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
A Good Thing CIC
Making it easy for businesses to donate unwanted items to local charities.
UK
Excessive consumption Greater fairness
Waste
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
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
Think big locally
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.
Fixing Our Throwaway Economy
Hear how The Fixing Factory is reducing electronic waste whilst tackling digital inequality and climate change, and training the ‘fixers of the future’.
All circular economy initiatives
Industrial Hemp
Researching how industrial hemp can reduce carbon levels and offer sustainable materials.
Ceredigion
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Food security & supply
Circular Economy
Biodiversity & Nature
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
The Hive
Supporting the local circular economy and meeting the needs of local families.
Powys
Excessive consumption Greater fairness
Waste
Circular Economy
Energy
Finance
Climate Shops in Lampeter and Aberystwyth
Creating a new way of shopping that doesn’t harm the natural world.
Ceredigion
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Waste
Circular Economy
Biodiversity & Nature
reSource Denbighshire
Creating connected communities and providing sustainable activities.
Denbighshire
Excessive consumption Greater fairness
Health & wellbeing
Mole Valley Climate Hub
Spreading awareness and engaging the local community on carbon reduction.
Mole Valley
Air pollution
Excessive consumption
Waste
Circular Economy
Biodiversity & Nature
Transport
Salisbury Transition City
To be a catalyst for positive change, and create a better more sustainable Salisbury.
Wiltshire
Air pollution
Biodiversity loss
Health & wellbeing
Spotless Garments
Providing sustainable low-carbon laundry services through wide-reaching initiatives and technology.
Buckinghamshire
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Waste
Circular Economy
Transport
RecycleIT - Sustainability Project
Providing an end-to-end solution for redundant IT equipment.
Burnley
Carbon emissions Tech & Innovation
Waste
Circular Economy
Biodiversity & Nature
Finance
Tip Shops South Wales
Rescuing reusable items from being thrown into skips and make them available to people in need.
Blaenau Gwent
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Waste
Filling Good
Encouraging residents to lead a more sustainable lifestyle.
Windsor and Maidenhead
Excessive consumption Greater fairness
Waste
Circular Economy
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Frog Bikes
Getting kids on bikes, and reducing carbon emissions by self-manufacturing.
Torfaen
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Health & wellbeing
Circular Economy
Transport
Repair Cafe Wales
Supporting communities to run repair cafes to fix household items for free and reduce waste.
Cardiff
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Waste
