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European Commission launch a €1bn call for green research projects

The European Commission has launched a €1bn call for research projects that respond to issues caused by the current climate crisis. The Commission is...

Packaging and transporting food for the green economy

The Innovation Platform speaks to Nuria Ballester, Strategy and Innovation Director at Logifruit, about their role in packaging and transporting food for the green...

Australasian countries join pact for innovation in plastics

Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Island nations have formed the ANZPAC Plastic Pact to further innovation in plastics and promote the circular economy. Australia,...

Global innovators to join leading circular economy consortium

12 innovators have joined the CE100 Network to inspire and enable new circular economy based partnerships and practices. The CE100 Network, or Circular Economy 100...

Could the shells of insects be the missing link in the circular economy?

A team of scientists from Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have used the shells of black soldier flies to sustainably extract the...

Circular Economy Action Plan: making sustainability the norm

The European Commission has developed a new Circular Economy Action Plan with the hope to make sustainable products the norm in the EU. The European...

Turning scrap metal into powder

MolyWorks converts metal scraps directly into powder in a single step with an inherently superior process to industry standard powder production methods. Often, more than...

How agricultural waste can be used to produce natural laundry detergents

A team of researchers have utilised an enzyme that originates in agricultural waste in order to produce an important additive in laundry detergents. By utilising...

Field testing the rate of degradation in compostable packaging

A recent study by Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands, analysed the degradation of compostable packaging at an industrial composting plant. A study by Wageningen University...

From top to curly tail: Promoting the circular economy with pig manure

The agrifood sector is aiming to take a leading role in the progression of the circular economy, starting with the manure. One example of the...

Why you should care about food waste

Approximately, 1.3bn tonnes of food goes to waste each year. But what can changing opinions and legislation do to influence the reduction of our...

VinylPlus Sustainability Forum explores plastic and the circular economy

The 2019 VinylPlus Sustainability Forum heard how recycling is a key part of VinylPlus’ Voluntary Commitment to sustainability. VinylPlus, the Voluntary Commitment of the European...

Is the UK doing enough on the circular economy?

Is the UK’s materials industry ready to be part of the circular economy; and what more can be done to implement a sustainable circular...

Circular economy packaging: stylish and sustainable

COLOURFORM demonstrates that circular economy packaging design does not need to compromise on style and substance. Prestige paper-maker James Cropper is no stranger to change;...

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