All Circular Economy articles – Page 3
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News briefsDigital exhibition highlights circularity of leather
Leather Naturally has launched a digital exhibition that is meant to spotlight and celebrate the role that leather plays in a circular, sustainable economy. Featured brands include Adidas, Puma, Coach, Dr Martens, Schott NYC, Ecco, Dents, The Boot Repair Company, Leather Repair Company, Chicago School of Shoemaking, Anya Hindmarch, and ...
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News briefsMontane launches repair service in Germany and Austria
Following the example of the British model, outdoor manufacturer Montane is now offering a repair service for customers in Germany and Austria. Repair orders can be registered on the brand’s website and sent to the Outdoor Service Team in Berlin. The British outdoor brand launched its in-house repair service “Repair ...
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News briefsWearAgains program expanded again
Peak Performance has expanded its WearAgains program once again. Launched in June 2021 in the Stockholm flagship store, the concept was expanded to Austria in Spring 2023, with stores in Vienna, Salzburg, Kitzbühel and Innsbruck accepting used items. Now the WearAgains program will be available at the Peak Performance Vienna ...
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News briefsKathmandu launches Kathman-REDU in Melbourne
New Zealand outdoor apparel brand Kathmandu has launched a new circular economy initiative called Kathman-REDU, a program in which defective, returned or unsaleable items are cleaned, repaired and restored to saleable condition. The program launched at Kathmandu’s Richmond and Galleria stores in Melbourne, Australia, and will expand over time. The ...
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ArticleWhat you need to know about the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulations are one step closer. We bring you a summary of everything you might need to know so far.
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News briefsNew bike bag from recycled end-of-life tires
BASF and Cologne-based Baesiq have teamed up for the production of a new sustainable bike bag, on sale from this summer. The “Pendik” bicycle bag from the Pinqponq brand by Baesiq has a significantly reduced CO2 footprint thanks to BASF’s Ultramid Ccycled, a mass-balanced polyamide that supports the use of ...
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ArticleNemo expands Endless Promise circular economy program in the U.S.
Nemo, an independent designer of outdoor gear and accessories based in the U.S., has announced a recycling partnership with Ambercycle, a leading recycled textile innovator based in Los Angeles. Ambercycle uses a novel molecular regeneration technology to transform end-of-life textiles into high-quality, virgin Cycora® material. This collaboration, launched as an ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter and Myclimate calculate the carbon footprint of many outdoor products
The outdoor retailer Globetrotter together with Myclimate have calculated the Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions of 40 product groups in a new project. The emissions from upstream and downstream processes in supply chains for products including backpacks, hiking boots and rain jackets were calculated. In addition, the average CO2 savings ...
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ArticleSödra and Lenzing receive largest EU LIFE subsidy for recycling project
In its largest funding ever, EU LIFE has granted €10 million for a project to scale up OnceMore®, an innovative, first-of-a-kind industrial-scale system for recycling of blended textile waste. The project is a collaboration between the Swedish Forest industry group Södra and the Austrian provider of specialty fibers Lenzing. Under ...
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News briefsU.K. textile association announces multiple projects for circular fashion
The U.K. Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) has announced that it is working with a wide range of national industry partners on a series of government-funded projects focusing on textile recycling infrastructure, circular fashion and sustainable manufacturing. The first is a £4 million (€4.7 million) project to develop and pilot ...
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News briefsVibram and NNormal launch “Repairability Program”
Source: NNormal Kilian Jornet Vibram and NNormal are launching a new partnership in the form of a joint repairability program. NNormal shoes will now be able to be repaired by Vibram cobblers around the world. Vibram has had a long-standing repair program, which it recently promoted via ...
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News briefsIsbjörn enables recycling of children’s clothing
Swedish customers of children’s outdoor brand Isbjörn of Sweden can now get help recycling their unwanted clothes through an online service. The service is made possible by IT company Raizemore’s circular platform. The seller receives a prepaid bag in which the garments are transported, for which Raizemore assumes the costs, ...
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ArticleEU outlines its position on the destruction of unsold textiles
The latest news from Brussels will affect how clothing brands deal with “waste” stock. On May 22, 2023, the Council of the EU formally adopted its position on the proposed regulation establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products. The new regulation, which will replace the existing 2009 ...
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News briefsCornell researchers turn textile trash to functional coatings
A team of researchers at Cornell University have managed to chemically break down old clothing and reuse polyester compounds to create fire-resistant, anti-bacterial or wrinkle-free coatings that can then be applied to clothes and fabrics. The process is described in a paper, titled “Upcycling of Dyed Polyester Fabrics into Copper-1, ...
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News briefsEllen MacArthur Foundation launches database of circular start-ups
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is rolling out the full version of its searchable, circular start-up database. The “Circular Startup Index” is meant to help businesses explore start-ups and discover a circular economy, facilitating the pairing of innovation with capital. The Index, available on the foundation’s website, already presents 500 start-ups ...
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News briefsCamping equipment specialist and tent sharing website team up
British camping equipment specialist Olpro has partnered up with Tentshare to list its tents on the community-led tent-matching service. Tentshare matches people who own tents with people who would like to use a tent, allowing tent owners to generate income from unused camping equipment and support a more sustainable approach ...
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News briefsScarpa starts collecting used shoes for the “Life Re-Shoes” European project
Scarpa has started collecting shoes for the Life Re-Shoes project, a recycling initiative backed by the European Union (EU). As reported in November, Scarpa is the project leader and coordinating the efforts of a consortium of international companies that involve the recycling of end-of-life footwear reprocessed into new footwear. Over ...
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News briefsOrtovox launches webshop for refurbished products
With the launch of the Ortovox 2nd Life store, the southern German mountain sports specialist offers another tool to make mountain sports more sustainable. Extending the useful life of a product by three months already means reducing the CO2, waste and water footprint by 10 percent. With this in mind, ...
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News briefsSalewa launches brand concept with second-hand, repair and rental offers
Italian brand Salewa (part of the Oberalp Group) has reopened its Bozen brand store, located next to the company headquarters, after a renovation phase since January 2023. The newly designed store (realized under the creative leadership of London-based retail design agency GPstudio) premiers the shop concept developed by the brand’s ...
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News briefsFjällräven unveils another upcycled line
Fjällräven is launching a second collection of clothing and equipment from its Samlaren project, using upcycled materials to make classic Fjällräven products in one-of-a-kind designs and color combinations. “Our production processes don’t create large amounts of leftover materials, which is good, and which is why Samlaren is a limited collection. ...
