Munich has taken its ambitious waste reduction strategy to the next level by developing an innovative reuse lab and shop concept. Its Halle 2 municipal secondhand store not only enables people to take responsibility for living more sustainably, it also provides opportunities for job creation, educational programmes and voluntary activities.
On the 24th of May, C&A Foundation, together with Ecopreneur.EU hosted a Circular Fashion Policy Lab in Brussels at the European Economic and Social Committee in the context of the Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform. The purpose of the event was to bring together representatives from across the fashion industry to discuss key policy measures to make a meaningful impact for a green economy.
The PAPERCHAIN project aimed to deploy five novel circular economy models centred around making use of the waste streams generated by the Pulp and Paper Industry (PPI).
Interface's carpet tiles are designed along circular lines, and their ReEntry® programme ensures that old tiles are reused, recycled or used for energy from waste.
Volpy was an all-in-one ethical and environmental innovation on the smartphone market: customers could have their smartphones valued, return them and exchange with others directly through an app.
Destaclean® Puukivi (Wood stone) is a recycled material which is ecological, lightweight, durable and easy to machine. It is a composite of pure recycled wood fibre, rock minerals, cement and water.
Geocycle provides solutions for recycling raw materials as inputs for cement production.
During the cement-making process, they replace carbon-intensive traditional materials and fossil fuels with low-carbon equivalents, such as waste biomass, to reduce CO2 emissions.
