Circular economy

Making compost out of sludge and sugar refinery waste

Making compost out of sludge and sugar refinery waste

More than 60% of household waste in Morocco is organic. Yet it goes untreated, ending up in landfills, where it contributes to the generation of green

ASB Biodiesel eyes opportunities in Pearl River Delta region

ASB Biodiesel eyes opportunities in Pearl River Delta region

Cementing a revolution

Cementing a revolution

A viable, sustainable alternative to heavily polluting cement lowers greenhouse gas emissions during the production process

Eco-Dome: building ecological ‘houses of tomorrow’ in rural Morocco

A Moroccan start-up, Eco-Dome, is working to create inventive and innovative housing opportunities thanks to traditional materials. Using a mixture ma

Recycling plastic and rubble into jobs

A South African company shows how waste recovery could reduce landfill while creating employment

Education: Key to the success of Chile’s historic recycling law

The country has adopted landmark legislation to cut down on waste and encourage sustainability. Now comes the hard part: Getting citizens on board.

Self-service car sharing

Self-service car sharing has never seen before in Morocco. But now, after a successful pilot project in Casablanca in 2015, the service is rolling in

There’s something fishy in Berlin’s vegetable farm

A start-up based in central Berlin farms fish and uses their waste to fertilise vegetables, while in thesupermarkets of the future, vegetables and fis

Waking up a continent to climate change

No continent will suffer more from global warming than Africa. In a race against time, the African Climate Reality Project is scrambling to educate le

Bamboo Shoots Higher

After flooring, boat construction and other applications, environmentally friendly bamboo is now ready to debut in pipelines, thanks to new patented c

Getting in Shape for the Circular Economy

A new program helps Luxembourg’s small businesses become "Fit 4 Circularity."

Artificial silk that's tough like steel

German start-up AMSilk catches big brands in its silky web

Pioneering Industrial Symbiosis for Green Growth in Colombia

A flower power detergent is cleaning up Russia’s dirty waters

A Russian startup has developed a new microgel-based technology for environmentally-friendly detergents for everything from washing-up to industrial

How to go about preventing river pollution

Toward Sustainable Cities - Infographic

Xeros reinvents the washing machine

The UK firm believes other sectors could benefit from its technology too

Everlasting blue jeans

MUD Jeans is a Dutch "circular denim" firm that wants to make fashion a less dirty business

iNex: getting connected to tap into the ‘hidden gold’ in our waste

The 'circle of life'

MUD Jeans leases jeans to make fashion a less dirty business

Recycling of solar panels, an undervalued business opportunity?

Startup iNex is the "tinder" for waste

Lord of the Flies

A farmer in South Africa uses maggots to reduce organic waste, repair depleted soils and help feed the world

INTERVIEW 'Circular economy requires all stakeholders to be aligned towards the same objective'

Video: TerraCycle finds value in the lowliest of trash

The case for a ‘circular’ tax break

Fondation 2019 launches the idea of ‘circular VAT’ for eco-responsible products

The fight against waste and food spoilage: surge in popularity for unpackaged goods in France

Sales of loose goods currently represent 1.5 percent of purchases in France. The association Réseau Vrac is supporting and training entrepreneurs who

Carpe Deum...but Caveat Emptor!

The circular economy holds great promise for Africa, where rising production and consumption are prompting concerns for the environment. But can the c

Clean Solutions

An African company is recycling waste from harvested sugar cane and coffee to create fuel—a glimpse of what the circular economy could look like if

The end of waste

TerraCycle finds value in the lowliest of trash, from cigarette butts to chewing gum

A new spin on demolition

Rotor Deconstruction is a scrappy Belgian startup challenging the construction waste status quo

Going round to go forward

Plastic bottles upcycled for urban farming purposes

In Yaoundé, a youth-oriented urban agriculture project is sprouting out of used plastic bottles

The pleasure and virtues of eating local foods

As well as being tastier, locally sourced food reinforces the role of the producer, revamps forgotten ingredients and reduces the consumption of fossi

Energy compressed into ultra-dense wood

Spanish company Biomasa Forestal upcycles tree waste into small biofuel pellets to power both homes and factories.

Zenata, one of the first eco-cities in Africa

Making manure great again

Sistema Biobolsa helps small farmers convert livestock waste into renewable energy and organic fertilizer

Yoko: a former colonial town that encapsulates the ambitions of Cameroon’s REDD+

Lying in a buffer zone between the lush southern regions and the northern Sahelian regions of Cameroon, Yoko municipality is launching a project for t