MRW understands that Aplin's project appealed to Defra officials as they prepare for number of significant policy developments in 2018, including the 25-year department's environment plan and the resource and waste strategy as well as the impending arrival of the Circular Economy package from …
Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: First steps to national materials database First steps to national materials database

Plastic packaging waste has been making the headlines, but it is not the only waste generated during the Christmas festivities. For many campaigners, the answer comes from turning waste back into products. The concept of a 'circular economy' has been around for years and the European Commission …
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For many companies, sustainability efforts will become less about recycling and more about achieving a circular economy. As e-commerce continues to flourish, resulting in more products shipped to consumers at faster rates, retailers will exert more pressure on manufacturers to use packaging that …
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The Foundation says the proposal may be part of a larger collaboration, or programme, and leverage other funds. Applications for grants opened on Monday (18 December) and will remain so until 18 February 2018. "The global apparel sector is becoming more open to circular economy on a technical …
Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: C&A Foundation launches circular fashion grant scheme C&A Foundation launches circular fashion grant scheme

The Italian government has published a strategic paper on the development of a circular economy in Italy, with a supporting manifesto signed by leading businesses. Verso un modello di economia circolare per l'Italia – 'Towards a circular economy model for Italy' – was recently presented in Rome at an …
Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: Italian government releases strategic paper on the circular economy Italian government releases strategic paper on the circular economy

National bans on certain types of packaging will now be harder to come by after the agreement on circular economy legislation reached on Monday confirmed that packaging has retained its Internal Market legal base. While not one of the headline measures of the legislative negotiations that have taken …
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Vidmar's dream is to take it all outside and create a circular economy. “Everything here is based on taking things from the Earth. I feel like I have to do something for this town,” he said. He pressured the local government to let him start growing plants in an outside dome, necessary because there are …
Source: Circular Economy News Permalink: These farmers are doing the impossible: growing fresh veggies in the coldest parts of the planet These farmers are doing the impossible: growing fresh veggies in the coldest parts of the planet

Estimates suggest that London could reduce its waste by 60% by 2041 through a circular economy approach. LWARB's circular economy programme is targeting a £50m investment by 2020 to make London a city where businesses utilising closed-loop systems can “flourish”. The route map sketched …
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Officials with the European Union have approved waste legislation, which highlights the development of a new strategy on plastics in a circular economy. In a decision announced Dec. 18, the EU legislators with the European Parliament, Council and European Commission reached an agreement on a …
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