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Tag: Circular Economy

Large bare tree in black silhouette against purple, red, orange sunset sky.
June 21, 2023 Jim McClelland

Beyond carbon: Business case for holistic action

Guest Blog by Clare Ollerenshaw: Why any business that is serious about sustainability must broaden its focus beyond just carbon.

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Men pictured picking up and sorting garbage from the street, beside rusty rubbish skip and lorry full of trash.
May 9, 2023 Jim McClelland

Millions of jobs in circular economy for Global South

News: Circular economy offers job creation worldwide, but report shows research is ignoring the Global South, where most work will be found.

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Artist's impression of the Kuusakoski recycling plant to be located on the waterfront in Veitsiluoto, a port on the Northern Gulf of Bothnia, Finland
March 22, 2023 Jim McClelland

First carbon-free recycling plant for steel

News: Leading recycling services company plans to invest €25M in building a steel recycling plant in Finland to operate 100% carbon free.

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Based on the work of Bocken et al. (2016), graphic depicts four flows to achieve circular objectives: narrow, slow, regenerate and cycle.
January 18, 2023 Jim McClelland

How can we close the global Circularity Gap?

News: Circularity Gap Report reveals global circularity shrank from 9.1% in 2018, to 7.2% in 2023, due to rising material extraction and use.

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Sunflower bud opening, showing whorls of leaves and petals in green, to suggest circularity.
July 26, 2022 Jim McClelland

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.

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Multi-storey commercial building exterior, showing both Fortum and Microsoft logos.
March 22, 2022 Jim McClelland

Recycling waste heat from data centres in Helsinki

News: New clean-energy data centre region in Finland plans for recycling waste heat into existing 900km district network with 250,000 users.

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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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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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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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April 8, 2021 Jim McClelland

How to kick-start circular food systems in the city

News: New platform and practical handbook launched to equip cities worldwide with tools to kick-start circular economy through food systems.

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