Circular business models
Many ideas for the design of business models for the circular economy have been put forward. Some are based on case studies, others derived from theory. But why is it…
Nike’s Circular Design Workbook Offers Sustainable Guidelines for all Designers
Nike has released a new, open-source design guide to provide designers and product creators across the industry with a common language for circularity. According to Nike, Circularity: Guiding the Future…
A new zero waste hierarchy for the circular economy
Circular economy network Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) has developed a new waste management hierarchy that it says puts the focus on resources instead of waste. The traditional waste hierarchy is…
Expert platform for circular economy in construction
With a shared goal of putting circular thinking at the heart of the construction sector, major European construction actors have come together with environmental and standardisation stakeholders to jointly request…
3D Printing & the Circular Economy
According to the report What a Waste 2.0, the world is on a trajectory where waste generation will drastically outpace population growth by more than double by 2050. Although we…
Madrid approves the Waste Prevention and Management Strategy to achieve circular economy objectives
Madrid City Council has definitively approved the Waste Prevention and Management Strategy 2018-2022, drawn up by the Environment and Mobility Area. The aim of this document is to lay the…
The LIFE CERSUDS project, an example of innovation in Portugal and in Spain
The LIFE CERSUDS project has won an Innovation Award at the CONSTRUMAT 2019 Exhibition, held in Barcelona from 13 to 17 May, a recognition that is added to several others…
KATCH_e project presented at lecture on Sustainability
Prof. Teresa Franqueira, from the University of Aveiro, presented the KATCH_e project at the lecture series promoted by the Observaria Birdwatching Fair, on the 12th of April. Entitled “Sustainability/ from…
WCEF2019 in Helsinki, 3-5 June 2019 – The Next Era of the Circular Economy
The World Circular Economy Forum 2019 will be organised on 3-5 June 2019 at Finlandia Hall in the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki. Finlandia Hall is a multipurpose venue…
EU report notes progress toward circular economy
A recent report by the European Commission notes progress toward a circular economy, but warns several of the 14 European Union (EU) member countries are “at risk” of missing the…