Circular Economy

Renewable, recyclable or biodegradable inputs for production; recovering resources and materials from end-of-life products; extending product lifecycles by reusing, repairing and reselling; sharing platforms for collective usage; product-as-a-service models, and more…

Your latest circular economy stories

Charity Super.Mkt

Minimising waste from fashion, whilst helping charities do good.

Birmingham
  • Excessive consumption
  • Greater fairness
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy

The Woodshop of Recycled Delights

Reducing timber waste, greening the city & building carpentry skills, confidence & garden furniture.

Hackney
  • Carbon emissions
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Built Environment

Surplus to Supper

Bridging the gap between food waste and food poverty locally.

Hillingdon
  • Food security & supply
  • Greater fairness
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

New-U

Tackling fast fashion and unemployment through a clothes swapping boutique.

Norwich
  • Excessive consumption
  • Greater fairness
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy

Share and Repair

Helping local people and communities reduce carbon, waste and landfill.

Bath and North East Somerset
  • Carbon emissions
  • Excessive consumption
  • Greater fairness
  • Circular Economy

A Good Thing CIC

Making it easy for businesses to donate unwanted items to local charities.

UK
  • Excessive consumption
  • Greater fairness
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy

Think big locally

Why Circular Economy?

Companies can redesign how they operate by reducing materials, waste and pollution upfront during design and development; finding innovative ways of extending the useful life of components and materials; and offering services instead of selling products. Communities and residents grow circular economies naturally by relentlessly reusing, repairing and recycling. A circular economy is a boon for new, secure jobs: put simply, keeping our stuff for longer means keeping more jobs in the local economy.

Civic Revolution: Trailer

A short three-part audiobook about the clash between our culture and wellbeing; and the power of community to resolve this conflict. Based on the book Civic Revolution and narrated by its author.

All circular economy initiatives

Charity Super.Mkt

Minimising waste from fashion, whilst helping charities do good.

Birmingham
  • Excessive consumption
  • Greater fairness
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy

The Woodshop of Recycled Delights

Reducing timber waste, greening the city & building carpentry skills, confidence & garden furniture.

Hackney
  • Carbon emissions
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Built Environment

Surplus to Supper

Bridging the gap between food waste and food poverty locally.

Hillingdon
  • Food security & supply
  • Greater fairness
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

New-U

Tackling fast fashion and unemployment through a clothes swapping boutique.

Norwich
  • Excessive consumption
  • Greater fairness
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy

Share and Repair

Helping local people and communities reduce carbon, waste and landfill.

Bath and North East Somerset
  • Carbon emissions
  • Excessive consumption
  • Greater fairness
  • Circular Economy

A Good Thing CIC

Making it easy for businesses to donate unwanted items to local charities.

UK
  • Excessive consumption
  • Greater fairness
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy

Renew Hub

Bringing reuse on an industrial scale to Greater Manchester, leading towards a circular economy.

Manchester
  • Carbon emissions
  • Excessive consumption
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy
  • Built Environment

4GOOD

Empowering event organisers to do more good and have a positive impact.

City of London
  • Carbon emissions
  • Greater fairness
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Circular Economy
  • Energy
  • Finance

Elvis & Kresse

Changing perceptions and norms around waste, luxury & business.

Swale
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Excessive consumption
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

Edinburgh Remakery

Creating a culture of repair, re-use and sustainable, waste-free living.

City of Edinburgh
  • Carbon emissions
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy

Fylde Resilience Community Project

Increasing connectivity between private, public and 3rd sectors to deliver local Climate Action Plan

Blackpool
  • Excessive consumption
  • Greater fairness
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Circular Economy
  • Built Environment
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

Egin

Supporting communities in Wales to tackle climate change.

Blaenau Gwent
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Food security & supply
  • Circular Economy
  • Energy
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