Circular Economy — January 25, 2021ecomaine Issues Call for Upcycled Inventions from Maine Studentsecomaine announced that, continuing the success of its inaugural ‘Upcycle 2020’ Challenge, it will continue its upcycling invention contest for students to compete for a $500 prize for their school’s green team, STEM club, or project graduation. Last year, the Challenge saw entries like: hair scrunchies made from old clothing, furniture made from old tires, and movie […] Circular Economy — January 25, 2021
Circular Economy — January 24, 2021ReCircled Acquires CirclarityReCircled, LLC, a Denver-based industrial sustainability company serving the textile, apparel and footwear sector, announced the acquisition of Circlarity, LLC, a leading digital sustainability intelligence technology company. ReCircled provides the infrastructure for the circular economy by facilitating apparel and footwear brands’ transition to a sustainable, fully circular business model. Built around a partnership between the […] Circular Economy — January 24, 2021
Circular Economy — January 20, 20217 Ways the Circular Economy Will Grow in 2021The idea of a circular economy—one in which materials are used in a closed loop, running on renewable energy—is gaining traction, and many companies are setting goals to become circular in the next few decades. The coming years will be crucial in solidifying the growing circular economy. Here are seven trends that are likely to […] Circular Economy — January 20, 2021
Circular Economy — January 17, 2021Companies for Zero Waste’s Supply Chain Workshop Drives Ideas Forward Through Collaboration and InnovationOn Thursday, January 14, Companies for Zero Waste (CZW) held their virtual meeting on “Supply Chain Problem Solving Workshop” where attendees were treated to a mix of both speaker and interactive, roundtable format. Kicking off the meeting, President and Founder, Scott Donachie, introduced the session and the emcee, Deborah Dull, Founder of the Supply Chain […] Circular Economy — January 17, 2021
Circular Economy — January 14, 2021American Chemistry Council’s Plastics Division Welcomes New Member, INEOS StyrolutionThe American Chemistry Council (ACC)’s Plastics Division announced its newest member, INEOS Styrolution America, LLC. INEOS Styrolution is a leading global styrenics supplier, with a focus on styrene monomer, polystyrene, ABS Standard and styrenic specialties. With a wide product portfolio, they provide styrenic applications across a broad range of industries, including automotive, electronics, household, construction, […] Circular Economy — January 14, 2021
Circular Economy — December 28, 2020Closing the Circle on WasteIn 2010, structural engineer and architect, Arthur Huang and his Taiwan-based building materials solutions company, Miniwiz, made headlines with EcoArk, a nine-story, earthquake and fire resistant exhibition building in Taipei constructed of bricks made from 1.5 million recycled plastic bottles. In the Miniwiz Trash Lab, about 70 engineers have also made furniture from sneaker soles, […] Circular Economy — December 28, 2020
Circular Economy — December 23, 2020Weird and Wonderful Repurposed Gifts Saving Waste from LandfillFrom coconuts and newspapers to London’s old fire hoses, these presents are saving materials and supporting the circular economy. Here are a selection of weird and wonderful gifts made from items that would otherwise end up being thrown away. Plates Pieced Together from Discarded Ceramics Made using ‘rescued’ shards of broken pottery, each piece of […] Circular Economy — December 23, 2020
Circular Economy — December 22, 20203 Circular Economy Trends that Defined 2020As the year comes to a close, here are three trends that defined the circular economy in 2020, and what they might mean for the year to come. 1. Reuse is on the rise. Despite some setbacks posed by the pandemic, the transition from single-use to reusable packaging is building real momentum. With such proof […] Circular Economy — December 22, 2020
Circular Economy — December 22, 2020S.C. Johnson Joins with Coke, Walmart, Pepsi and Others to Implement ‘Circular Approach’ to Plastic WasteS.C. Johnson is one of multiple companies working together to tackle plastic waste worldwide. The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on Plastic Waste was founded in 2020 with the aim of developing a more circular approach to the development and processing of plastic packaging in the consumer goods industry, according to a press release […] Circular Economy — December 22, 2020
Circular Economy — December 14, 2020Recover, a Leader in Sustainable Recycled Cotton, Announces New Funding to Scale Operations and Close the Loop on FashionRecover™, a leading material sciences company and producer of sustainable, premium recycled cotton fiber and cotton fiber blends, through a strategic partnership with STORY3 Capital, is expanding to meet the surging demand from the global fashion industry. This strategic partnership will accelerate Recover’s efforts to transform the fashion industry by solving one of the world’s […] Circular Economy — December 14, 2020
Circular Economy — December 14, 2020Sulzer Partners with H&M Group and Worn Again Technologies in Developing Technology for Closed-Loop Recycling for TextilesMore and more fabrics end up in landfills, making textile waste one of society’s pressing environmental issues. Because of the complexity of garments’ production, chemical recycling techniques have only been applied to a minor share of end-of-use textiles and clothing so far. As the major technology partner for UK-based Worn Again Technologies, a company majority […] Circular Economy — December 14, 2020
Circular Economy — December 8, 2020Plastics Industry Emphasizes Solutions to Eliminate Plastic Waste and Drive the Circular Economy ForwardThe Center for Biological Diversity, along with partner organizations, will hold a virtual press conference. The following statement is from Joshua Baca, ACC’s vice president of plastics: “Looking to 2021 and beyond, America’s plastic makers will continue working in a bipartisan, practical and collaborative fashion to advance solutions for a circular and sustainable economy for […] Circular Economy — December 8, 2020
