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About circular economy and current developments

To allow us live within the limits of our planet

Dr Janez Potočnik receives UN Champions of the Earth award (2013) Dr. Janez Potočnik is a member and Co-Chair of International Resource Panel hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme,...

December date for EU Circular Economy Package

The European Commission’s (EC) Circular Economy Package will be released on 2 December, according to the EC’s Director of Green Economy, Kęsţutis Sadauskas. He told delegates at the conference that...

Social circle – the full benefits of the circular economy

Reuse offers tremendous social value – because of this, it could act as a useful lever to secure public buy-in for a more transformative resource agenda, argues Craig Anderson Can...

From food to compost

The video was prepared by the city of Milan for the EXPO exhibition (which has the leading theme “feed the planet”) which is hosted in Milan. A few supplementary notes...

Moving towards a circular economy

The EU adopted new initiatives to increase the level of recycling and moving towards a circular economy (2014).

Why circular economy

Eco eye, Ireland (2014) ‘Take, make, Dispose’ is how our current linear economic model is described. Take raw materials from the ground, make a product then dispose of it back...

Product re-design

Re-design for the circular economy (2014)

New Environmentalism and the Circular Economy

Dr Potočnik speaks on TEDxFlanders about New Environmentalism and the Circular Economy (2014). Dr. Janez Potočnik is a member and Co-Chair of International Resource Panel hosted by the United Nations...