025 and 100% recycling by 2050, as set out in the Welsh Government's waste strategy Towards Zero … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Scottish SMEs […]
Northern Irish Region To Save Millions Adopting Circular Strategy
Derry City and Strabane District Council has approved a strategy aimed at developing a “zero waste circular economy”, the first of its kind in the UK. The strategy, developed by Eunomia Research & Consulting, brings together the principles of zero waste and the circular economy, and aims both to move … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: […]
Lead Battery Industry Provides Billions In Economic Benefit, Provides Gateway To Middle Class
"As demand for renewable energy increases, the need for sustainable and cost-effective energy storage increases as well. The lead battery industry's circular economy helps create an extremely sustainable, environmentally friendly form of energy storage that produces significant economic benefits for … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Lead Battery Industry Provides Billions In Economic Benefit, Provides Gateway […]
Winter 2018 Edition Of Texworld USA And Apparel Sourcing USA Breaks Exhibitor And Attendee …
Texworld's educational seminar series, organized by Lenzing Fibers returned for Winter 2018 with sessions hosted by curated panels of industry experts discussing the global textile and sourcing landscape including sustainable solutions and the circular economy. Featured discussions were led by … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Winter 2018 Edition Of Texworld USA And Apparel Sourcing USA […]
Archroma Develops First Chemical Free, Water Free Dyeing Solution
Archroma's latest move in sustainable apparel dyeing could accelerate the industry's progress in building a more circular economy. The global specialty chemicals company is said to be using the world's first process chemical free and water free dyeing solution with its optical brightening … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Archroma Develops First Chemical Free, Water Free […]
Leather Suppliers at Lineapelle New York are Working Their Way Into the Circular Economy
Its tanneries, according to a brochure, recover 76 percent of the waste produced by the meat industry, making leather “an authentic…example of the circular economy.” ICEC said the Italian tanning industry has created sustainable programs and strategies that have helped reduce water, energy and … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Leather Suppliers at Lineapelle New York […]
You May Soon Be Able to Rent Furniture From IKEA
… the brand's offerings with evolving consumer needs. “If the last decades were about mass consumerism, now we are getting towards mass circularity,” he said, citing the need for a more “circular” economy that can replace the more traditional straight-line relationship between business and customer. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: You May Soon Be Able […]
The Most Important R-word
We need to reuse and recycle in order to create a sustainable, zero waste, circular economy. The point is, there are limits to how much we can recycle and reuse if we don't reduce first. Consider the global clothing industry as an example: once upon a time, rich countries donated their used clothing to … Source: […]
Minister plays down fears over China stockpiling
Diverting from the China topic, the EAC took the opportunity to quiz Coffey on the European targets agreed in the Circular Economy Package discussions that concluded just before Christmas. Reports in the national press have suggested that the UK opposed the long-term targets, which have still yet to … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Minister plays […]
What does Amcor's sustainability pledge mean for pharma and medtech?
"Amcor being the first global packaging company to commit to working toward 100-percent recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025 is an important milestone towards creating a circular economy for plastics," said Rob Opsomer, who leads EMF's Systemic Initiatives. So what does Amcor's commitment … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: What does Amcor's sustainability pledge mean for […]