WRAP’s plans for a circular UK

WRAP’s plans for a circular UK

According to WRAP, adopting circular economy practices provides a pathway to “considerable economic benefits”, and the organisation has been setting out its 2020 vision for the UK. AS PCL Direct reveals, this vision includes a decrease of 30 million tonnes (MT) of...
WRAP’s plans for a circular UK

Edie unveils circular economy guide

As PCL Direct reveals, this 12-page business guide launched by edie is targeted at organisations “looking to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.” Produced alongside Cloud Sustainability, edie’s guide offers an “in-depth summary of circular economy...
Golden potential of Africa’s landfill

Golden potential of Africa’s landfill

According to UN environment, Africa’s landfill sites are full of ‘untapped potential’, such as the opportunity of turning e-waste into gold. Speaking recently at the Earth Innovation Forum in Tallinn, which took place on 5 September 2018, the Director General of Home...
GIT CEO tackles circular economy

GIT CEO tackles circular economy

  Dr Sassan Khatib-Shahidi, CEO of German Imaging Technologies Dubai, will be taking part in a panel discussion on the Circular Economy on 29 August 2018. Dr Khatib-Shahidi is both the CEO and co-founder of GIT, which first began remanufacturing toner cartridges...
EU Circular Economy package becomes law

EU Circular Economy package becomes law

The European Union’s long-awaited waste legislation came into effect at the beginning of this month, having been published in the Union’s Official Journal of new laws. Having been agreed upon by the European Council, Commission, and Parliament in December, approved by...