Fifteen designers have developed concepts to tackle vape fires, improve battery recovery and reduce product waste through a pilot programme funded by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM). The Design Skills for Embedding Circularity programme paired designers with waste and resource specialists, before challenging them to apply their…
Zero Waste Scotland is set to join NatureScot and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) in a new national environment body under plans announced in the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government. Scottish Forestry could also become part of the organisation, which is intended to combine the expertise and key…
The first thing that comes to mind when you think about blockchain jobs is the six-figure salary. However, any beginner searching for blockchain jobs with no experience is likely to end up with disappointment when they look at most of the blockchain job descriptions. You will have a hard time…
ScottishPower has reported a 99.9% combined reuse and recycling rate for materials from the decommissioning of the original Hagshaw Hill wind farm in South Lanarkshire. According to the company, a report compiled by Mott MacDonald found that 79.5% of the materials from the site’s 26 turbines and associated components…
Trusting cryptocurrencies is probably one of the hardest challenges for anyone, especially with instances of scams and fraud making headlines. The good news for the crypto landscape comes with introduction of ISO 20022, a new standard for electronic communication between financial institutions. As the discussions about impact of ISO 20022…
The Circular Economy Institute (CEI) has launched the CEI Business Excellence Partner programme to verify organisational circular progress. The programme acts as a structured, independently verified recognition framework designed to assess and validate how effectively circular principles are embedded across an organisation’s operations. The CEI says it marks a…
Tom Bird, executive chairman at Enicor, explains why the free and fair global trade of recycled metal is essential in the development of a robust, resilient, circular supply chain. As protectionist tariffs, tighter regulation, rising energy prices, and geopolitical tensions disrupt recycled metal supply chains at a pivotal time…
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is working to co-design and deliver a national textiles circularity policy framework in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The national textiles circularity policy framework is part of the UAE’s wider Naseej initiative, a Presidential-level programme to create a circular economy for fashion and textiles. The Naseej initiative aims…
CIWM Early Careers Ambassador Laura Fisher, Contract Operations Manager at FCC Environment, explains battery fires can be prevented and their impact on circular economy efforts. When you think of batteries, what first comes to mind? Perhaps it’s the AA batteries in the back of the TV remote, but what…
All of us once believed that artificial intelligence will eventually take over the world with robots and intelligent technology. You can see how AI has been changing our lives in the examples of virtual assistants, smart manufacturing lines and wealth management apps. If you want to become an AI agent…