Circular Economy Tool measures progress towards circular economy February 16, 2021 Organizations can now link sustainability reporting standards with a tool for measuring their progress towards a circular economy
Circular Economy New tracking tool helps source recycled plastic February 9, 2021 With demand currently outstripping supply, particularly for food grade packaging plastics, many FMCGs, manufacturers and converters are finding sourcing the feedstock they require to hit regulatory and sustainability goals challenging.
Circular Economy Loblaw and Loop make good on reusable packaging promise February 2, 2021 TerraCycle’s Loop retail program is launching in Canada, with Loblaw as the first retail partner. Initially rolling out to residents in most of Ontario, customers can shop for food…
Advocacy Canada Plastics Pact launches January 28, 2021 More than 40 companies and organizations have joined in launching the Canada Plastics Pact (CPP), representing diverse parts of the plastics value chain, from leading brands to waste management companies,…
Circular Economy UBC to develop post-consumer carbon-based products January 19, 2021 The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (UBCO) has received $1.9 million in federal funding to research how industrial waste can be converted into new products. A new…
Business Operations Mechanical recycling demo plant opens in Germany January 14, 2021 High-speed sorting at the demonstration plant. Tomra and Borealis have started operations at their advanced mechanical recycling demo plant in Lahnstein, Germany. Borealis produces advanced and circular polyolefin solutions along…
Circular Economy G20 endorses Circular Carbon Economy Platform November 10, 2020 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia –Energy ministers from the G20 countries have endorsed the Circular Carbon Economy Platform as a tool to manage emissions and foster access to energy. The miniters acknowledged…
Circular Economy Label industry creates recycling consortium November 4, 2020 With a shared goal of creating a sustainable self-adhesive labeling industry, more than 30 companies from around the world today have established a new consortium to promote recycling. Currently only…
Circular Economy Circular economy at a crossroads October 30, 2020 NEW YORK, N.Y – The circular economy in North America is in the midst of a sea change. A new report, The Circular Shift: Four Key Drivers of Circularity in…
Circular Economy Recycling isn’t enough September 25, 2020 The world’s plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse