Case studies and articles

1 Human Year = 5 Digital Years Maturity, meaning paradigm shifts happen 5 times faster in the Digital Age. Wikibrands : A new currency on how digitally engaged b

1. Involve all urban residents, including slum-dwellers, in planning their own cities
2. Design cities that protect the needs of older people
3. Put resilience thinking at the heart of

Unanticipated structures beneath the surface of a construction site can quickly become costly and dangerous surprises.

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Ford Motor Company announced on Monday that they’ve begun testing 3D printing of large-scale parts, using tech provided by 3D printing industry giant Stratasys. 3D printed parts don’t just have cos

The wax worm, a caterpillar typically used for fishing bait and known for damaging beehives by eating their wax comb, has now been observed munching on a differe

During a pilot study to decolour drinking water, Vitens discovered that the perceived waste stream removed actually contained humic acids and table salt. Vitens searched for a method to reduce the

Lease A Jeans is a program of MUD Jeans where consumers can lease instead of buy a pair of jeans.

http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/news/population/world-urbanization-prospects-2014.html

This paper outlines 6 guidelines to empower financial decision-making in the circular economy.

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SITRA, a Finnish fund that was commissioned to promote Finland’s economic growth, partnered with Circle Economy to research innovative service-based business models in the fashion and textile indus

ABN AMRO has developed a Circular Economy Guide to help their clients in all relevant industries to help get them on the fast track to becoming circular.

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Atelier Productive Metropolis BXL is an initiative in Brussels that proposes giving old industrial sites a new lease on life by focusing on attracting innovative

ABN AMRO's Circular Economy Guide explains the basic principles of the circular economy, offers concrete tools and highlights successful cases.

Interface produces modular carpet tiles that allow for endless customisation.

Dozr is a digital marketplace that connects equipment renters with equipment lenders.

Smurfit Kappa's Roermond plant has won several environmental awards over the years.

Wieland Textiles has been dealing in quality used clothing and shoes on a massive scale since 1982.

Parkbee provides a digital platform to make private parking places accessible to the general public.

The Excess Materials Exchange (EME) is a digital marketplace where companies can exchange excess materials with each other.

Inashco was founded in the Netherlands in 2008 to offer a unique patented technology developed by the Technical University of Delft for recovering and up-grading fine non-ferrous metals from munici

The construction industry is ripe for disruption. Large projects across asset classes typically take 20 percent longer to finish than scheduled and are up to 80 percent over budget.

Project JUST provides a platform for consumers to find out more about ethical and responsible information for clothing from various brands and retailers.

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Instock has a new product - granola, made from brewers’ grains. Brewers’ grains are the solid residue of malt; they are left after the process of brewing beer.

The Gilroy Unified School District has handed over their old diesel school bus and have, in return, received a fully converted vehicle that runs on electricity.

Repair Cafés are free meeting places and they’re all about repairing clothes, furniture, electrical appliances, bicycles, crockery, appliances, toys, etc.

Octopi is the marketplace for the industry where spare equipment and overstock are traded among end users, contractors and traders.

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The UK’s WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations require distributors that are directly supplying new Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) for use in private households to

The transition to a circular construction requires systematic changes in the construction sector. NEN is engaged in research and development of circular solutions in the field of NEN standards and

Fruitleather Rotterdam is currently developing a new, eco- friendly process that converts leftover fruits into durable, leather-like material.

The circular economy offers new and innovative mitigation solutions that are mostly left unexplored yet urgently needed.

Renewi, created in 2017 by the merger of Shanks Group plc and Van Gansewinkel Groep B.V., is a waste-to-product business with over 8,000 employees across nine countries in Europe and North America.

Nebia leverages advances in design and thermofluids to create a better shower experience that saves thousands of gallons of water a year.

Social Car is a pioneering initiative in Spain that lets car owners rent out their automobiles for a limited time to people who temporarily need a car.

During 2015, Unliever organised training sessions on the circular economy approach, covering a wide range of internal functions and categories.

Re:newcell has made Rayon from recycled cotton and created the first dress from 100% recycled cotton. They are also building textile recycling factories throughout Europe.

Greengrit is a crushed glass grit made from 100% post-consumer recycled glass. It is crushed, cleaned, sized and packaged to provide the ideal blast media for many applications.

Microferm is a small scale cattle waste digestion facility built at a dairy farm in Den Bommel, Netherlands by bioenergy specialist, HoSt.

Fiscalini Farms uses two anaerobic digester tanks to manage the waste from its cattle.

A group of automobile leasing companies in the Netherlands have taken the initiative to create a label for sustainable auto leasing.

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ArtStock recovers and recycles sets, props and stage equipment from various artistic productions and then redistributes them by selling them to its members at low cost.

In 2008, in a world first, three complementary companies - INDRA, SITA, and RENAULT pooled their respective expertise and resources to managing and distri

DLL provides financing for immediate retrofit/upgrade project opportunities for lighting.

Circularise is a startup that utilises blockchain technology to enable product lifecycle tracking, automated reporting on compliancy, advanced analytics, and value chain stakeholder analysis.

IBM and Danish transport company Maersk said they were working together to digitize, manage, and track shipping transactions using blockchain technology. The blockchain solution being built by the

This discussion draft of Europe’s Carbon Loophole, published in September of 2017, helps quantify the loophole for EU member states, and offers potential pathway

The ECO-WOLF recycling system consists of two major components.