When (animal) waste really does equal (people) food

Wisconsin-based Midwestern BioAg is turning manure into a lightweight, easily transportable fertilizer that helps build organic matter in soil, helping it store carbon — an important climate benefit. Read More

Inside the strange, circular world of advanced materials

Manufacturers such as BSF, Dow and Eastman are racing to develop recyclable, reusable and durable materials with which to build the future. Read More

Measuring the ROI for circularity soon may be easier

Benefits of the circular economy go beyond reductions of waste and carbon emissions to real business advantages. Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Accenture and UL EHS are building metrics to prove them. Read More

What it takes to design products for the circular economy

Planned permanence and material reincarnation both have virtues in pushing the linear economy closer to this desired new model. Read More

Circular water companies make a splash heard ‘round the world

Apana, Shell and Veolia use circular principles to retain and recycle water used in farming, fracking and washing machines. Read More

If all paper cannot be made from 100% recycled fiber, what should we use?

Sponsored: Recycling paper was one of the earliest and most important actions individuals and companies took to treat our natural world more gently. Read More

7 pillars of the circular economy

This could be our greatest opportunity to repair the functioning of the global system Read More

Piecing together the shattered economics of glass recycling

Municipal recyclers say there is no demand for recycled glass. Glass processing companies say they can't get enough. 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

GM, Steelcase see a web of opportunity in the circular economy

The manufacturing giants talked creating jobs and cutting supply chain waste at the GreenBiz 17 conference in Phoenix. Read More