Plastic is everywhere. It is in your food, sea salt and is even coming out of your tap. Which all adds up to us ingesting about a credit card’s worth of microplastics every week. But surely the tide is turning? Awareness levels appear to be commensurate with the problem and businesses and governments tell us …
Headlines and press releases tell us policymakers and business leaders are focused on accelerating the transition to a circular economy. But what exactly is it they are all speeding towards? At its the heart the circular economy is about transforming how resources are used to ensure products are made sustainably. The United Nations Economic Commission …
Zero waste living is a form of lifestyle where one produces minimum or negligible waste. It is a form of living where one reuses almost all products. It focuses on waste prevention and not waste management. People with zero waste lifestyle make sure that no trash is sent to landfills. This in turn reduces pollution …
Greenpeace reported earlier this month that the 7-Eleven chain in Taiwan has announced plans to phase out single-use plastics. The iconic convenience store is ubiquitous in Taipei and has committed to a 10% annual reduction in usage, in a move which will see them ditch single-use plastics completely by 2050. The chain deserves praise for …
Blue Circular Economy held a free online research seminar on 4 March 2021. The seminar featured presentations from researchers at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Copies of the slides used as part of these presentations can be found by clicking the links below: Circular Economy through optimization-based …
Circular economy parenting app YoungPlanet has raised around €586K through what it’s calling an ‘Equity for Parents’ crowdfunding campaign as it looks to expand its offering following a year of seismic growth. Launched in 2019 in the UK, YoungPlanet provides a cashless platform based on a sharing economy model, where parents can list or request… …
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Tackling Marine Litter in the Arctic Region Are you interested in tackling marine litter, protecting wildlife, or generating new economic opportunities via the circular economy? Blue Circular Economy invites you to attend Marine Plastic Waste in Greenland and Recycling Opportunities for Discarded Fishing Gear. This free seminar will take place online on 25 March 2021 at 18:00 …
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A new fashion collection inspired by the stunning city of Paris featuring clothes that actively absorb CO2 previews in the French capital this week. Called the capsule collection, it has been produced through a collaboration between French car manufacturer DS Automobiles, designers, EGONlab and London-based design research studio, Post Carbon Lab. The unisex four-piece selection …
IBM, ACCIONA, Iceland Foods, and UPM are among 20 global companies that today signed up to being net-zero carbon across their businesses by 2040. Signatories of The Climate Pledge are committed to hitting the Paris Agreement targets 10 years early by being net-zero carbon by 2040. And with the latest backers there are now a …
A new scheme – Race For Nature’s Recovery – is being launched to shake-up one of the UK’s least diverse sectors. With more than 30 organisations on board, the initiative aims to transform the environmental sector by creating hundreds of jobs for 16-24 year olds from BAME backgrounds. Developed through a collaboration between Action for Conservation, …