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IKEA UK & Ireland launches ‘textile take-back’ schemeBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 5, 2017
IKEA UK & Ireland has launched a new textile take-back scheme at its Cardiff store, encouraging customers to recycle unwanted textiles and help the local community. ... Read more.. |
British Standards Institute Officially Launches BS8001 Circular Economy StandardBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 2, 2017
After months of waiting, the British Standards Institute (BSI) has finally launched BS8001, the world’s first standard for implementing circular economy principles. ... Read more.. |
Deakin University researchers develop 'circular denim'By : sustainabilityo..., May 9, 2017
Deakin University researchers have come up with 'circular denim' to reduce the huge environmental impact of denim production. As part of their entry into the Global Change Award, they developed... Read more.. Subject Tags: Circular Economy , industry news , research and development , Sustainable Development , textile industry |
Denmark-based company Advance Nonwoven aims to make garments ‘GREENER’By : sustainabilityo..., May 2, 2017
Denmark-based company Advance Nonwoven, located at Møllerup Gods in Rønde, Jutland, has patented a new technology which utilizes renewable textile resources to create new products. The company... Read more.. |
First edition of ‘Circular Economy Symposium (CES) 2017’ in collaboration with Sustainability Outlook concludesBy : sustainabilityo..., May 2, 2017
Need for stakeholders to work in tandem to make India zero waste nation ... Read more.. |
Target Commits to 5 Bold Sustainable Packaging Goals for 2022By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 27, 2017
Just weeks after releasing a new forest products policy, in which it pledges to source all of the wood, paper, paper-based and wood-based fiber used in its brand-owned products from post-... Read more.. Subject Tags: Circular Economy , packaging , post-consumer recycled materials , recycling , Supply Chain , waste management |
Sustainability Outlook partners with FICCI for the Symposium on Circular Economy & Waste ManagementBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 19, 2017
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is organizing the first symposium on Circular Economy and Waste Management on April 25-26 2017. The symposium is the first and only... Read more.. |
London, Wales Launch Ambitious New Circular Economy SchemesBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 17, 2017
More and more, circular economic models are providing ways for governments and businesses to increase efficiency, reduce waste and create new jobs. Two new initiatives in the UK reinforce that... Read more.. |
EU funding for textile sorting technology pilotBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2016
Dutch sustainability consultancy Circle Economy has announced that it has received €3.5 million of funding for a project which aims to demonstrate the viability of smart textile sorting... Read more.. |
Packaging Industry Urges EU to Embolden Circular Economy StrategyBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 1, 2016
The European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN) and 35 other associations1 representing a wide range of sectors including major consumer goods brands, packaging producers,... Read more.. |