Circular Economy

Policy

Getting novel materials right from the start should be an industrial strategy priority

Jonny Hazell from Green Alliance urges for design stage circular economy thinking to be given priority in industrial strategy

clock 02 February 2017 • 3 min read

Policy

Going round in circles? Brexit's complex challenge to the circular economy

The government has said it wants to make the UK one of the world's most resource efficient economies, but can this admirable ambition survive the turbulence unleashed by Brexit?

clock 01 February 2017 • 8 min read

Recycling

MEPs back higher recycling targets

European Parliament's environment committee votes to increase new EU recycling target to 70 per cent, with a five per cent cap on waste to landfill

clock 25 January 2017 • 2 min read

Recycling

Report: UK must develop ambitious circular economy strategy post-Brexit

Aldersgate Group warns UK may miss out financial benefits of circular economy post-Brexit unless it develops an ambitious reuse and recycling strategy of its own

clock 23 January 2017 • 3 min read

Waste

UK company claims world first in MDF recycling breakthrough

MDF Recovery turns old MDF into insulation or back into MDF board with pioneering recycling technique

clock 18 January 2017 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Three key lessons from the latest ONS green economy figures

Latest Office for National Statistics data covers jobs and output of UK environmental goods and services sector 2010-14

clock 12 January 2017 • 6 min read

Technology

Are biodegradable products good for the environment?

Bunzl's Joanna Gilroy doubts whether biodegradability really is the holy grail of sustainability for the food services sector

clock 06 January 2017 • 3 min read

Waste

2017: The year the economy moves full circle?

ING's Gerald Naber reveals three key trends that will drive the growth of the circular economy in 2017

clock 03 January 2017 • 6 min read

Management

Turning waste into resource: What coffee grounds can teach us about making a success of the circular economy

By harnessing existing supply chain networks and latent employee enthusiasm for sustainability programmes Costa is putting more than 3,000 tonnes of waste coffee grounds to good use

clock 19 December 2016 • 5 min read

Recycling

Volcom plunges into sustainable swimwear partnership with Aquafil

Following tie-up last year with Speedo, Italian materials manufacturer Aquafil announces new closed-loop swimwear collaboration with Volcom

clock 02 November 2016 • 1 min read