Circular Economy — January 2, 20206 Circular Economy Trends that Will Shape 2020Circular economy approaches advanced in 2019, particularly for plastics and packaging. Companies are responding with new strategies to reduce waste. Businesses are seeking to close the packaging loop with new product delivery models that actually existed a long time ago but now have a modern twist. In other cases, its new, breakthrough technologies for chemical […] Circular Economy — January 2, 2020
Circular Economy — December 29, 2019Green Roof Policies Are a Growing TrendThe number of green roofs in North American is estimated to have grown by 15 percent since 2013. It’s common to call anything that’s more sustainable than standard practices “green.” But a green roof, sometimes called a living roof, is not just any sustainable roofing material. A green roof is a specific type of roofing system […] Circular Economy — December 29, 2019
Circular Economy — December 29, 2019Vermont Making Progress on EnvironmentAs 2020 comes in, Vermont has made progress, and will make further progress, on two issues of importance to the environment. Act 148, the state’s “Universal Recycling & Composting Law,” was passed by the Legislature in 2012, and imposed a graduated waste-management regime, not just on our institutions and business but on citizens as well, which […] Circular Economy — December 29, 2019
Circular Economy — December 29, 20194 Trends in Solar Energy for 2020The solar energy industry is part of a very dynamic market. Many factors — including government policies, fossil fuel costs, solar energy technology advances, commodity prices, and even public awareness of the climate crisis — impact solar energy deployment across the globe. What’s in store for the next year? Let’s explore some trends in solar […] Circular Economy — December 29, 2019
Circular Economy — December 26, 2019The Biggest Green News Stories of 2019Although politics dominated the headlines, it wasn’t the only major news in 2019. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels hit 415 ppm this year, the highest level the Earth has seen in 3 million years. These were some of the major green news stories in 2019. Mainstream EV Production Last year, we noted that 2018 was a […] Circular Economy — December 26, 2019
Circular Economy — December 22, 2019This Pop-Up Exhibit in New York City Features Art Made With Only Biodegradable and Recycled MaterialsArcadia Earth, a pop-up exhibit seeks to “raise awareness on sustainability through positivity, happiness, and art [also providing] an educational [component],” says Valentino Vettori, the creator of the exhibit. Plastic bags used to build the rainbow cave were salvaged from indigo plastics and reclaimed fishing nets, making them both the subject and object of the […] Circular Economy — December 22, 2019
Circular Economy — December 20, 2019Upcycling is the New Recycling: Turning Coffee Waste Into Car Parts, Reusing Fish By-Products and MoreOver the last year, upcycling has been increasingly spotlighted as providing new avenues for the creation of new value-added products across industry. Ford’s partnership with McDonald’s is turning the fast food giant’s supplied coffee chaff – the dried skin of the beans – into vehicle parts, such as headlamp housings and other interior components. By heating […] Circular Economy — December 20, 2019
Circular Economy — December 19, 2019Mattel Announces Goal to Achieve 100% Recycled, Recyclable or Bio-based Plastic Materials in All Products and Packaging By 2030Mattel, Inc. announces its goal to achieve 100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastics materials in both its products and packaging by 2030. In the first half of 2020, the Company will debut its first product aligned with this goal: the iconic Fisher-Price® Rock-a-Stack® made from sugarcane-based plastics and packaged in 100% recycled or sustainably sourced […] Circular Economy — December 19, 2019
Circular Economy — December 17, 2019ecomaine to Celebrate State of Maine Bicentennial with $2,020 Award for Student “Upcycling”ecomaine announces that, to commemorate Maine’s bicentennial in 2020, it will hold an “upcycling” contest for students to compete for a $2,020 prize for their school’s green team or project graduation. “There has been a great amount of focus on recycling lately – and rightly so,” said ecomaine’s CEO, Kevin Roche. “But sometimes, reduction and reuse can […] Circular Economy — December 17, 2019
Circular Economy — December 15, 2019South Africa’s First ‘Plastic Road’ Opens in Jeffreys BaySouth Africa’s first plastic road has been officially opened in Jeffreys Bay and could result in an international plastic road company setting up a factory in SA. The ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of Woltemade Street in Jeffreys Bay took place on Friday after the road’s completion — which took less than three months. About 1.5 […] Circular Economy — December 15, 2019
Circular Economy — December 10, 2019Battery Industries Prepare For Circular EconomyWith some important recent developments, the battery industries and their resource recovery partners have taken significant steps in preparing for the coming individual producer responsibility (IPR) circular economy laws. More specifically, Ontario’s Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act will impose regulated IPR obligations upon makers, brand owners and first importers of a range of small […] Circular Economy — December 10, 2019
Circular Economy — December 8, 2019How Last Year’s Christmas Trees Became This Year’s Seasonal BrewThe Hyatt Regency Amsterdam brewed a special seasonal beer made from last year’s Christmas trees. The initiative started last year when Bergareche and his team realized that 2.5 million Christmas trees were sold in the Netherlands, but after the holidays, most of them end up “on the street as rubbish.” Hyatt Regency Amsterdam partnered with Lowlander, […] Circular Economy — December 8, 2019
