Extended User Responsibility (EPR) schemes play a substantial role in the collection, sorting and recycling of post-consumer products. The Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX) project, a collaboration of over 180 European companies, associations and organisations, believes these schemes are well positioned to be a key enabler and coordinator of …
Read More »The Pallet LOOP signs The Climate Pledge
Circular economy pallet scheme is signatory of Amazon’s and Global Optimism’s sustainability initiative The Pallet LOOP is proud to announce that it has signed The Climate Pledge, a global initiative calling on businesses and organisations worldwide to take urgent, collective action to protect our planet for future generations. Signatories of …
Read More »Circular Economy Post-Pandemic
After pandemic restrictions meant we were limited to what we could buy and when, both consumers and producers learnt to adapt to how the world produces, distributes, purchases and consumes goods. Due to this, new trends are already emerging that cater to our altered way of life and are flourishing …
Read More »CEFLEX Open Consultation launched to enhance and refine Designing for a Circular Economy Guidelines
After input and feedback from 100’s of CEFLEX stakeholders, an open consultation has been launched to hear from the wider flexible packaging industry and other interested parties CEFLEX, The Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging initiative, has announced it is inviting feedback, between 6 December 2019 – 17 January 2020, to …
Read More »Axion Consulting and Philips in joint project to develop circular economy business models
Resource efficiency specialist Axion Consulting is working in partnership with Philips, a world leader in the supply of medical imaging systems and therapy devices, on a ground-breaking research project into how UK hospitals could benefit from alternative business models for refurbished high-value medical imaging and ultrasound equipment, offering potentially large …
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