Circular Economy Channel: News & Views
Latest news and views on the topic of Circular Economy — brought to you straight from the Editorial Desk of SustMeme and published in association with Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics (P&SP), a business unit of Dow (NYSE: DOW), which combines core strengths of R&D, worldwide reach, broad product lines and industry expertise to deliver high-performing technologies for end-use markets in food packaging, personal hygiene, infrastructure, consumer goods and transportation, and is a leading innovator and collaborator across the value chain on sustainable application development and circular economy life-cycle design for plastics.
- Plant-based food for homeless and vulnerable in Veganuary
News: Europe’s fastest-growing plant-based food brand donates over 1,000 meals to UK food charity to help Londoners in need during Veganuary. - Cruelty-free vegan sneaker uses cactus, not cows
News: Cruelty-free vegan sneaker will harness plant-power throughout, with unique design using cactus, sugarcane, bamboo and organic cotton. - First biodegradable non-plastic packaging to use graphene
News: UK biotech firm uses graphene to launch world’s first biodegradable, compostable, commercially viable alternative to plastic packaging. - Bioplastic tree shelters to solve planting waste problem
News: UK bioplastics firm secures funding from Government-backed agency to develop and test new generation of biodegradable tree shelters. - AI-powered robot recycling plant for constuction waste
News: Swiss-based pioneer makes major investment into new AI-powered smart robot recycling plant for mixed construction and demolition waste. - Plastic waste gets Recycled for Radness into eco snow gear
News: Global outerwear brand releases Recycled For Radness animation to celebrate the launch of its new snow gear made from waste plastic. - Waste reduction wins award for alcohol-free spirits
News: Alcohol-free spirits brand wins award for eco credentials, including labels made from sugar waste and packaging that uses no plastic. - Round-the-world boat race to make waves in sustainability
News: Round-the-world boat race to trial circular materials in most innovative sustainability programme the sport of sailing has ever seen. - Lost is found in fight to tackle ocean plastic
News: Innovative new item-finder design helps tackle the millions of metric tons of ocean plastic entering marine environments. - Boots to Advantage customers with in-store recycling
News: UK’s largest pharmacy-led retailer launches smart in-store recycling scheme for health, beauty and wellness packaging, with incentives.
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