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Sulzer has partnered with clothing giant H&M and Worn Again in developing new technology for textile recycling. As more and more fabrics end up in landfills, textile waste is quickly becoming one of society’s...
The fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world. The social consequences are also fatal: textile workers labor in an unsafe working environment for meager wages, and women are particularly...
Switzerland is undergoing a transformation towards a circular economy. It is now time for future-oriented companies to use these new opportunities with a pioneering spirit and to shape the framework conditions in your favour....
A Swiss company is on its way to becoming the first company in the world to use a procedure to change mixed plastic waste into paraffin oil in a CO2-neutral way. This can also...
Nestlé has announced that the entire range of Buxton water bottles will be made from 100% recycled plastic by 2021. Buxton Natural Mineral Water launched the 75cl and 1 litre bottles made from 100%...
Fashion giant H&M has opened a store in the Swedish capital Stockholm with a focus on ‘circular fashion’, including clothing rentals and repair services. Global fashion chain H&M re-opened its flagship Sergels Torg store...
A researcher at Queen’s University Belfast has developed a low cost technique to convert left over barley from alcohol breweries into carbon, which could be used as a renewable fuel for homes in winter,...
Current models calculating food waste in the tourism industry underestimate the scope of the problem because they fail to take into account new and diverse tourism options, such as AirBNB or traveling in recreational...
Exporting plastic waste is becoming increasingly difficult, but this opens new opportunities for reusing and recycling plastic, says the European Environment Agency. More and more plastic packaging waste is being recycled each year. Up...
Swiss start-up Tide Ocean turns ocean plastic waste into new products such as watches. It has now won a German design and technology award for its contribution to the circular economy. Up to now,...
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched a new digital learning hub to help individuals better their understanding of the circular economy. Dame Ellen MacArthur broke the world record for sailing solo around the world...
In an effort to reduce agriculture emissions, researchers around Europe are finding ways to turn nutrient-rich farm waste such as chicken feathers and cow dung into eco-friendly fertiliser. According to an article in Horizon,...
Global furniture giant IKEA is kicking off its furniture rental scheme in Switzerland. It sees this as an important step towards the circular economy. IKEA announced months ago that it would roll out a...
Adidas has developed the first fully recyclable running shoe. Futurecraft.Loop is made of a material that can be ground and melted for re-use in a circular manufacturing model. The shoe will be launched in...
Furniture giant Ikea will test renting furniture in 30 markets worldwide as part of its efforts to reduce waste and drive sustainability. Ikea has announced that it will test furniture leasing in 30 markets...
The European Parliament has adopted ambitious measures to reduce marine litter by banning commonly used throwaway plastic products such as plastic cutlery, plates and straws. According to the European Commission, the new rules –...
Greater use of 3D printing in cities has the potential to drive innovation and sustainability by putting manufacturing back in the hands of communities, reducing transport and waste and increasing local jobs. The ‘fabrication...
Recycling rates in the European Union have reached 55 per cent, with the rates of plastic packaging recycling nearly doubling since 2005. Recycling rates and the use of recycled materials in the EU are...
Many EU countries are illegally exporting electronic waste to Africa and Asia, according to a two-year study by the global environmental watchdog organisation Basel Action Network (BAN). BAN has released the findings of a...
On Friday, 18 January 2019, Lush will open the first plastic packaging-free cosmetics shop in the UK. The new shop in Manchester follows the success of Lush’s other ‘naked shops’ in Milan and Berlin....
