Right now, most of the world’s economy is linear: Materials are mined, processed, manufactured, sold, and then eventually dumped in landfills. But the idea of a circular economy—one in which materials ...

Although the circular economy involves other principles such as the regeneration of natural systems, the reuse or recycling of materials plays an important role in contributing to the reduction of ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The world is under a lot of pressure to become more sustainable. We're exhausting natural ...

Learn about the EU’s plan to shift to a circular economic model to make Europe cleaner and more competitive. Subscribe to this topic See all explainers on this topic The Earth’s resources are limited.

In her doctoral dissertation in corporate environmental management, Milla Sarja, MSc (Econ), from the Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, Finland, investigated the operations of ...

As a critical part of our approach to combating climate change, Owens Corning is working to transform our operations to a circular economy model, one in which virgin raw materials, waste, energy and ...

Coveris, in collaboration with SABIC, Zuyderland Medical Centre and Artivion, has developed a process to convert medical waste into new packaging materials. The initiative focuses on recycling used ...

As the UN’s 2030 deadline for change fast approaches, we explore what role the circular economy has to play in mitigating the impacts of climate change and how the technology industry can learn from ...

The world's economy is feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic with many industries under threat. Researchers have concluded that adopting circular economy strategies would be the best way for ...