Cyprus lags on environmental protection
Cyprus has still a lot way to go on environmental protection, especially with regard to its EU goals, Environment Commissioner Ioanna Panayiotou said on Friday. The commissioner delivered to President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday a report on the activities of her office between April 2015 and … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Cyprus lags on environmental […]
UK's 'first' commercial biocoal facility in development
“The technology has the potential to revolutionise the treatment of high-moisture organic waste streams, producing value-added products that displace fossil fuels and promoting the circular economy,” said Tim Minnett, CPL's CEO. “CPL and the rest of the project partners stand ready to engage with local … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: UK's 'first' commercial biocoal facility […]
Good week for circular economy
Major UK supermarket chain Iceland is also joining the growing sustainability club. It announced this week it will 'eliminate plastic packaging from all of its own brand products by the end of 2023'. Richard Walker, Iceland Managing Director said “we will also ensure that all our packaging is fully … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Good […]
Coca-Cola is being slammed for its massive solution to the 'plastics epidemic' as critics call for a …
If all bottles are made to be recyclable and then recycled, there is no need to ditch the traditional plastic bottle all together. "If we can drive up collection, then we can reuse that and create a circular economy," the CEO said. "I think that's what it's all about — creating this circular economy, and […]
EU Strategy on Plastics Welcomed by European Plastics Converters
The Europe-wide strategy on plastics adopted earlier this week as part of the transition towards a more circular economy has been welcomed by trade body, European Plastics Converters (EuPC). According to the Commission it will protect the environment from plastic pollution whilst fostering growth … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: EU Strategy on Plastics Welcomed by […]
'Is lightweight, recyclable packaging a double-edged sword?'
“The EU's Circular Economy Package encourages the use of renewable and bio-based materials. Already the recycling rate for paper and board based packaging is notably higher than that for plastic packaging in Europe,” said Kranz. “A continuous inflow of fresh fibre is needed to keep the recycling … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: 'Is lightweight, recyclable […]
A World Without Waste? Absolutely
We believe in the circular economy, where plastic, glass, and aluminum are reused many times instead of being used once and thrown away. We want others to believe in it, too. We also want to work with local communities, our competitors, and even our critics to help address this critical issue. In Mexico … Source: Circular […]
A Vision of a Circular Economy: Our Packaging Aspirations for the US
This global goal sets out a vision for us to achieve a true "circular economy," where everything we use is designed to be reused and recycled, and very little is thrown away. We've been working toward this ideal for decades, but the truth is that too much packaging continues to end up in landfills and … […]
ING pledges €100m of green investments
The launch is designed to support the bank's green strategy to promote sustainable businesses, particularly those working in the energy transition, circular economy or water space. The €100bn will gradually be invested over the next three to four years, ING confirmed, via a mix of loans and equity … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: ING pledges […]
How New Cellphones Could Help Revolutionize The World
I consider myself fortunate to live in a country – Luxembourg – where the principles of a Circular Economy are strongly endorsed by the government and starting to take ever-deeper hold throughout society. And while the circular economy – an alternative to the current linear, "take-make-dispose" model of … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: How New […]