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Pond Technologies: First Commercial Carbon Abatement Algae Plant to be built at Stelco

"Stelco's partnership with Pond Technologies represents not only a substantial contribution to the future of Ontario's circular economy, but also demonstrates the potential for the steel industry to utilize science and innovation to make significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. With the support of …
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Over 200 nations sign declaration on clean air and plastic pollution

Environment ministers will target pollution through tailored actions to shift societies towards more sustainable lifestyles based on circular economy principles. Also, they will promote fiscal incentives to leverage markets and enforce stricter laws on pollution. If the pledges of all the countries are met, 1.49 …
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Report: 'Misleading' zero waste goals could send more waste to landfills

For "zero waste" purists, and national supporters such as Rep. Keith Ellison, this isn't an acceptable plan for the future. Yet, in their view, neither are landfills. Until a true circular economy paradigm shift happens among product manufacturers, with some level of industry collaboration, this debate over …
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ArcelorMittal acknowledged for circular economy measures

Similarly, through a circular building, exhibited at the London Design Festival 2016, the company indicates it demonstrated the concept of steel reuse for entire steel structures, when they are designed, dismantled and reused with the circular economy in mind. Using torrefied (dried and roasted) scrap …
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Textile technologies championed by LAUNCH

EBELTOFT – Technologies designed to embrace sustainable practices in textile production featured strongly in this year's LAUNCH innovation challenge to 'Design and Manufacturing for a Circular Economy Today'. Eon, makers of the industry's first RFID (radio frequency identification) tag in the form of …
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Functional clothing can also be sustainable

In some cases, they are pioneers in the realisation of future-oriented concepts for a circular economy and recycling. At the Ethical Fashion Show Berlin, for example, Vaude will be presenting a new collection for the first time that is around 90% bio based, recycled or made of purely natural materials.
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Energy from Whisky: Clearfleau building new biogas plant in Scottish Highlands

Clearfleau, the UK's leading provider of on-site biogas plants for the food and beverage sector, has started work on its latest biogas plant on a distillery for Inver House at Balmenach in rural Speyside. The Balmenach distillery, which is almost 200 years old, has already installed a biomass boiler and …
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Lessons from China's industrial symbiosis leadership

Industrial symbiosis is a central part of a circular economy, a model in which resources and energy are recycled and recovered instead of moving linearly from extraction to disposal. China is among the only nations in the world with a formal circular economy policy that breaks down theoretical circular …
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EU science community urge an evidence-based approach in solving food security lapses

… and industry, the report also called for sources of food contamination to be characterised as well as creating opportunities for reducing food safety concerns. These concerns may arise from implementation of other policy objectives, for example, the circular economy goal of recycling of waste materials.
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High fashion meets high tech in this 3D-printed store

“By turning waste plastic from India and Africa into a luxurious construction with our partners, we are questioning the status quo,” Cam added. “We believe that supporting the circular economy and zero-waste design philosophy through projects like this is the key for achieving a sustainable future of our …
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