From January 1st 2018, the Chinese ban on 24 different kinds of waste, including scrap plastic and mixed papers, entered into force. Antonis Mavropoulos and David Bidemann discuss its impact. Since countries worldwide depend on exporting their waste to China this ban has large consequences. The EU alone normally exports 50% of their plastic to […]
In this article we highlight some of the challenges for the Circular Economy. It was in his book, Utopia, published in 1516 that humanist philosopher Thomas More first introduced the concept of the same name. Utopia represents a society or a situation possessing qualities nearing perfection, both in the sense of individual perfection and perfection […]
We are proud to announce we will be reporting on the Scottish Resources Conference in Glasgow, this week. The Scottish Resources Conference is delivered by Zero Waste Scotland and by the CIWM and will feature a variety of topics relating to waste management and circular economy. Prominent speakers such as Iain Gulland, Chief Executive – Zero […]
Lead free alloys, a problem for the circular economy model? The circular economy model, as a departure from the linear model of production-consumption-disposal, proposes that the model of consumption should be based around the idea that we design with re-use in mind, either through recycling or environmentally energy efficient disposal. The circle considers that raw […]
H&M Conscious Foundation gives €1 million grant to pioneering ideas for Circular Economy in the fashion industry On August 25, the H&M Conscious Foundation launches the first ever Global Change Award − one of the world’s biggest challenges for early stage innovation and the first such initiative in the fashion industry. By catalysing green, truly ground-breaking […]