11 January 20236 January 2023EU countries prepare for textile recycling big bangA 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 2022Algae, Nanocomposites, And The World’s Most Hard-To-Recycle PlasticInnovation and scaling in flexible bio-packaging are badly needed
23 June 202215 June 2022We need to radically rethink how we designDesign decisions determine what we eat, what we wear, what we value, and how we communicate
22 April 202219 April 2022Consumer Goods Companies Announce Position on Chemical Recycling Technologies and Publish Life Cycle AssessmentFor 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 2022A UN Treaty on plastic pollutionPlastic 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 2022Levi’s Most Iconic Jeans Get A Sustainable MakeoverLevi’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 2021U.S. Plastics Pact Unveils National Strategy to Achieve 2025 Circular Economy GoalsHolding 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 2021The world’s first ‘infinite’ plasticThe 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 2021A circular economy for textiles to design out waste and pollutionThe 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 2021Tetra Pak introduces certified recycled polymersFirst company in the food and beverage packaging industry to be awarded the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) Advanced Products certification
7 April 202031 December 2020Mass Balance Certification Principles Will Support Plastic Recycling Growth and Accelerate Advanced Recycling DevelopmentMass 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 2021Recycling clothing the chemical wayNina Notman explores how chemistry is poised to close the loop in clothing recycling
31 October 201928 October 2019First annual New Plastics Economy Global Commitment progress report publishedNew 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 2019Completing the Picture – New paper tells how the circular economy tackles climate changeMoving to renewables can only address 55% of global greenhouse gas emissions
26 March 201922 March 2019Seaweed-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 2019VTT becomes an R&D partner in the Think Beyond Plastic innovation ecosystemCollaboration was announced at the New Plastics Economy Investor Forum on 7th December
19 November 201814 November 2018Kellogg Announces New Global Sustainable Packaging GoalCompany 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 sourceGlobal Commitment aims to create ‘a new normal’ for plastic packaging
8 November 20185 November 2018Danone accelerates the transition towards a circular economy of packaging100% of packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025
9 May 201827 December 2019Renewable materials for a low-carbon and circular futureEllen 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 2018Doing Dutch biobased business in Midwest USAAvailability 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 2018Circular bioeconomy: an uneasy marriage of concepts, so farThe unified term circular bioeconomy still needs much clarification. Or do we rather need a precision economy, in the end?
26 March 201822 March 2018Cracking new ways to fight plastic wasteHow are companies responding to the pressure of consumers demand to greener alternatives?
12 February 20188 February 2018Innovative concrete: we need it badly, it’s there, we don’t use itThere 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 2018VIDEO: Synthetic biology in the fashion industryNatsai Audrey Chiez talks at World Bio Markets conference about her decovering of bacteria, which make a striking red-purple pigment
5 February 20181 February 2018These 11 innovations will tackle the causes of ocean plastic pollution, not just the symptomsBusinesses, 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 DavosForscherin des Fraunhofer ISC brilliert mit kompostierbaren Barriereschichten für umweltschonende Verpackungswerkstoffe
Unilever calls for accelerated industry action on packaging wasteFour 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 2018Circular economy in the limelight in DavosThe 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 2018The Ellen MacArthur Foundation awards VTT for a bio-based packaging solution that reduces the use of plasticsPlastic-like cellulose-packaging material is suitable for dry and greasy products, such as nuts, cereals, coffee, condiments and raisins
22 January 201822 January 2018The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute Form Collaboration to Further Shared Vision of a Circular EconomyThe 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 2018A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning fashion’s futureDownload the report, infographics
7 December 20176 December 2017Building the partnerships to help Europe achieve its bio-based potentialThe breadth and variety of the projects with which the BBI JU is engaged showing a huge economic opportunity for Europe
6 December 20174 December 2017Plastic waste: let’s put an end to it in 10 to 15 yearsWe 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 2017The 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 2017Over 150 organisations back call to ban oxo-degradable plastic packagingEllen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative has published a statement calling for a ban on oxo-degradable plastic packaging.
20 October 201717 October 2017Procter & Gamble launches new Fairy Ocean Plastic bottle made from 100% recycled plastic and ocean plasticThe 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 2017Die Bioökonomie ist viel mehr als nur eine KreislaufwirtschaftGastbeitrag von Michael Carus, Geschäftsführer des nova-Instituts, beleuchtet den Unterschied von Bioökonomie und Kreislaufwirtschaft
22 May 20178 May 2017BASF participates in circular economy initiativesEurope is more active in the concept of Circular Economy while others are trying to catch up
11 April 201730 March 2017An interview with Marc Palahi, director of EFI: An ambitious bioeconomy strategy is neededIn 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 2017New Urban Biocycles scoping paper launched by Ellen MacArthur FoundationThis new scoping paper focuses on the significant volume of organic waste flowing through urban environments
14 March 201710 March 2017It’s time for bioplastics to be plasticsA plastic package by any other name (PLA, for example) is still plastic, contends sustainability expert Adam Gendell
31 January 201727 January 2017Deutsche Umwelthilfe kritisiert Umweltinitiative von Coca-Cola, Danone, Pepsi und Co. als GreenwashingInitiative von Großunternehmen gegen Plastikmüll soll Aktionismus vortäuschen und wirksame Umweltgesetze verhindern
26 January 201724 January 2017Unilever commits to 100% recyclable plastic packaging by 2025Invites collective action from fast-moving consumer goods industry to be fully circular on plastic packaging
24 January 201720 January 2017Industry endorses plan to recycle 70% of plastic packaging globallyNew report outlines how a solution could be reached
16 January 201715 January 2017Here’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 2016New Plastics Economy initiative launched by Ellen MacArthur FoundationNew report provides the first comprehensive vision of a global circular plastics economy
1 April 201631 March 2016New Plastics Economy: circular, not yet biobasedNew report first sketches the importance of plastics for the economy and the magnitude of the problem caused by plastic waste
18 March 201617 March 2016Expert view: Unlocking the promise of Bio-Based plasticsSimon Herriott, Global Business Director for BioMaterials at DuPont writes guest post
8 March 201611 March 2016A tribute to the 8 women who have distinguished themselves in the bioeconomy in 2015International Women’s Day