19 July 202313 July 2023 Can Cellulose Fibers Fill the Cotton Gap? Cellulose as a Raw Material Could Be the Answer to Future Textile Demand
12 April 20236 April 2023 Can Cellulose Film Make Food Packaging Sustainable Again? VTT has announced it has invested €1.5 million into a CelluloseFilms pilot facility, which is ready to scale up the production methods of renewable cellulose alternatives to plastic films
20 March 202315 March 2023 Carbios joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s circular economy network and aims to “make plastic waste and pollution a thing of the past” Carbios fully adheres to Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s vision for a circular economy for plastic. Its revolutionary biorecycling and biodegradation technologies already match the actions defined by the Foundation
8 March 20233 March 2023 Pathways towards circular plastics in Europe — good practice examples from countries, business and citizens Plastics play an essential role in modern society. However, their value chain is currently unsustainable, contributing to the generation of climate changing emissions and increasing waste and pollution. Reducing such impacts while retaining plastics’ usefulness requires a shift towards a more circular and sustainable plastics system. This shift can be accelerated by scaling up good practice examples and making improvements across the plastics value chain
11 January 20236 January 2023 EU countries prepare for textile recycling big bang A 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 2022 Algae, Nanocomposites, And The World’s Most Hard-To-Recycle Plastic Innovation and scaling in flexible bio-packaging are badly needed
23 June 202215 June 2022 We need to radically rethink how we design Design decisions determine what we eat, what we wear, what we value, and how we communicate
7 June 20228 March 2023 Where compostable packaging fits in a circular economy Compostable packaging is popularly seen as an answer to plastic pollution, but while it has a role to play in a circular economy, it is not a silver bullet. Any time a piece of packaging is used once – no matter how it is disposed of – it is single-use. Preventing waste in the first place should be top priority
22 April 202219 April 2022 Consumer Goods Companies Announce Position on Chemical Recycling Technologies and Publish Life Cycle Assessment For 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 2022 A UN Treaty on plastic pollution Plastic 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 2022 Levi’s Most Iconic Jeans Get A Sustainable Makeover Levi’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 2021 U.S. Plastics Pact Unveils National Strategy to Achieve 2025 Circular Economy Goals Holding 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 2021 The world’s first ‘infinite’ plastic The 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 2021 A circular economy for textiles to design out waste and pollution The 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 2021 Tetra Pak introduces certified recycled polymers First company in the food and beverage packaging industry to be awarded the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) Advanced Products certification
7 April 202031 December 2020 Mass Balance Certification Principles Will Support Plastic Recycling Growth and Accelerate Advanced Recycling Development Mass 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 2021 Recycling clothing the chemical way Nina Notman explores how chemistry is poised to close the loop in clothing recycling
31 October 201928 October 2019 First annual New Plastics Economy Global Commitment progress report published New 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 2019 Completing the Picture – New paper tells how the circular economy tackles climate change Moving to renewables can only address 55% of global greenhouse gas emissions
26 March 201922 March 2019 Seaweed-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 2019 VTT becomes an R&D partner in the Think Beyond Plastic innovation ecosystem Collaboration was announced at the New Plastics Economy Investor Forum on 7th December
19 November 201814 November 2018 Kellogg Announces New Global Sustainable Packaging Goal Company 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 source Global Commitment aims to create ‘a new normal’ for plastic packaging
8 November 20185 November 2018 Danone accelerates the transition towards a circular economy of packaging 100% of packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025
9 May 201827 December 2019 Renewable materials for a low-carbon and circular future Ellen 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 2018 Doing Dutch biobased business in Midwest USA Availability 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 2018 Circular bioeconomy: an uneasy marriage of concepts, so far The unified term circular bioeconomy still needs much clarification. Or do we rather need a precision economy, in the end?
26 March 201822 March 2018 Cracking new ways to fight plastic waste How are companies responding to the pressure of consumers demand to greener alternatives?
12 February 20188 February 2018 Innovative concrete: we need it badly, it’s there, we don’t use it There 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 2018 VIDEO: Synthetic biology in the fashion industry Natsai Audrey Chiez talks at World Bio Markets conference about her decovering of bacteria, which make a striking red-purple pigment
5 February 20181 February 2018 These 11 innovations will tackle the causes of ocean plastic pollution, not just the symptoms Businesses, 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 Davos Forscherin des Fraunhofer ISC brilliert mit kompostierbaren Barriereschichten für umweltschonende Verpackungswerkstoffe
Unilever calls for accelerated industry action on packaging waste Four 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 2018 Circular economy in the limelight in Davos The 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 2018 The Ellen MacArthur Foundation awards VTT for a bio-based packaging solution that reduces the use of plastics Plastic-like cellulose-packaging material is suitable for dry and greasy products, such as nuts, cereals, coffee, condiments and raisins
22 January 201822 January 2018 The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute Form Collaboration to Further Shared Vision of a Circular Economy The 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 2018 A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning fashion’s future Download the report, infographics
7 December 20176 December 2017 Building the partnerships to help Europe achieve its bio-based potential The breadth and variety of the projects with which the BBI JU is engaged showing a huge economic opportunity for Europe
6 December 20174 December 2017 Plastic waste: let’s put an end to it in 10 to 15 years We 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 2017 The 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 2017 Over 150 organisations back call to ban oxo-degradable plastic packaging Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative has published a statement calling for a ban on oxo-degradable plastic packaging.
20 October 201717 October 2017 Procter & Gamble launches new Fairy Ocean Plastic bottle made from 100% recycled plastic and ocean plastic The 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 2017 Die Bioökonomie ist viel mehr als nur eine Kreislaufwirtschaft Gastbeitrag von Michael Carus, Geschäftsführer des nova-Instituts, beleuchtet den Unterschied von Bioökonomie und Kreislaufwirtschaft
22 May 20178 May 2017 BASF participates in circular economy initiatives Europe is more active in the concept of Circular Economy while others are trying to catch up
11 April 201730 March 2017 An interview with Marc Palahi, director of EFI: An ambitious bioeconomy strategy is needed In 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 2017 New Urban Biocycles scoping paper launched by Ellen MacArthur Foundation This new scoping paper focuses on the significant volume of organic waste flowing through urban environments
14 March 201710 March 2017 It’s time for bioplastics to be plastics A plastic package by any other name (PLA, for example) is still plastic, contends sustainability expert Adam Gendell
31 January 201727 January 2017 Deutsche Umwelthilfe kritisiert Umweltinitiative von Coca-Cola, Danone, Pepsi und Co. als Greenwashing Initiative von Großunternehmen gegen Plastikmüll soll Aktionismus vortäuschen und wirksame Umweltgesetze verhindern
26 January 201724 January 2017 Unilever commits to 100% recyclable plastic packaging by 2025 Invites collective action from fast-moving consumer goods industry to be fully circular on plastic packaging
24 January 201720 January 2017 Industry endorses plan to recycle 70% of plastic packaging globally New report outlines how a solution could be reached