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Category: Channel: Circular Economy

Illustration created using ChatGPT shows pile of construction waste, with big dollar-sign adorned bag of money in middle and bank building behind.
January 21, 2026 Jim McClelland

Does outsourcing add up for construction waste?

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: When you follow the money in construction waste, can outsourcing solutions make economic sense for sustainability?

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Square ChatGPT graphic of green recycling symbol, 1% in black in centre, turquoise wash behind; faded duplicate panels L & R to make landscape.
November 25, 2025 Jim McClelland

Why is it still so hard to recycle rare earth metals?

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: Why recycling of rare earth metals is so underdeveloped that we are all throwing away the future, on a daily basis.

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Night shot of Moeve Chemicals plant in Shanghai with industrial landscape of lights on multiple tall structures, pipelines and tanks.
November 3, 2025 Jim McClelland

Sustainable phenol opens new market in China

News: Global leader in phenol enters Chinese market, the largest in the world, with new biomass-based products that are certified sustainable.

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Red drinks can deposited by hand into supermarket recycling machine.
October 21, 2025 Jim McClelland

Trust in DRS with circularity now on public lips

News: Survey confirms circularity has now entered the public vocabulary, with consumers ready to trust in a deposit return scheme (DRS).

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Image created using ChatGPT depicts dusty and neglected storeroom full of cobweb-covered abandoned IT equipment.
October 8, 2025 Jim McClelland

True cost of IT: E-waste hidden in plain sight

Guest Blog by Hiren Hasmukh: How the true cost of in-house IT gets masked by hidden e-waste gathering dust in storage rooms around the globe.

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Aerial view of artist Alicja Patanowska on hands and knees installing 1992 small blue tiles on ground, plus 1 of 8 copper-coloured ones visible.
September 17, 2025 Jim McClelland

Artist uses waste to show impact of copper mining

News: Art installation composed of 2,000 hand-thrown ceramic tiles, incorporating industrial waste, explores consequences of copper mining.

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Female staff in India gathered in semi-circle outside, greenery all around, dressed in multi-coloured saris with palms together in Namaste pose.
July 23, 2025 Jim McClelland

Upcycling at scale is not only possible, but powerful

Guest Blog by Dr R Sri Ram: Why textile upcycling at scale is about much more than simply stitching something old into something new.

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Close-up of clear plastic cup containing what looks like beer and bearing reuse info in blue on white, held on steel counter top by male hand.
July 9, 2025 Jim McClelland

First European capital rolls out reusable cup system

News: Lisbon becomes first European capital to roll out reusable cup system, using smart reverse-vending technology to tackle litter problem.

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Yellow forklift blurred in action between warehouse racking loading Geopack tote box onto shelving.
June 10, 2025 Jim McClelland

Reusable packaging cuts construction site waste

News: Project success green-lights roll-out of reusable packaging innovation to cut waste from both the construction site and supply chain.

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Footballer Harry Kane pictured in black Reflo hoodie signing paper at black desk infant of multiple screens displaying Reflo name and logo.
May 14, 2025 Jim McClelland

Winning team scores first for circularity in football

News: World’s greenest football club and most sustainable sportswear brand score win with first fibre-to-fibre mechanically recyclable shirt.

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