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Tag · Circular Economy
Stories tagged “circular economy”
9 stories on The Good Press tagged with this topic.
Technology
EU Right to Repair Is Now Law: You Can Demand a Fix
From this week, EU manufacturers must offer repair services for phones, washing machines and appliances — cutting waste and saving European consumers money.
Technology
UBC's Wood Foam Replaces Polystyrene Using Forest Waste
A Vancouver startup born at UBC is turning sawmill scraps into biodegradable foam, already producing 400 pounds of the material daily from a pilot plant.
Technology
Common Plastics Can Now Biodegrade in Soil Within a Year
A UK firm's new additive makes polyethylene and polypropylene fully biodegradable in 269 days — affecting the 32% of plastic packaging that leaks into the environment annually.
Human Achievements
Food Banks Fed 40.5M People 2 Billion Meals in 2025
The Global FoodBanking Network rescued half a million tonnes of food from landfill in 2025, converting it into 2 billion meals for 40.5 million people worldwide.
Technology
Cheese and Tofu Waste Turned Into Tiny CO2-Capturing Beads
ETH Zurich scientists turned dairy and tofu by-products into porous protein beads that captured 97 mg of CO2 per gram in lab tests, outperforming many existing systems.
Technology
Inside the 5-Acre London Site Rescuing the City’s Wood, Brick and Steel
Yes Make’s Newham salvage yard — the UK’s largest — is keeping mahogany, teak, century-old sequoia and reclaimed Douglas fir out of London’s dumps and back into new buildings.
Science
Scientists Turn Plastic Trash Into Clean Hydrogen Fuel Using Sunlight
A new study from the University of Adelaide maps a sunlight-driven path to convert plastic waste into hydrogen and high-value chemicals — tackling pollution and clean energy in one step.
News
European Union Bans Destruction of Unsold Clothing and Shoes in Landmark Sustainability Move
The European Union has introduced groundbreaking regulations prohibiting companies from destroying unsold textiles and footwear, marking a major step toward a circular economy and reducing the fashion industry's environmental footprint.