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'It's shocking, it's horrendous': Ellen MacArthur's fight against plastic

Within two years of launching her foundation, MacArthur was presenting an analysis on the circular economy to the World Economic Forum. Seven years later, the team has grown from the yachtswoman and a couple of friends to a 100-strong staff on the Isle of Wight, where she lives with her partner and …
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WOMAN OF THE FUTURE: Businesswoman cleaning world's oceans – swimwear made from …

They said in presenting her with the top prize: 'She is using her business to deliver a much bigger message to the world – that of building a circular economy and being mindful of the environment and resources.' And they added: 'Helen's work proves that profit doesn't necessarily have to come at an …
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This startup's tech could be tipping point in our fight against plastic pollution

"We have convinced brands like Tata Motors that 'Circular Economy' – a model in which you use the waste generated by your products as raw materials in manufacturing – is the only way forward for sustainable manufacturing. Banyan has pioneered India's first 'bumper-to- bumper' closed loop recycling …
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8 ripple effects of the circular economy in 2017

The effects of the circular economy — which swaps the "take, make, dispose" model for one in which resources are kept in play for as long as possible — spread far this past year. "We have to radically change our attitude towards making things," Mark Miodownik, a materials scientist at University College …
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CSIC General Foundation to promote stainless steel research, helping retain Spanish talent

Acerinox's Group and the General Foundation CSIC (FGCSIC in its Spanish initials) have reached a collaboration agreement on the program ComFuturo to work out well the youth investigation of excellence oriented to attain advances and improvements in productive processes of stainless steel.
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Review of 2017 – January

In the week it won an award at the World Economic Forum for its circular economy (CE) strategy, the Scottish Government proposed a simplification of environmental regulations and a restructuring of the regulatory authority. The Welsh, meanwhile, considered following England with fixed penalty notices …
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Almost hundred companies are listed to showcase Finland's most inspiring examples of the circular

Business activities that follow the principles of a new, more efficient economy are spreading among the Finns: the list Sitra maintains to showcase the most interesting examples of companies in the circular economy is expanding again. The updated list now contains 97 companies and a group of people …
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Linear Low-density Polyethylene (LLDPE) Market Supply-Demand, Market Research and End …

The circular economy is gaining attention due to the growing concern of environmental issues. Linear Low-density Polyethylene (LLDPE) market potential is analysed for each geographical region based on the growth rate, macroeconomic parameters, consumer buying patterns, demand and present …
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OLIO launches revolutionary food sharing app to reduce waste

Sharing apps like OLIO have highlighted the positive possibilities of a networked society. “These have made visible the kind of opportunity within all this stuff around us, and they can be really powerful,” said Joe Iles, editor-in-chief of Circulate, a magazine which promotes the idea of a circular economy, …
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