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.
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.
The German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) is a central knowledge platform for sustainable building. It provides the world’s most advanced sustainable building certification system which makes circular economy aspects measurable and assessable.
The ecopixel® material is made of 100% Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) that melts at only 120°C, reducing the ecological impact during transformation. It can be re-melted an infinite number of times without altering its properties and produces a unique colour pattern.
The Ham trick (kinkkutemppu in Finnish) is a consumer campaign organised in 2016 and 2017 in Finland during the Christmas period.
This cross-sectoral co-operation with Finnish companies and organisations aimed at bringing the concept of circular economy closer to consumers, advising about recycling and avoiding that the drains were choked by excess fat at Christmas.
The CircularLab is an innovation centre, focusing on developing innovative solutions to waste management. Based in La Rioja, it works with universities, technological centres, businesses and public authorities around the world to drive innovation in the circular economy and recycling.
