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The Impossibilities of the Circular Economy

The Impossibilities of the Circular Economy

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 …

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CirQulor 20in30 – Podcast

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 …

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Head-to-head: Democratizing sustainable materials selection

The following article is a transcription of a conversation between Andrew Johnson, Communications Director at CirQulor, and Phanos Hadjikyriakou, Co-Founder and CEO of 2050-Materials, a scale-up that’s leading the change to a sustainable and circular future for the built environment. AJ: Hello Phanos, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to chat …

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Alternative materials set to take off in 2022

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 …

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