Month: March 2019

Organizations develop sustainable business aiming at improving their social conscience and environmental responsibility, well beyond the financial.

A designer’s guide for a circular economy… Growth and progress are the engines of our time. But, while the urgency for resources is rapidly growing, we’re already living in a world where raw materials are scarce.

The federal government could play a fundamental role helping restructure the nation’s industry to focus more on recycling and producing remanufactured goods.

A 3D printing start-up has been producing its first pieces using what is described as the world’s most advanced metal printing machine, the first such device to be commercially available in the UK.

The circular economy incubator from the city of Phoenix and Arizona State University (ASU) is supporting a handful of new projects designed to help the city improve its processing and management of waste as a raw material.

Christmas dinners in Finland have become a big occasion for the circular economy – really.

The textile and apparel industry is among the world’s most extractive and environmentally damaging industries, accounting for 10% of global CO2 emissions and 20% of industrial wastewater. This episode of Money + Meaning, a live recording from SOCAP18, explores circular fashion innovations that are…

Guatemalan designer Elena Amato has created sustainable cosmetics packaging with paper-like qualities from bacteria as an alternative to plastic.

The novel device is simple but highly effective making use of easily accessible bacteria.

Plastic is foundational to modern society, as it is used in everything from medicine to transportation to consumer goods and packaging. More than 300 million metric tons of plastics were produced worldwide in 2015….

Swedish retail giant’s new 32,000sqm store places big focus on circular economy, green transport, sustainable food, and community events…

In 2018, ING surveyed 200 US executives and found that sustainability is now a well-established feature on the US corporate agenda, with companies with more mature initiatives seeing it as a revenue driver.

A firm that aims to make the renewable energy business more environmentally friendly expects to create high skilled jobs in Argyll after winning a……

Dairy giant FrieslandCampina has announced that it has signed the Dutch government’s Plastic Pact and has pledged to make all its packaging 100% recyclable by 2025…

IKEA rental furniture to be offered as part of a move towards a circular economy that includes refurbishing and re-selling products.

SCOTLAND’s construction sector – the largest contributor to the country’s landfill – has gone into partnership to find new ways to reduce……

On every scale, from the smallest cells to the entire planet, the essential elements of life are constantly used and re-used. Biogeochemical cycles are the basis of the biosphere

Packaging designer Elena Amato has created bacterial cellulose sheets using a mixture of natural and sustainable materials that are said to provide a good alternative to plastic packaging for personal care products.

The incubator is within RISN, which supports new-to-market ventures that focus on improvements in processing or utilization of waste for new products or energy.

The recent International Electronics Recycling Congress has seen TOMRA Sorting Recycling share the company’s specialised knowledge of materials-recovery from electrical and electronic waste with regard to flame retardant plastics.