In this video, Jean-Claude Lévy, an expert at the Institut National de l’Économie Circulaire, discusses implementation of circular economy dynamics within territories. He discusses several aspects such as law, territorial added value, semantics, or scientific research,…
The Responsible Business Summit Europe will be held in London this June.
The newly released CELC report provides 5 recommendations for Canadians to evolve the plastics economy from one that is linear and wasteful to one that offers economic growth without waste. Read more.
The Circular Economy Club (CEC) is a diverse global community of sustainability champions working to advance the circular economy – and you can be part of it.
Deadline: 25-Feb-2019 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) This firm consultancy will explore how inclusive and green growth can be supported through strengthened value chains and circular economy (CE) approaches, specifically among poor people and communities and achieve outcomes that…
Barbados became the latest Caribbean Community country to ban the import, retail, sale and use of single use plastic products.
Why does our infrastructure have such difficulty with sustainability?
EU businesses focused on the circular economy are being invited to join a ‘Mission to Mexico’ next month.
04/03/2019 Speaker Sofie Bouteligier Organisation: Public Waste Agency of Flanders and EU Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform Downloads The circular economy and carbon neutrality by 2050 en Related content Related events:
Tracking the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda…
Concerned citizens have alleged that the banning would be delayed because the Government of Belize (GOB) would not provide any incentives to investors interested in manufacturing and supplying biodegradable items in the country.
Two women have paddled more than 2,000 kilometres past icebergs and humpback whales without using any single-use plastics.
The bottled water category is nearing an inflection point as consumer awareness grows around the negative impact single-use plastic containers have on the planet, and the oceans in particular, and when the tide finally turns on the issue manufacturers that use more environmentally-friendly…
Read more about It’s up to next generation to abolish single-use plastics: Harsh Vardhan on Business Standard.The union minister launched an anthem as a part of a campaign to make India plastic-free by 2020…
Unilever and Nestlé’s initiatives in palm oil sustainability and animal welfare have helped rank the corporates among the most praised by non-government organisations….
Washington State Legislators Sen. Kevin Ranker (D-Orcas Island) and Rep. Strom Peterson (D-Edmonds) recently held a press conference at the Seattle Aquarium, and were joined by the Surfrider Foundation and a coalition of advocates in support of the “Washington Reusable Bag Act” to announce they are introducing companion bills in January, 2019, at the state legislature to address plastic pollution and recycling contamination due to plastic bags. The reusable bag legislation will build off the existing 23 local ordinances already in place in the state of Washington. The coalition organizations supporting this policy include: Environment Washington, Puget Soundkeeper, Seattle Aquarium, Surfrider Foundation and Zero Waste Washington. Washington State Represenative Strom Peterson speaks at the Seattle Aquarium along with coalition partners. Photo credit Seattle Aquarium. Surfrider Foundation Washington chapters have been active leaders on this issue in Washington for many years. They have helped to pass plastic bag ordinances at the local level, most notably playing a lead role in the city of Bellingham, which served as a model for other communities. The chapters have also played a key role in the passage of a bag ban in the city of Tacoma. The problem: Plastic bags are problematic in the litter…
A Government review has found the ACT’s consumption of plastic bags will hit pre-ban levels within the next few years if tougher action on plastic bag use is not taken.
Most of us have seen the comments in the press from Glastonbury’s Emily Eavis, discussing a potential ban on plastic bottles when the festival returns in…
via dezeen Chile-based designer Margarita Talep has created a sustainable, biodegradable alternative to single-use packaging, using raw material extracted from algae.Disappointed by the abundance ……
Removing all single-use plastics products from its range globally, eliminating more greenhouse gas emissions than its value chain emits, and generating more renewables than it consumes are all headline goals of Ikea’s updated People and Planet Positive strategy.