Andrea Lockerbie explores the world of reverse logistics, minimising waste and improving sustainability in supply chains. When a consumer or end-user needs to return a product to a retailer
Emma Bourne OBE, Director, Circular Economy at the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), provided a Circular Economy Strategy update at the Festival of Circular Economy. Bourne
Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has launched an enquiry into the circular economy and issued a call for evidence on the Global Plastics Treaty. The Environment, Food
As the Festival of Circular Economy returns for its fourth year, Circular Online brings you live updates from it’s two jam-packed virtual days. Day 1 will look at the
A new five-year project funded by £1.5 million from the National Lottery will support communities across Devon to create repair and reuse hubs in libraries. Funded through the National
Global environmental action NGO WRAP has appointed Catherine David as its new CEO after Harriet Lamb resigned in March. David, WRAP’s current Director for Behaviour Change & Business Programmes,
New Lucozade bottle design will save 956 tonnes of plastic annually, Lucozade producer Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I (SBF GB&I) says. The bottles will now feature a half sleeve
A University of South Wales and NHS project has saved over £20,000 in equipment costs by repurposing out-of-date medical items identified for disposal. The initiative, a collaboration between the
Material Focus has launched a new £1 million “Circular Electricals Fund” to support the development of a more circular electricals system in the UK. The fund is seeking applications
Only 6.9% of the 106 billion tonnes of materials used globally come from recycled sources, a 2.2 percentage point drop since 2015, according to a new report released by