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Hurr Collective
Circular Economy, Textile
August 17, 2020
Clothing rental platform Hurr Collective has landed IRL at Selfridges Oxford Street, London. To breakdown exactly why renting your outfit is the fashionable way forward, and how this goes hand-in-hand with a more sustainable way to shop, we spoke with Hurr Collective founder Victoria Prew.
Circular Economy, Textile
SAVE THE PLANET, START FROM OUR DAILY LIFE
Circular Economy
August 16, 2020
As household waste soars, here's what you can do
Whether it’s the coffee you’re now drinking from a disposable takeaway cup or your pile of parcel packaging from moving your shopping online, a lot of us have seen a rise in our household waste.
Circular Economy

Japan’s Town With No Waste
Circular Economy
August 15, 2020
The village of Kamikatsu in Japan has taken their commitment to sustainability to a new level. While the rest of the country has a recycling rate of around 20 percent, Kamikatsu surpasses its neighbors with a staggering 80 percent.
Circular Economy

Waste to Energy for Heating
Circular Economy
August 15, 2020
To Burn or Not to Burn: In Sweden, waste incineration plants convert excess and non-recycled rubbish into energy. The Swedish government classifies this process as recycling, but is this form of waste disposal really sustainable?
Circular Economy

GreenBiz - How to embrace circular business models to progress towards the SDGs
Circular Economy
August 15, 2020
Circularity requires the rethinking of products and services across their whole lifecycle in order to make them more durable, renewable, reusable, repairable or upgradable, and recyclable.
It is a daunting challenge for any business, requiring a fundamental re-think of how they design products and services, operate on a day-to-day basis, and execute long term strategies.
Circular Economy
