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These Startups Are Mycoremediating Impacts of the Building Industry

Mycocycle and Mogu are harnessing mycelium to transform industrial waste into resilient, circular materials for the construction sector. ... View More

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Industry Players Continue Multi-Pronged Effort to Reduce Fashion’s Impacts

Latest initiatives include circularity advocates and resellers working to end double taxation on secondhand fashion, a sustainable detergent brand’s continued efforts to reduce the impacts of laundry, and a recycled edition of a beloved clog. ... View More

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Unilever Refreshing Fragrance Formulas with Upcycled Flowers

The consumer-goods giant is working with the University of Nottingham to develop sustainable fragrances from waste plants, in a bid to reduce emissions and reliance on petrochemical ingredients. ... View More

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BMW, Volkswagen Eyeing Plant-Based Future for Car Interiors

The auto giants are collaborating with makers of hemp- and flax-based materials that reduce weight and manufacturing emissions and enhance recyclability. ... View More

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Report: Reverse Logistics Integral to Accelerating Circular Fashion

Current, fragmented approaches to fashion circularity are failing to achieve commercial viability and scale. Deeper collaboration with logistics partners can streamline operations and aid compliance with tightening regulatory requirements. ... View More

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Resilience Is Now a KPI in Our Tumultuous World

In our VUCA world, the ability to adapt and thrive amid compound challenges is crucial. Here are just a few examples of future-proof models for communities, businesses, ecosystems, technologies and more that have us excited about the growing resilien... View More

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Bridgestone Partners to Create Closed-Loop Ecosystem for Tires

The collaboration will see end-of-life tires transformed through pyrolysis into elastomers, which Bridgestone can then use to produce new tires. ... View More

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Unilever Partners to Scale Circular Packaging Solutions in Global South

In partnership with EY and USAID, the CIRCLE Alliance collaborative model of enterprise acceleration will help scale new and existing solutions for packaging circularity in areas where plastic pollution is especially severe. ... View More

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Lidl Launches Industry-First, Partially Plant-Based Ground Meat

The new product, 60% minced beef mixed with 40% pea protein, aims to reduce environmental impact while providing customers with a familiar taste at a lower cost: It has a 37.5% lower carbon footprint — and is 33% cheaper — than traditional ground... View More

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How Does Consumer Behavior Challenge the Circular Economy?

Economic models shift slowly, and consumer habits are hard to break. A shift from linearity to circularity won’t happen overnight, but there are tangible ways businesses can help consumers shift their behaviors today. ... View More

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Pilot Study Uses Recycled Glass to Grow Salsa Ingredients, Protect Coastlines

The researchers think adding glass to soil could help prevent wind erosion in coastal regions and ecosystems whose preservation is an increasingly valuable aspect of climate resilience. ... View More

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Coca-Cola Adds Wastewater-to-Energy Tech to Circular Manufacturing Toolbox

Pipeline Organics’ technology will convert sugar-rich wastewater into clean, cost-effective renewable electricity to help power CCEP’s food and drink manufacturing operations. ... View More

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erthos: Giving the Plastics Industry an AI-Driven, Biobased Upgrade

The Toronto-based startup creates high-performance biomaterials that seamlessly integrate into manufacturing systems and supply chains five times faster than industry standard — eliminating a barrier to widespread adoption. ... View More

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MIT Team Creates Clean Hydrogen with Seawater, Soda Cans, Caffeine

The engineers believe they have discovered the recipe for running a sustainable hydrogen reactor, which they plan to test first in marine and underwater vehicles. ... View More

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A Cracking New Use for Shellfish Waste: Extending the Life of Produce

University of Maryland researchers have developed a new type of porous material made of chitosan and copper to spray on fresh produce that absorbs chemical pesticides, extends shelf life and easily washes off. ... View More

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Sustainable Sailing Puts Its Sail-Recycling Process to Sweet, New Use

The UK startup is partnering with the University of Edinburgh to use waste sails in the creation of high-value chemicals used in everyday products — even, potentially, food ingredients. ... View More

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First, Food – Now, Fashion and Furniture: More Innovations in Circular Materials

These two women-owned startups are repurposing waste streams from food manufacturing into striking interior finishes and “leather” handbags and accessories. ... View More

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Report: Investors Must Shift Priorities to Effectively Tackle Plastic Pollution

The Circulate Initiative’s latest Plastics Circularity Investment Tracker reveals investment amounts not only fall short of financing needs across the plastic lifecycle, too many are focused on reactive — vs proactive — solutions. ... View More

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Tech Partnerships Helping Walmart Optimize Food Value Chain

The retail giant recently launched two partnerships aimed at recycling food waste and enabling better-informed food-sourcing decisions. ... View More

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Reuse and Circularity Pilots Taking Off Inside Major Sports, Entertainment Venues

Beverage giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are among companies working with partners to swap out single-use cups and trays for reusable serveware systems at big events. ... View More

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