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Category: Topics: Circular Economy

Cover image for interactive asset showing little girl about to start climbing ladder next to pile of clothes, with text "if we stacked up all the fashion landfill created in a 12-month period, how high up this ladder would you have to climb to the top?"
March 10, 2022 Jim McClelland

Fashion waste landfill piled high as the moon

News: Piled high, the volume of fashion waste sent to landfill worldwide every year is enough to reach up to the moon in less than 8 months.

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White single-use carrier bag littered in natural environment, caught on twigs and branches.
February 23, 2022 Jim McClelland

Pollution on rise as only 9% plastic waste recycled

News: Pollution on rise, as report reveals that 22% of global plastic waste is mismanaged or littered and only 9% gets recycled.

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Jill Farrell, Director, Customer Engagement and Communications, at Zero Waste Scotland and Innovative Ash Solutions Director Robert Green, holding test blocks made from their innovative end-of-waste product.
December 16, 2021 Jim McClelland

Scottish facility wins £500K grant to support circular cement

News: Funding for Scottish manufacturing facility to transform hazardous waste into solution for lower-carbon circular cement production.

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Humaid Al Qasimi cutting the ribbon during the re-opening ceremony at Circular Computing, in RAKEZ.
November 17, 2021 Jim McClelland

BSI Kitemark for laptop remanufacturer investing in UAE

News: World’s first circular production company to get BSI Kitemark, UK laptop remanufacturer expands at Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone, UAE.

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Stack of green Loop pallets
November 10, 2021 Jim McClelland

In the Loop: Construction signs up to tackle pallet waste

News: First ever circular economy, carbon net zero, pallet reuse scheme launched to combat major waste problem in UK construction.

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Illustration depicting life story of plastic and its pollution impacts.
October 11, 2021 Jim McClelland

Innovation call to tackle problem of plastic packaging in Africa

News: Afri-Plastics Challenge announces further grant funding to tackle the problem of plastic in the packaging supply chain in Africa.

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Packaging on a factory production line
July 27, 2021 Jim McClelland

Sustainability & EPR: ‘Future of Packaging’ in The Times

Packaging, Sustainability & EPR: Articles for report in ‘The Times’ newspaper look at how the industry tells its story and new regulations.

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Image of hand grabbing plastic bag — bringing flexi back to be recycled
June 3, 2021 Jim McClelland

FMCG and retail giants back £1M fund for flexible plastic recycling

News: Bringing Flexi Back! Five of UK’s biggest names in branded FMCG come together to form £1M Flexible Plastic Fund to boost recycling.

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Row of plastic bottles on a factory production line
May 26, 2021 Jim McClelland

Packaging Tax: ‘Future of Plastics’ in The Times

Plastic Packaging Tax: Article for report in ‘The Times’ newspaper asks whether UK Government is doing enough to stem the tide of pollution.

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BLESS™ (BatteryLoop Energy Storage System) installed at Essity, in Sweden
April 29, 2021 Jim McClelland

Second-life battery solution for circular EV charging

News: Innovative circular solution for EV charging reuses old electric car batteries for second-life renewable energy storage in Sweden.

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