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11 January 20236 January 2023

EU countries prepare for textile recycling big bang

A 2021 report by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre found that around 4-6% of the EU’s overall environmental footprint can be traced back to textiles

18 November 202216 November 2022

Algae, Nanocomposites, And The World’s Most Hard-To-Recycle Plastic

Innovation and scaling in flexible bio-packaging are badly needed

23 June 202215 June 2022

We need to radically rethink how we design

Design decisions determine what we eat, what we wear, what we value, and how we communicate

22 April 202219 April 2022

Consumer Goods Companies Announce Position on Chemical Recycling Technologies and Publish Life Cycle Assessment

For the first time, consumer good companies are joining forces through The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) to set the agenda for the development of new plastic recycling technologies

14 March 20228 March 2022

A UN Treaty on plastic pollution

Plastic pollution is rapidly outpacing current efforts to stop it. We need a UN treaty on plastic pollution to amplify existing efforts, through a more coordinated and ambitious approach

2 February 202226 January 2022

Levi’s Most Iconic Jeans Get A Sustainable Makeover

Levi’s has been working to make its offering more sustainable, with its iconic 501s the latest design to receive an eco-friendly overhaul

28 July 202123 July 2021

U.S. Plastics Pact Unveils National Strategy to Achieve 2025 Circular Economy Goals

Holding Accountable More than 95+ Organizations, The U.S. Plastics Pact Roadmap Outlines Specific Actions and Responsibilities to Realize a Circular Economy for Plastics in America

21 May 202125 November 2021

The world’s first ‘infinite’ plastic

The way we normally recycle plastics is a downward spiral of waste and degraded materials, but there is another option – turning plastic back into the oil it was made from

12 April 20219 September 2021

A circular economy for textiles to design out waste and pollution

The textile sector is marked by low rates of utilisation and low levels of recycling, leading to substantial and ever-expanding pressure on resources

1 March 20219 September 2021

Tetra Pak introduces certified recycled polymers

First company in the food and beverage packaging industry to be awarded the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) Advanced Products certification

7 April 202031 December 2020

Mass Balance Certification Principles Will Support Plastic Recycling Growth and Accelerate Advanced Recycling Development

Mass balance has previously been successful in developing high levels of transparency and consumer trust for other materials such as paper and renewable energy

10 February 20209 September 2021

Recycling clothing the chemical way

Nina Notman explores how chemistry is poised to close the loop in clothing recycling

31 October 201928 October 2019

First annual New Plastics Economy Global Commitment progress report published

New Ellen MacArthur Foundation report provides an unprecedented level of transparency on how almost 200 businesses and governments are reshaping the plastics system

7 October 20196 October 2019

Completing the Picture – New paper tells how the circular economy tackles climate change

Moving to renewables can only address 55% of global greenhouse gas emissions

26 March 201922 March 2019

Seaweed-Based Packaging for Food is Now Available for Purchase!

Indonesian company EvoWare uses seaweed to produce edible and nutritious food wrappers

15 January 201910 January 2019

VTT becomes an R&D partner in the Think Beyond Plastic innovation ecosystem

Collaboration was announced at the New Plastics Economy Investor Forum on 7th December

19 November 201814 November 2018

Kellogg Announces New Global Sustainable Packaging Goal

Company Aims for 100 Percent Reusable, Recyclable, or Compostable Packaging by the End of 2025

12 November 20187 November 2018

‘A line in the sand’ – Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches New Plastics Economy Global Commitment to eliminate plastic waste at source

Global Commitment aims to create ‘a new normal’ for plastic packaging

8 November 20185 November 2018

Danone accelerates the transition towards a circular economy of packaging

100% of packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025

9 May 201827 December 2019

Renewable materials for a low-carbon and circular future

Ellen MacArthur Foundation forums such as the CE100 network are essential to achieving shared global goals - new paper is designed to start a conversation

20 April 201818 April 2018

Doing Dutch biobased business in Midwest USA

Availability of biomass, knowledge on agriculture and biotechnology combined with relatively low costs of doing business could provide openings for Dutch industry

19 April 201817 April 2018

Circular bioeconomy: an uneasy marriage of concepts, so far

The unified term circular bioeconomy still needs much clarification. Or do we rather need a precision economy, in the end?

26 March 201822 March 2018

Cracking new ways to fight plastic waste

How are companies responding to the pressure of consumers demand to greener alternatives?

12 February 20188 February 2018

Innovative concrete: we need it badly, it’s there, we don’t use it

There are several promising trials to turn the cement paths towards sustainability - but to bring it to the market is failing at several obstacles

9 February 20187 February 2018

VIDEO: Synthetic biology in the fashion industry

Natsai Audrey Chiez talks at World Bio Markets conference about her decovering of bacteria, which make a striking red-purple pigment

5 February 20181 February 2018

These 11 innovations will tackle the causes of ocean plastic pollution, not just the symptoms

Businesses, governments and other stakeholders are supposed to make step changes in creating and implementing circular economy solutions to plastic waste

New Plastics Economy Prize für bioORMOCER®e in Davos

Forscherin des Fraunhofer ISC brilliert mit kompostierbaren Barriereschichten für umweltschonende Verpackungswerkstoffe

Unilever calls for accelerated industry action on packaging waste

Four key actions the consumer goods industry should take to create the systemic change required and accelerate the transition to a circular economy

1 February 201830 January 2018

Circular economy in the limelight in Davos

The first Circularity Gap Report indicates that merely 9% of the world’s exploited natural resources are re-used. EURACTIV’s partner La Tribune reports

29 January 201825 January 2018

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation awards VTT for a bio-based packaging solution that reduces the use of plastics

Plastic-like cellulose-packaging material is suitable for dry and greasy products, such as nuts, cereals, coffee, condiments and raisins

22 January 201822 January 2018

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute Form Collaboration to Further Shared Vision of a Circular Economy

The organisations will develop initiatives that recognise the value of the Cradle to Cradle methodology in contributing to the advancement of a circular economy with safe materials

11 January 20189 January 2018

A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning fashion’s future

Download the report, infographics

7 December 20176 December 2017

Building the partnerships to help Europe achieve its bio-based potential

The breadth and variety of the projects with which the BBI JU is engaged showing a huge economic opportunity for Europe

6 December 20174 December 2017

Plastic waste: let’s put an end to it in 10 to 15 years

We need to rethink plastics: bring to the forefront that the end-of-life phase is as important as the design for its original function

30 November 201728 November 2017

The plastics problem: are natural alternatives doing more harm than good?

Advances in bioplastics mean they have ever more uses in packaging – but do they encourage a disposable culture?

14 November 201710 November 2017

Over 150 organisations back call to ban oxo-degradable plastic packaging

Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative has published a statement calling for a ban on oxo-degradable plastic packaging.

20 October 201717 October 2017

Procter & Gamble launches new Fairy Ocean Plastic bottle made from 100% recycled plastic and ocean plastic

The Fairy Ocean Plastic Bottles, created in partnership with TerraCycle, will be available to buy in 2018 to raise awareness of ocean plastic pollution

7 September 20175 September 2017

Die Bioökonomie ist viel mehr als nur eine Kreislaufwirtschaft

Gastbeitrag von Michael Carus, Geschäftsführer des nova-Instituts, beleuchtet den Unterschied von Bioökonomie und Kreislaufwirtschaft

22 May 20178 May 2017

BASF participates in circular economy initiatives

Europe is more active in the concept of Circular Economy while others are trying to catch up

11 April 201730 March 2017

An interview with Marc Palahi, director of EFI: An ambitious bioeconomy strategy is needed

In this exclusive interview, Marc Palahi talks about bioeconomy and circular economy, Brexit and Donald Trump, the role of mass media and much more

10 April 201730 March 2017

New Urban Biocycles scoping paper launched by Ellen MacArthur Foundation

This new scoping paper focuses on the significant volume of organic waste flowing through urban environments

14 March 201710 March 2017

It’s time for bioplastics to be plastics

A plastic package by any other name (PLA, for example) is still plastic, contends sustainability expert Adam Gendell

31 January 201727 January 2017

Deutsche Umwelthilfe kritisiert Umweltinitiative von Coca-Cola, Danone, Pepsi und Co. als Greenwashing

Initiative von Großunternehmen gegen Plastikmüll soll Aktionismus vortäuschen und wirksame Umweltgesetze verhindern

26 January 201724 January 2017

Unilever commits to 100% recyclable plastic packaging by 2025

Invites collective action from fast-moving consumer goods industry to be fully circular on plastic packaging

24 January 201720 January 2017

Industry endorses plan to recycle 70% of plastic packaging globally

New report outlines how a solution could be reached

16 January 201715 January 2017

Here’s a New Year’s resolution we should all make – take “The Challenge”!

Perstorp launched its Time to Act campaign at the recent European Bioplastics conference in Berlin

28 June 201627 June 2016

New Plastics Economy initiative launched by Ellen MacArthur Foundation

New report provides the first comprehensive vision of a global circular plastics economy

1 April 201631 March 2016

New Plastics Economy: circular, not yet biobased

New report first sketches the importance of plastics for the economy and the magnitude of the problem caused by plastic waste

18 March 201617 March 2016

Expert view: Unlocking the promise of Bio-Based plastics

Simon Herriott, Global Business Director for BioMaterials at DuPont writes guest post

8 March 201611 March 2016

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