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
Globelet, a New Zealand-based company, has developed a plastic cup using recycled plastic, are distributed at events using a deposit system where users pay around $2 or $3 for the right to use one.
Cirkel produces fitted sheets made out of organic cotton from non genetically modified plants and grown without the use of any synthetic fertilisers or pesticides.
Vodafone Buyback offers consumer and business customers with incentives to return used phones and tablets, including discounts on new devices, charity donations or store credit.
Hewlett Packard has a closed-loop program for ink cartridges. Recycled plastic from old ink cartridges is mixed with plastic recycled from PET bottles to make new ink cartridges. For the past 11 ye
Mosa tiles currently contain a percentage of “pre-consumer” recycled material originating from production waste and residual materials from the stone industry: wall
Recykal’s end-to-end cloud-based, full-service waste and recycle-enabling technology focuses on sustainability by connecting generators, processors & recyclers, and provides 100% transparency a
ARN (formerly Auto Recycling Nederland) was founded by the car sector's end-of-life collectors and recyclers to ensure streamlined collection, processing, and recycling of waste flows of automobile
By harnessing the power of digitisation, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things (IOT), Globelet Cities works by having smart chips equipped with RFID tagging on reusable cups, bottles a
In the Canadian province of British Columbia, the Paint Care Association (PCA) was formed by the 52 brand owners operating in the Province which represents more than 90% of the paint industry.
Arup worked with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to examine how the principles of circular economy can be translated into everyday built environment practices.
StreetDish is an initiative by a Brazilian collective called the Makers Society to fix stickers to the side of dumpsters in Rio de Janeiro, encouraging people to hang their leftovers on the side of bi
"...Almost two months after the earthquake, many sources cite debris removal and disposal as one of the biggest challenges going forward and estimate that these activities will take more than five yea