Articles about circular economy

Inside Amazon’s sustainability lab: Grueling tests forge the future of planet-friendly plastics

In its pursuit of planet-friendly plastics, Amazon is putting candidate materials through a series of devices that recall medieval torture… Read More

Ravel’s technology teases the spandex out of tossed apparel to enable enviro friendly recycling

As the sayings go, you can’t unscramble an egg or un-ring a bell. But Seattle startup Ravel has accomplished a… Read More

Tire recycling tech startup with link to Costco lands $40M from former CEO Jim Sinegal and others

Prism Worldwide is likely the swan song for Bob Abramowitz, its CEO and 66-year-old co-founder. The tire recycling company is also… Read More

This sustainability startup just raised cash to convert chopsticks into tabletops

Vancouver, B.C.-based ChopValue, which has turned more than 176 million chopsticks into furniture and housewares, announced last week that it… Read More

Portland startup expands to Seattle to help schools, businesses slash their waste with reusable dishes

Portland, Ore.-based Bold Reuse, a startup providing reusable dishes and food containers paired with environmental analytics, is setting up shop… Read More

Citing fire dangers, Seattle bans batteries from the trash — here’s where they should go instead

Beginning this year, households in Seattle are banned from tossing old batteries in the trash — including everything from the… Read More

‘Circular economy’ event in Seattle draws attendees from around world working to cut waste

With a world population of more than 8 billion people, it’s increasingly important to make finite resources on the planet… Read More