Digital Roadmap for a Circular Economy
EIT Climate-KIC, along with several European stakeholders, is advocating for the alignment of the EU’s circular economy and digital agendas in a discussion paper published today. The paper paves the…
Consumers in the circular economy
So far, actions to boost the development of a circular economy in Europe have centred on production, getting industries to introduce circular business models and bring circular options to the…
IKEA to test furniture rental in 30 countries
IKEA wants to roll out furniture rental to all its main markets in a bid to appeal to its increasingly environmentally conscious and transient customers. The world’s biggest furniture group,…
10 essentials to boost the circular economy
The world has finally woken up to realise that most of the Earth’s resources are limited, making the “produce-consume-discard” mindset both unsustainable and hopelessly obsolete. Researchers from from the KATCH_e…
Testing of KATCH-UP Board Game Tool at Universitat Jaume I
On June 25th, it was held the testing of the Katch-Up Board Game Tool of the KATCH_e project at Universitat Jaume I. Participants were last year students of Industrial Design…
Competition to reuse and recycle old furniture in schools
Højer Møbler has organised during the last months a recycling competition among schools in the Aalborg municipality in Denmark. The objective of the competition was to reuse and recycle old…
Architects and designers “absolutely vital” in shift to circular economy says Ellen MacArthur
Circular economy champion Ellen MacArthur has called on designers to help transform the global economy along sustainable lines. The British former round-the-world sailor and founder of circular-economy charity Ellen MacArthur…
Meeting of the Katch_e partnership in Vienna
On June 4, 5 and 6 the partners of the European project KATCH_e met at the Technological University of Vienna to move forward on the consolidation of the training materials…
Measuring the level of circularity within a nation state
Austria is first nation to measure Circularity Gap. “Circle Economy” and “Alstoff Recycling Austria” (ARA) announced on the 19th June the release of Circularity Gap Report Austria, the first measure…
The Finnish Presidency Event: European Days for Sustainable Circular Economy
The event will take place on September 30th–October 1st , 2019 at the Finlandia Hall, Helsinki. The aim of the European Days for Sustainable Circular Economy event is to promote…