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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Will New Ecodesign Regulation Make Sustainable Products the Norm for EU Consumers?
Brands, take heed: This legislation will apply to all products that are sold in Europe, not just manufactured in the region — impacting manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers and sellers all around the world. ... View More
EcoSet: Redirecting Film-Industry Waste for Creative Reuse
The film industry is one of the largest producers of unnecessary waste in the world. Avoiding or repurposing that waste has become its own industry within entertainment, and circular service providers such as EcoSet are leading the charge. ... View More
Engineering the Future of Circular Packaging in the US Heartland
A collaboration between Dow and New Energy Blue aims to make a new biomass refinery in Mason City, Iowa a linchpin in a massive, circular shift for the plastics industry. ... View More
US’ Outdated Composting Infrastructure Offers Golden Investment Opportunity
New report from the Composting Consortium provides landscape analysis of existing compost infrastructure, markets and business models; and blended-finance opportunities to scale organics circularity. ... View More
Report: 6 Strategies for Building Nature-Positive, Circular Economy for Europe
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation outlines six circular strategies to transform Europe’s built environment that will boost economic activity, increase climate resilience, and make cities more vibrant places to live and work. ... View More
Foodtech Innovators Spill the Beans on Climate-Proofing Coffee
These two startups are fundamentally changing how coffee is produced — by eliminating the need for beans altogether, and repurposing food waste along the way. ... View More
Starbucks, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Lead Brands Launching First City-Wide Reuse System
The collaboration, led by the NextGen Consortium, makes reusable cups the default option in over 30 national and local restaurants across the City of Petaluma, California. ... View More
This Company Upcycles Waste Wood Into a Better Building Material
Cambium’s thermally modified wood transforms wood waste into a valuable resource — reducing carbon emissions in the built environment, promoting local job training and supporting urban-reforestation initiatives. ... View More
4 Ways for Businesses to Consider the Planet in Every Product
Sustainable product design is a business imperative. Here, we outline four ways for companies to bridge the intention-action gap and future-proof their business and supply chains through intentional design. ... View More
New Partnerships, Processes Aim to Slash Concrete’s Climate Impacts
UNIDO and the GCCA have partnered to decarbonize the cement and concrete industry, with a strong focus on the Global South; while Cambridge researchers have developed a potentially game-changing cement-recycling process. ... View More
Sustainable Brands Launches the SB Go Circular Collaborative: Driving Circular Economy Transformation
SB proudly announces the launch of the SB Go Circular Collaborative, a pioneering initiative aimed at inspiring and enabling the transition to a circular economy. This collaborative working group seeks to drive brand-led activations and sustainable c... View More
Report: Global EPR Ecosystem Critical to Tackling Fashion Waste
Without EPR policy, tens of millions of tons of textiles will continue to be landfilled, incinerated or leak into the environment every year. But as policy continues to develop, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation reminds businesses to keep innovating. ... View More
