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- Circular economy investment set to spike
News: Analysis reveals big rise in the number and value of circular economy investment deals in the UK, with growth about to bloom in 2022. - Which countries are best for sustainable fashion?News: Research reveals which countries show the most interest in sustainable fashion; but also which import and export most clothing waste.
- Quarry waste on the road to circular construction
News: New roadbuilding material will repurpose quarry waste in innovative circular construction solution that carries Solar Impulse label. - Venture capital backs eco-friendly period care
News: Period care has a plastic problem; so, ESG-based venture capital is investing in eco-friendly menstrual healthcare for a green economy. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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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