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Circular Economy Action Plan: making sustainability the norm

Environment
The European Commission has developed a new Circular Economy Action Plan with the hope to make sustainable products the norm in the EU. The European...

Turning scrap metal into powder

Research & Discovery
MolyWorks converts metal scraps directly into powder in a single step with an inherently superior process to industry standard powder production methods. Often, more than...

How agricultural waste can be used to produce natural laundry detergents

Environment
A team of researchers have utilised an enzyme that originates in agricultural waste in order to produce an important additive in laundry detergents. By utilising...

Field testing the rate of degradation in compostable packaging

Environment
A recent study by Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands, analysed the degradation of compostable packaging at an industrial composting plant. A study by Wageningen University...

From top to curly tail: Promoting the circular economy with pig manure

Environment
The agrifood sector is aiming to take a leading role in the progression of the circular economy, starting with the manure. One example of the...

Why you should care about food waste

Environment
Approximately, 1.3bn tonnes of food goes to waste each year. But what can changing opinions and legislation do to influence the reduction of our...

VinylPlus Sustainability Forum explores plastic and the circular economy

Environment
The 2019 VinylPlus Sustainability Forum heard how recycling is a key part of VinylPlus’ Voluntary Commitment to sustainability. VinylPlus, the Voluntary Commitment of the European...

Is the UK doing enough on the circular economy?

Environment
Is the UK’s materials industry ready to be part of the circular economy; and what more can be done to implement a sustainable circular...

Circular economy packaging: stylish and sustainable

Environment
COLOURFORM demonstrates that circular economy packaging design does not need to compromise on style and substance. Prestige paper-maker James Cropper is no stranger to change;...

Greener ship recycling aids workers, environment

Environment
The drive for greener ship recycling across Europe, as well as the drive to cultivate safer working conditions for labourers at these yards, has...

European waste prevention policy: an overview

Environment
Innovation News Network speaks to Piotr Barczak, senior policy officer for waste at the European Environment Bureau, about the importance of waste prevention. The amount...

Deposit return schemes: resolving plastic waste

Environment
Pierre Condamine from Zero Waste Europe analyses European implementation of deposit return schemes, explaining how they could be used to solve the plastic waste...

Waste recycling infrastructure: how to create a circular economy

Environment
TOMRA Collection Solutions shows how a circular economy can be accomplished through adapting existing waste recycling infrastructure, viewing plastic as a valuable resource instead...

Reducing food waste in the EU

Law & Policy
Innovation News Network covers ways in which the European Commission is working towards reducing food waste. Fusion, a 2016 research project funded by the European...

Waste to energy initiatives: the next step toward a circular economy

Environment
Santiago Soria, Waste to Energy project manager at WorleyParsons, explains how waste to energy initiatives work as a solution to plastic waste and reducing...

Making inland ports greener: what can Europe do?

Environment
Turi Fiorito, director of the European Federation of Inland Ports, speaks to Innovation News Network about the challenges of making inland ports greener. Ports and...

Scottish circular economy to go mainstream

Environment
The Scottish circular economy has gone from theory to practice. With international recognition for our successes to date, it’s now time to go to...

The BSI’s circular standard: how businesses can adopt circular policies

Environment
Innovation News Network speaks to David Fatscher from BSI about their new circular standard, giving advice to businesses wanting to become part of the...

The circular economy concept, explained

Environment
The term "circular economy" is being used more and more frequently within the manufacture and construction industries as well as various other business sectors....

The European Environmental Bureau is pursuing a circular economy

Environment
Stephane Arditi from the European Environmental Bureau spoke to Innovation News Network about the instruments that can be used to promote a circular mode...
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