Solving the recycled plastics puzzle

What will it take for recycled plastic to become as common as recycled paper? Here's how the Closed Loop Fund envisions supply chain circularity. Read More

Yoga pants, fleece jackets and the microplastics dilemma

No clothing brand intended for their synthetic products to be discharged into the environment in the former of tiny bits of plastic. Now that they know, they must step up and tackle the problem. Read More

Why I used crowdfunding to bring a truckload of plastic trash to Stockholm

It’s one thing to read about huge plastic gyres in the middle of the Pacific. It’s another thing to stare the actual plastic in the face. Read More

Adidas and the mainstreaming of the circular economy

If you read our insights regularly, these three revelations won’t necessarily be a news flash: Read More

From Amcor to Dow to Veolia, what the 'New Plastics Economy' means

Fifteen global brands pledged to find replacements for polystyrene, expanded polystyrene and PVC. What's next? Read More

How P&G, Unilever are washing beaches clean of plastic

Forty companies from Amcor to Veolia have pledged to recycle 70 percent of plastics. What’s good for the oceans is also good for business. Read More

Bill Gates' $14 million sees a future in low-carbon plastics

Since the billionaire launched the Breakthrough Energy Coalition last year, you've heard little about his low-carbon investments, until today. Read More

State of Green Business: The business of oceans catches a wave

As new economic opportunities are found in the seas, a swell of business action to preserve and protect them has come forth. Read More

To rethink the future of plastics, start with packaging

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation shares a bold vision with Ikea, Kimberly Clark and Unilever. As You Sow wants brands to step up more. Read More

What will it take to get plastics out of the ocean?

From drones to filters to artificial islands, innovators are working to reduce the threat thousands of tons of trash pose to marine ecosystems. Read More