The constant stream of new models, products and processes that are helping organizations extend the useful life of resources and materials while reducing, repurposing and ultimately eliminating waste in all its forms
Cross-Posted from Marketing & Communications. The skincare brand highlights the benefits of refillable vs single-use packaging formats in its latest campaign.
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.
The collaboration will see end-of-life tires transformed through pyrolysis into elastomers, which Bridgestone can then use to produce new tires.
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.
While more consumers are embracing circular initiatives that enable them to extend the life of their clothing, brands must make them more accessible to meet the scale of the environmental problems caused by clothing waste.
An Oregon State University study finds surf conservation offers a unique opportunity to strengthen protection of climate-critical carbon stocks while boosting socio-economic health of coastal communities.
RMI’s Clean Growth Tool provides policymakers and investors with a guide to development, manufacturing and job opportunities for a variety of low-carbon and clean-energy solutions and industries in all 50 states.
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Cross-Posted from Innovation & Technology. 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.
Cross-Posted from Materials & Packaging. These two women-owned startups are repurposing waste streams from food manufacturing into striking interior finishes and “leather” handbags and accessories.
The retail giant recently launched two partnerships aimed at recycling food waste and enabling better-informed food-sourcing decisions.
While some climate-mitigation efforts can be polarizing, a new survey by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation reveals significant public support for investments in sustainable technologies.
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.
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.
Former Verra CEO David Antonioli believes the carbon market is missing a golden opportunity to design and deploy carbon finance as a powerful transitional tool toward a zero-carbon economy. He outlines his vision in a new, six-part report.
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.
Cross-Posted from Finance & Investment. 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.
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.
Cross-Posted from Innovation & Technology. 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.
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