Circular Economy

Recycling

Waste giant Shanks Group rebrands as circular economy specialists Renewi

Rebrand follows Shanks' completed merger with Dutch recycling outfit Van Gansewinkel

clock 28 February 2017 • 2 min read

Efficiency

GM, Steelcase see a web of opportunity in the circular economy

The manufacturing giants talked creating jobs and cutting supply chain waste at the GreenBiz 17 conference in Phoenix

clock 24 February 2017 • 5 min read

Waste

UK waste and recycling infrastructure 'in limbo' amid fall in planning applications

Planning applications for 'green' waste and recycling sites fall for second year running, according to data compiled by law firm EMW

clock 20 February 2017 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Mango launches sustainable fashion collection

'Committed Life' collection uses organic and recycled cotton, recycled polyester, and environmentally friendly dyes

clock 16 February 2017 • 1 min read

Recycling

Costa brews up nationwide coffee cup recycling scheme

Coffee chain kicks off coffee cup recycling push in over 2,000 stores with promise to recycle 'any cup'

clock 07 February 2017 • 2 min read

Management

Welcome to 2017 - An uncertain year for green business

AECOM's Robert Spencer believes collaborative action will be crucial to keeping climate action on track over the next 12 months

clock 06 February 2017 • 3 min read

Policy

Putting resource productivity at the heart of the UK's industrial strategy

Richard Howard at Policy Exchange discusses how to embed resource efficiency into the UK's industrial strategy

clock 03 February 2017 • 7 min read

Recycling

Government urged to act now to stop new materials leading to future landfill woes

Report argues steps need to be taken to ensure emerging materials such as carbon fibre composites and bioplastics are properly reusable and recyclable

clock 02 February 2017 • 2 min read

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