Banyan Nation becomes first Indian startup to be shortlisted for WEF Circular awards
Hyderabad-based plastic recycling startup Banyan Nation has become the first Indian firm to be shortlisted for The Circular Economy awards at the World Economic Forum to be held at Davos in January. According to a statement from the company, Banyan's path breaking work for Tata Motors in … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Banyan Nation becomes […]
Ecosurety plans for busy year of waste policy with managerial rearrangement
… uptick in governmental consultation over issues such as exporting waste, single-use plastics and the circular economy. Staniforth, who joined the company in 2011 after a stint as a sustainability specialist at IKEA, will now be responsible for submitting Ecosurety responses to government consultations, … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Ecosurety plans for busy year of […]
Bestseller Heads for Textile Circularity and Tells the World Who its Suppliers Are
Developed in response to the Global Fashion Agenda's Call to Action industry sustainability plan, both initiatives will enable Bestseller to make the switch to a more circular economy and annually report on environmental progress until 2020. Bestseller created three new strategic action points on textile … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Bestseller Heads for Textile Circularity […]
Plastic recycler Banyan Nation makes it to final at WEF's Circular Economy awards
Plastic recycling start-up Banyan Nation has been shortlisted for the Circular Economy awards at the World Economic Forum (WEF) to be held at Davos in January for its 'better plastic' initiative. Banyan's work for Tata Motors in automotive bumper recycling, and its partnership with L'Oréal, the French … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Plastic recycler Banyan […]
Axion champions circular economy with 'Design for Recycling' service
Momentum is building as the issue of how we manage packaging waste is climbing up the agendas of every nation," said Richard McKinlay, Axion Head of Circular Economy. This unique service also supports those working with industry initiatives to increase the recycling of plastics and develop end … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Axion champions circular […]
Residents' food waste generates 9000 tonnes of compost
“In addition to helping the Council save money, this is a great example of our local circular economy in action and illustrates the benefits of householders disposing of food waste via their brown bin or food caddy.” Remember in 2018 that you can continue to do your bit to reduce food waste by re-thinking … Source: […]
Plastics manufacturing trends for 2018
'3D printing' was the key trend for 2015 and I said last year that if 'Industry 4.0' was the buzzword for 2016, then 'Circular Economy' would be the buzzword for 2017. In light of the mainstream media trend to wring its hands about the disastrous effects of plastic packaging in the sea, despite rarely offering … […]
Italy sets out vision for circular economy
Recently presented in Rome and put forward by Italy's Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economic Development, 'Towards a Circular Economy for Italy' promotes collaboration and knowledge sharing with the aim of encouraging the implementation of sustainable production and the more … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Italy sets out vision for circular economy Italy […]
Estonian EU Council presidency 'good on chemicals', NGO says
Estonia's efforts to highlight the interface between products, waste and chemicals policy within the circular economy and to promote transparency on hazardous substances in products "were also welcome", it said. "The Council was very good on setting a new agenda on product transparency to be used … Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Estonian EU Council presidency […]
Hefty EnergyBag Grant Program Recipients Announced
These technologies also have the longer-term potential to generate feedstocks in a closed loop system and can be used to produce new plastics, keeping resources in use and at their highest value and thereby helping create a more circular economy. "The city of Boise is committed to sustainability. Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Hefty EnergyBag […]