Assets About Circular Economy
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New Program Aims to Expand Plastic Film Recycling Capacity in US
The joint effort from WM and Dow aims to provide a solution to make it easier for households to recycle the film while the companies explore new options to reuse it. When fully implemented, the program is expected to prevent 120,000 tons of plastic f... View More
Brand Blind Spots, Empty Promises Hindering Effective Action Against Plastic Pollution
As seen in ongoing incidents of greenwashing and a new Greenpeace report, the onus is on consumer product manufacturers to take more comprehensive approaches to stemming their flow of plastic into the world — and turning the tide of public opinion.... View More
Supply Chain Waste, Consumer Demand Highlight Business Case for Transparency
A new study examines the waste challenges companies are facing due to the global supply chain crisis and how they are being tackled, and how consumer priorities impact waste — they now report prioritizing product durability and transparency over su... View More
Purpose-Driven Brands Continue to Encourage More Conscious Consumption Habits in Antidote to Black Friday
As US consumers report more conservative gifting plans due to money worries, alternatives such as Freitag’s S.W.A.P. events and Poshmark’s Secondhand Sunday meet the downshift in enthusiasm for the Black Friday shopping frenzy. ... View More
Tramontina Courts Circularity, First by Addressing Packaging Pain Points
The Brazilian cookware giant released its first comprehensive sustainability and environmental impact review, detailing its progress toward and ongoing pursuit of sustainability. ... View More
Corporate-University Partnerships Support the Next Generation in Creating a Circular Future
Recognizing the value of education both as a strategic initiative for preparing future brand employees and as an opportunity to help shape a more sustainable value chain. ... View More
New Menswear Brand Out to Remind Industry That Nature Is the Ultimate Luxury
Men’s apparel startup HyperNatural is aiming to subvert the industry’s reliance on synthetic materials with its unique fabric made from a blend of recycled and organic waste streams. While it’s still ironing out circularity kinks, the brand is ... View More
Accelerating Circularity Requires Creating a Viable Marketplace for Advanced Recycling
A circular plastics supply chain is still in its infancy. So, how do we work together to create a viable marketplace for advanced recycling to thrive? Here are a few strategies and approaches that show early promise. ... View More
After Formal Apology, Ocean Conservancy Works to Repair Damage Done by 2015 Plastics Report
Key recommendations failed to understand plastic pollution from a holistic perspective — placing too much blame on the five most impacted Asian countries and suggesting carbon-heavy options for disposal. ... View More
These Are a Few of Our Favorite Innovators Creating Healthier Products, Lifestyles, Communities, Supply Chains
This week at SB’22 San Diego, over 1K sustainability practitioners have converged to share insights, tools, inspiration and opportunities for collaboration with the goal of building a regenerative future for all. Here, we hear highlights from our d... View More
Brand Leaders, Visionaries Gather to Help Sustainability Practitioners ‘Recenter & Accelerate’
This week at SB’22 San Diego, over 1K sustainability practitioners have converged to share insights, tools, inspiration and opportunities for collaboration with the goal of building a regenerative future for all. On opening night, luminaries from a... View More
Empowering Waste Pickers, Building Communities and Closing the Loop
In Latin America, where recycling rates remain below 10%, grassroots circular solutions are slowly beginning to scale — thanks to growing legitimacy, education, organization and protections for informal waste workers, who remain the backbone of the... View More
E-Waste No More: Fairphone and Framework Show a Better Way Forward for Personal Electronics
Recycling, circular industry partnerships and marketplaces for refurbished devices are growing in popularity, but they won’t be a match for the tech industry’s throwaway approach anytime soon. But some smaller, more intrepid brands are proving th... View More
Why Partnerships with Nonprofits Are Key to a More Sustainable Future
Dow is leading the charge in materials science, but we can’t do that science in a box without thinking about communities and the people within them. Nonprofit partnerships help us dig to the root of the most pressing problems in sustainability, fin... View More
Trending: Carbon-Capture Innovators Continue Paving Path to Climate-Beneficial Future
2 startups at the forefront of the carbon-capture space, Air Company and LanzaTech, continue to expand their portfolio of carbon-negative products and groundbreaking brand partnerships that will ensure global proliferation of their technologies. ... View More
Selfridges & Circularity: Signs of a Shift, But Still a Bit Short
More brands seem to be taking a two-pronged approach to growth — continuing to sell new products while demonstrating their ‘care’ for the planet through circular initiatives and takeback schemes. When will companies truly commit to changing th... View More
Trending: Industry Continues to Arm Itself in War on Plastic Waste
A new accelerator from the US Plastics Pact aims to catalyze broader adoption of reusable and refillable packaging options, while an upskilling program from rePurpose Global aims to help sustainability leaders more effectively tackle plastic pollutio... View More
Andreu World Takes Next Steps Towards Circular Furniture Production
CEO Jesús Linares discusses the rigors of achieving Cradle-to-Cradle certification, and venturing further into reuse and upcycling for the goal of 100% circularity by 2025. ... View More
In Our Water- and Climate-Stressed World, There’s No Excuse for Wastewater Going to Waste
Globally, 80% of wastewater is discharged into local environments with minimal or no treatment — water that could be recycled and reused. California-based startup Aquacycl's waste-to-energy solution protects water resources while helping companies ... View More
On Advances Circular Ambitions with Industry-First Shoe Made from Carbon Emissions
The Swiss sports brand has created a supply chain coalition with LanzaTech, Borealis and Technip Energies to transform captured carbon into running shoes. ... View More
