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Circular Economy

Focussing on design for recycling and repurposing textile flooring waste

Carpet Recycling UK is an independent not for profit membership association working with the supply chain for textile flooring. We help foster strategic collaborations and networking to develop viable solutions for carpet and other textile flooring waste such as carpet ...

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Resourceful thinking

With rising material costs, carbon reporting and increasing recognition by customers and organisations, the circular economy is gaining credence. Sunil Shah, Director and Heather Turner, Sustainability Analyst at Acclaro on what this could mean for the FM sector The concept ...

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The circle of life

From a resource efficiency perspective we all need to go beyond the three-step ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ maxim and embrace the 10 R’s explains Rachel Houghton, Managing Director at Business Moves Group We’re all familiar with the maxim ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’. However, ...

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Carpet Recycling UK builds flooring sector momentum at Harrogate

Exhibiting on Stand A45 at the 2022 Harrogate Flooring Show, Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK) is inviting the sector to build on collaborative momentum and act to reduce textile flooring waste and resource usage ahead of any potential changes to UK ...

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Elis provides sustainable alternative for workwear and laundry

With businesses looking for ways to improve their sustainability, workwear and laundry services provider, Elis UK, explains how its circular economy approach can help. Elis was the first company in its sector to announce its target of net zero emissions ...

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Material Change

Andrew Jackson, Business Development Director EMEA, Shaw Contract on procuring flooring products and materials that contribute to a Circular Economy approach. If we are to limit global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius in accordance with the Paris ...

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Circular Thinking

Giampiero Frisio, ABB Electrification’s Smart Power Division President, explains why it’s time for the modern facilities manager to ‘think circular’. We cannot ignore the escalating environmental crisis. By 2030 the planet will be home to over 8.5 billion people, meaning ...

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Closed loop recycling scheme with Bangor University

Leafield Environmental, a leading UK manufacturer and designer of recycling and litter bins are proud to offer a Closed Loop Recycling Scheme and have recently reclaimed 900 old plastic bins from Bangor University and turned them into new plastic bins. ...

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Reducing carbon emissions through circular economy

The circular economy is to play a critical role in helping to cut carbon emissions. By recycling existing materials the highly energy-intensive production of new raw materials is reduced, accelerating the movement to net zero carbon emissions. What new technologies ...

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Snickers Workwear and EMMA Safety Footwear lead the way with sustainable practice

These forward-thinking brands are pioneering sustainable business practices in their industries. Did you know that bridging the ‘The Circularity Gap’ by embracing the circular economy could shrink global greenhouse gas emissions by 39%!* That’s why Emma Safety footwear has become ...

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