A global commitment to eliminate plastic waste and pollution at the source has been signed by 290+ organisations, representing 20% of all plastic packaging produced globally…
Source: ciwm-journal.co.uk
On Wednesday, the European Parliament voted 571-to-53 to ban certain single use plastic items from the EU by 2021. The legislation is aimed at reducing marine pollution and was drafted …
Vancouver-based outdoor retailer Arc’teryx reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable design on Tuesday with the launch of the recommerce program, ‘Rock Solid Used Gear’….
Responding to reports that plastic nurdles are washing up in the Southern Cape and on Cape Town beaches, Greenpeace Africa Plastic Campaign Lead Angelo Louw has said…
As circular economy thinking takes hold among policy makers, civil servants and scientists, policy is tending towards circular as a strategy to reach environmental objectives. Hopes are that production systems will continue to deliver and indeed grow economically, but with far less material and fossil energy intensity. The Swedish Government formed its own Circular Economy Delegation last year and recently announced its national strategy for the Circular Economy and 100 measures to transition to circularity. Policy needs to align, but this raises questions. The economy is a complex adaptive system, and any intervention may cause the opposite of the intended effects. This article explores my own very personal reflections based on earlier work together with my recent work with the local university.
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