It's no longer acceptable for businesses to ignore where their waste goes – and 2018 will see large corporations adopting circular economy solutions, where high proportions of unwanted, landfill-destined byproducts are given a new lease of life. According to research by Veolia, £29bn of GDP could be …
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ZWS is overseeing an £18million investment pot, some of which will be used to help businesses recycle rigs. Louise McGregor, the head of the organisation's circular economy, said: “Components used on oil and gas platforms have to last a long time. They are built to withstand salt and spray and wind, …
Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Study says oil rigs could be transformed into nightclubs, prisons and hotels Study says oil rigs could be transformed into nightclubs, prisons and hotels

Finnish experts are envisioning new ways of preventing the fertilizers from going "down the drain". Seppo Knuuttila, a special researcher at the Finnish Environmental Center, told Yle that instead of focusing on circular economy, the effort should be in conserving nutrients, water and also reducing the …
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It warns that UK-based reprocessing activities may need “pump-priming” through a strategic investment fund. The imminent challenge of the EU's circular economy package, seeking full or partial net cost recovery of collection, sorting and reprocessing and significantly higher packaging recycling targets, …
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A Welsh government estimate in 2016 said that a circular economy would also have the potential to create about 30,000 jobs in Wales, with people employed to collect, transport and re-process materials, and could have an economic benefit of more than £2 billion a year. In response to the ban in China …
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… treatment works but a factory, taking inputs including sewage and food waste and turning them into products including gas for cooking or transport and nitrogen- and phosphate-rich fertiliser,' Mohammed Saddiq, managing director of GENeco told the Guardian. 'People talk about the circular economy, …
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“We're taking back control, this is creating a circular economy, keeping money within the region.” Another major point of difference is Enova's feed-in tariff, which at 16 cents per kilowatt-hour is higher than many other state averages of 6 to 12 cents per kilowatt-hour. Mr Pfieffer said 50 per cent of the …
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As focus shifts to a circular economy, sustainability will evolve from being a menu of fragmented initiatives to being an integral and defining part of the entire fashion value chain. An important force behind the growing sustainability movement is the realisation that sustainability leadership can serve as a …
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The supervisory board of battery recycling specialist Recyclex (Suresnes / France; www.recylex.fr) has appointed Sebastian Rudow as its new CEO. He will succeed Yves Roche, who has led the lead, zinc and plastics recycling company since 2005. Rudow is joining Recylex at a time when the …
Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Sebastian Rudow appointed as CEO of French recycler Sebastian Rudow appointed as CEO of French recycler