Circular Economy

Signal: oil-free Lego bricks scrapped amid sustainability concerns

A high-profile plan by Lego to improve sustainability by ditching oil-based plastics has been scrapped after production of the new…

Circular method for wind turbine blade recycling wins funding

Engineering researchers at the University of Edinburgh have been awarded a £125,000 ($160,000) grant from Greencoat UK Wind, a renewables…

“How to achieve circularity”: the future of wind turbine recycling

The recyclability of wind turbine blades has in recent years become a sticking point in discussions about the sustainability of…

Iberdrola, Glencore and FCC announce lithium-ion battery partnership

Iberdrola, Glencore and FCC Ámbito have announced a new partnership for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries in Spain and Portugal.…

Why recycling is no golden ticket to endless critical minerals 

A few kilometres outside of Oslo, in a sleek business park on the banks of Oslo Fjord, is the headquarters…

Vestas hails breakthrough for recyclable wind turbines

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has presented a method of recycling epoxy-based turbine blades without the need to change their…

Why isn’t Europe investing more in recycling plastic?

The invention of plastic manufacturing changed the world. Look around you now and wherever you are, you are likely to…

How to reach ‘zero waste’ alongside net zero

December 2022 saw the UN General Assembly unanimously adopt a landmark resolution on 'zero waste', which was presented by Turkey…

Brands’ efforts on plastic packaging prove a load of rubbish

Are you sitting comfortably? I have some shocking news. A voluntary agreement involving a number of major food and drink…