New production method to replace single-use plastic
The technology can be used to make everything from coffee pods, to salad bowls and hangars…
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The technology can be used to make everything from coffee pods, to salad bowls and hangars…
Source: www.springwise.com
Furniture giant announced last year it was removing all disposable items from its stores, worldwide…
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that he was trying “to balance our overriding objective of saving lives and protecting livelihoods.” Around 40% of South Africans live below the poverty line; the lockdown hit them hard.
While the goals may seem idealistic, Intel says it has managed to achieve many of its 2020 ambitions, including recycling 90 percent of its trash and drastically reducing toxic waste sent to landfills.
A circular economy enables us to restore natural ecosystems while still accelerating business and financial objectives. With 90% of CEOs seeing sustainability as important to success and 66% of consumers paying more for sustainable brands, the circular economy might be closer than we think—and it often starts in the supply chain.
Let’s look at a few examples. IKEA is on a journey to become more circular. Back in 2017, it developed its first designing for circularity guide, which helped define IKEA’s circular design. The results in the past few years have been impressive. In financial year 2019, the retail giant gave 47 million products a second life, 38 million products were resold through the as-is specialty shop, and more than 9 million products have been repacked back to the shelf.
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Over the next 9 months, ICLEI experts will guide 10 pilot cities in developing circular economy strategies using the Circle City Scan Tool, an online tool developed by Circle Economy to enable local governments and city change agents to identify and prioritise circular opportunities in their city…
Flexibility and communication are key to engaging with employees as the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak grows.