Separating Aspirations from Reality 360dialogues engaging graphic treatment examines circularity’s promise as a silver bullet for the planet’s problems and finds it wanting. With engaging visuals, it evaluates the claims from a scientifically informed perspective, illustrating the difference between possible and non-possible solutions for a more sustainable economy and provides a more pragmatic foundation on which …
Where experts answer twenty questions in thirty minutes about plastic, alternatives-to-plastic and all things circular. #3 Hair’s what’s happening! , Andrew and Zsofia Kollar – Founder of Human Material Loop – get into what is ‘waste’ and the benefits of hypo-allergic, strong as steel, climate-positive high-performance textiles from human hair! Listen on …
“A company with no positive intrinsic value that helps people, customers and users will not survive.” Michael Thiemann. Forbes Councils Member* If you’re as interested in ‘what a start-up needs’ as we are, try a little experiment. Do a web search on the topic. And? A business plan, a product, a market, marketing, finance… lots …
Investment – Is it still just ‘show me the money!’? Read More »
The Substitution Principle When an alternative material, substance or chemical becomes available it must be substituted. Substitution is costly and complex and will require incentives coupled with strict regulation. The United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA5) will meet in Nairobi on 28 February – 2 March 2022 to negotiate and agree on a new legally …
Global Plastics Treaty: One Principle we would like to see upheld Read More »
If you thought last year was exciting in alternative materials development, ’22 looks set to be a breakthrough year with great strides being made in developing sustainable, eco-friendly materials for products ranging from performance car parts to toothbrushes. In the CirQulor Alternative Materials Database we’re currently developing, there are now more than 70 alternative bio-based …
The phrase ‘widely recycled’ is part of a recognised labelling campaign run by Recycle Now in England. It is supported and funded by Government, managed by WRAP, and used by over 90% of local authorities. We welcome this development; it’s always good that consumers are informed of the options available to them, so they are …
What does ‘Widely Recycled’ on packaging actually mean? Read More »
Covid-19, supply chain disruption, trade restrictions and new environmental regulatory enforcement have resulted in a wholesale re-evaluation of the true cost of using oil-based materials. Oil-based materials, including plastics, continue to dominate alternative materials mainly for reasons of cheap raw material supply; unrivalled global availability, and favourable regulatory factors. But times are changing: environmental impacts …
Oil-based v Postplastic materials – riding the market dynamic Read More »
World leaders at COP26 will be looking at ways to reduce CO2 emissions to achieve their net carbon zero commitments with ambitious pathways across power generation, transport, agriculture, homes and heavy industry. However, the manufacturing sector – and particularly plastics manufacturing – seems to have been ignored. The production of plastics currently accounts for approximately …
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) published a report last week which puts a figure on the true cost of plastic to society, the environment and the economy – a not-insignificant $3.7 trillion a year and rising. To give you a perspective on how large a sum that is, it’s approaching the annual GDP of Germany, …
The following article is a transcription of a conversation between Andrew Johnson, Communications Director at CirQulor, and Joseph Likens at Kynnex, a U.S. company specialising in product management and supply chain solutions. AJ: Joseph, thank you for joining me today. I’m going to dive right in, if I may, and ask you about the current …
Head-to-head: Overcoming barriers to sustainable manufacturing Read More »