Case studies and articles

Recovery and reuse of waste energy

Water efficiency

Renewable energy, fuels

Using closed loop recycled materials

Wood and Paper

Consumable Fuels

Leftover fabrics are turned into unique pillowcases

Auping 'Leavings Pillow' are unique and sustainable. Each pillow is made by hand with leftover fabrics from their production facility in Deventer.

Closed loop upcycling

Training on the circular economy

Training on design for a circular textiles industry

The Circular.Fashion system is an industry connecting platform for all stakeholders to collaboratively realize a cradle to cradle inspired circular economy for textiles.

Design for disassembly

Design for bio-degradability

Design for recycling - mono-materials

Design for recycling - product trimmings and construction (Textiles specific)

Design for repair

New Edinburgh circular economy initiative kicks in as festivals end

The Fringe Swap Shop aims to re-use everything from costumes, stage props and billboards to minimise waste and preserve raw materials

Takeback programmes

Design for recycling - product trimmings and construction (Textiles specific)

Design for repair

Design for reuse

Management, enrichment

Part recovery

Second-hand sale, distribution

Waste Management

Personal Products and Services

Adidas is making a recyclable shoe

This shoe uses a mono material and claims to be 100% recyclable.

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Research & Commercial Services

Data analytics, modeling

Management, enrichment

Upcycling surplus textile items into luxury collections

The design studio focuses on re-working surplus textile items into new designs creating limited collections that are made in England.

Joint industry ventures, projects, pilots

Closed loop upcycling

In the U.K., a creative recycling project finds success and expansion

Leeds By Example is a collaborative effort bringing together 25 national partners delivering new recycling collection infrastructure.

Co-creation

Waste Management

Recycling en hergebruik

fully recyclable steel

Design for reuse

Carlsberg to replace plastic ring can holders with recyclable glue

The cans audibly snap when pulled apart, and the glue can be recycled along with the aluminium can.

Design for recycling - product trimmings and construction (Textiles specific)

Reusable, recyclable materials and inputs

Design for bio-degradability

Bioodi - online shop for goods made from recyclable materials

We have more than 300 sustainable disposables in our range. Online shop for buying all kings of different disposables from renewable materials.

Design for product attachment, emotional durability

Part recovery

Refurbishment, remanufacturing, renovation

Material efficiency

Using closed loop recycled materials

Closed loop upcycling

Designs made to reduce waste

Luisa Cevese uses textile and plastic waste to create unique designer pieces.

Dalston Lane: The World's Largest Timber Building

The landmark project demonstrates the potential of using timber to build high-density housing in London and beyond.

Resource efficient paint formulation

Using innovative technology, the company developed a new formulation that reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 600 tonnes, saved 15,000 litres of water and prevented 77 tonnes of waste from be

Chemical and Plastic

Design on demand to reduce waste

Vera de Pont is a one man company only producing upon demand to minimize waste.

Co-creation

Design for modularity

Transforming 100% organic off-cut fabrics and end-of-roll threads & trims into unisex, contemporary kidswear

The Problem:

Textiles cutting waste is a byproduct of major apparel manufacturing.

Preservation, conservation

Wrap up your woollies: Green packaging innovator launches circular economy scheme

Green packaging innovator Woolcool has launched a new circular economy scheme allowing customers to return their packages to be used again.

Design for recycling - product trimmings and construction (Textiles specific)

Bitumen dakbaan Citumen bespaart tonnen CO2

Icopal launched Citumen during the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, a circular bitumen roofing membrane.

Advocacy for circular economy policy

First Steps towards a circular built environment

Arup worked with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to examine how the principles of circular economy can be translated into everyday built environment practices.

Training on the circular economy

Design for disassembly

Preservation, conservation

Reusable, recyclable materials and inputs

Sustainable Concrete Recycling - Closing the Loop

"smart crusher" technology that aims at creating a climate neutral new concrete from concrete waste

Design for disassembly

Design for reuse

Advanced robotics, artificial intelligence

Material efficiency

Reusable, recyclable materials and inputs

Slovenian Steel Group, d. d.

a project of utilizing waste heat for the district heating of the town of Ravne na Koroškem.

Preservation, conservation

Alternative water use

Energy efficiency

Energy Utilities and Independent Power Producers

Bitumen dakbaan Citumen bespaart tonnen CO2

Icopal launched Citumen during the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, a circular bitumen roofing membrane.

Design for minimal waste

DaRousso is a pioneer in terms of fashion design since 2008 and made its kick-start at the Athens Xclusive Designers Week.

Designing products with minimal waste

Post Couture Collective provides clothing designs that can be customised by customers before it is manufactured.

Customisation

Customer dialogue, marketing

Brand strategies for long life

ARELA is a lifestyle brand, which launched a sustainability concept called "For Good".

Takeback programmes

Own brand second-hand sale

Product maintenance, repair

Sale of durable, long-lasting goods

Open loop high value mechanical recycling (Textiles specific)

Advocacy for circular economy policy

Circular Business Models for the built environment

This research jointly written by Arup and BAM explores ways Circular Business Models (CBMs) would provide added benefits throughout the value chain in construction.

Dialogue with internal stakeholders

Training on the circular economy

Sale of durable, long-lasting goods

Refurbishment, remanufacturing, renovation

Material efficiency

Sale of exchangeable parts