RE:using Resources
The linear economy has little respect for the earth's raw materials, extracting finite resources and ignoring the waste that's generated.
Circular economic models are now seeking to replace this linear approach and change the underlying principles of our financial structures. In a circular economy, we look at waste not as a problem, but as a resource in the wrong place.
Discover inspiring stories and insights that show how we can design waste and pollution out of our systems by using regenerative materials and extending their lifecycles.
Resortecs
Resortecs has created a solution that aims to unravel the fashion industry's waste crisis. Their dissolvable stitching allows clothing to be repurposed after use, keeping the value of the material in the value chain and respecting the boundaries of the planet. If this stitching was implemented across the entire fashion industry, it could save up to 200 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.
Recycling Resources
Turning waste streams into reusable materials
Fuel From Forest Waste
DIscover how Tom Hobby's Yosemite Clean Energy deals with the excess timber created by modern forestry to transform wood waste into renewable green hydrogen and natural gas. Yosemite Clean Energy is a member of the Sustainable Markets Initiative's Hydrogen Task Force.
Eliminating Food Waste
Making the most of the food we don't eat
Recycling Waste Water
Based in New Delhi, Absolute Water transforms sewage waste into safe drinking water using specially-bred worms to remove micropollutants as the first part of the filtration process.
A Plastic-Free Future?
Innovative materials that don't cost the Earth
Circularise
Using blockchain technology to track raw materials through supply chains and around the circular economy.
Lessons In Chemistry
Harnessing natural processes to break down materials
