circular economy

  • New waste tool launched for businesses

    THE WASTE & Resource Action Programme (WRAP) has launched a new tool to help businesses collaborate to cut down on waste and embrace a more circular approach to its practices.                    …

  • Eco Plastics debt of £1.65m written off by WRAP

    THE WASTE & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) plans to write off its loan to UK plastic bottle recycler, Eco Plastics, consisting of £1.65m.                     Eco Plastic’s factory sorts around 140,000 tons…

  • EC withdraws circular economy package

    THE EUROPEAN COMMISSON (EC) this week announced its intention to withdraw its circular economy package, claiming instead that it will put forward new ‘more ambitious’ plans.                     The announcement was made…

  • Government rejects circular economy recommendations

    THE MEMBERS of the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) have accused the UK Government of burying its head in the sand, after its recommendations on circular economy were rejected.                   In its report…

  • Waste and resource management sector backs circular economy

    NEW RESEARCH commissioned by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has found that the resource management sector is embracing the circular economy and the potential financial and environment opportunities it offers.                …

  • My Viewpoint: John Twitchen talks circular economy

    WITH BUSINESSES facing rising costs and uncertain supply chains it’s time to embrace the circular economy. The circular economy is a very straightforward concept, and very easy to picture in its purest sense. But debate rages over what it actually…

  • European Commission boosts recycling targets for circular economy

    THE EUROPEAN Commission announced this week that it has adopted proposals to turn Europe into a more circular economy and boost recycling across the Member States by 2030.                       New…

  • My viewpoint: Giles Whiteley talks “Circular Economy”

    IT MIGHT sound strange coming from someone whose working life is about helping firms to improve their sustainable credentials but I can’t abide the term “circular economy”.                    It’s one of those phrases…

  • Circular Economy Toolkit launched for business

    A STUDENT AT the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing has created and launched a new Circular Economy Toolkit project, which aims to encourage businesses to save resources and adopt a sustainable business model.            …