Circular Economy

Ford Motor Company and Alcan Inc. have launched the North American automotive industry's first "closed-loop" recycling program for aluminum sheet scrap. Read More

How does a company with annual revenues in the billions and more than 700 contract factories worldwide profitably integrate ecology and social equity into the way it does business, every day and at every level of operation? Ask Nike. By William Mcdonough and Michael Braungart Read More

Assesses the potential for expanding carpet recycling in the Southeastern U.S. Read More

Survey of the practices and products that are keeping scrap tires out of landfills. Read More

Examines possibilities for blending recycled rubber with thermoplastics, such as polypropylene. Read More

In an effort to reduce the global risk of lead poisoning, the Basel Convention on hazardous wastes has finalized a set of guidelines promoting the environmentally sound recycling of spent lead-acid batteries - the number one source of secondary lead in the world. Read More

Analyzes government policies and corporate initiatives for the end-of-life management of electronic products. Read More

Wait a minute, you might say: it’s environmentalism against technology? Positioning environmentalism against technology, however, has its problems. Read More

Herman Miller, Inc., a provider of office furniture and workplace consulting services, has announced that it’s making measurable progress in its efforts to design and manufacture more environmentally responsible products, especially through its Design for the Environment project launched last year. Read More

The Xerox Corporation has announced that its efforts to design environmentally friendly products and manufacturing processes over the past ten years have resulted in more than $2 billion of costs saved or avoided, and the equivalent of 1.8 million printers and copiers reused or recycled. Read More