Pitlochry High School learns about shoe recycling with Sustainability Academy

TCU SUSTAINABILITY Online is a dynamic learning forum taught on-line by industry-leading professionals who will share insights about sustainability and flexible packaging. Learn about the role of flexible packaging in sustainable efforts, recyclable, compostable, and sustainable flexible packaging options, how to design for a sustainable package, recover systems, and so much more. DECEMBER 9, 2025 2:00 - 3:30PM EST SESSION 1 An introduction to Sustainable Packaging, including how to develop a more sustainable package, understanding EPR, Life Cycle Analysis, and much more. DECEMBER 10, 2025 2:00 - 3:30PM EST : SESSION 2 Understanding the collection infrastructure for sustainable packaging, chemical vs mechanical recycling, home & industrial composting, research & development technology, and more. DECEMBER 11, 2025 2:00 - 3:30PM EST SESSION 3 How to plan for and design a sustainable package, the Golden Sustainable Design Rules including FTC, and TRP, roadmapping your sustainable journey, correct labelling, third-party certification, and more.

🌍 Recycling Education Matters — and It Starts With Us. ♻️ At Big Scrappers, we believe that true sustainability begins with knowledge. Because when people understand why recycling matters, they naturally start making choices that protect the planet. Here are a few powerful truths we share with our community every day: ♻️ Recycling aluminum saves 95% of the energy needed to produce new aluminum. ♻️ One recycled can = one step closer to cleaner cities and healthier communities. ♻️ Education leads to action — and action leads to real environmental impact. Our mission is simple but strong: Make recycling accessible, rewarding, and part of everyday life. Through the Big Scrappers platform, we’re teaching thousands of people how to: 🔹 Recycle smarter 🔹 Exchange materials for points 🔹 Reduce waste 🔹 Support a circular economy 🔹 Build a greener future for the next generation Sustainability isn’t achieved overnight — it’s built through education, awareness, and consistent action. 💚 Let’s keep learning, keep recycling, and keep moving forward. #BigScrappers #RecyclingEducation #Sustainability #GreenFuture #CircularEconomy #EcoFriendly #UAE #Egypt #Recycling #Environment #Innovation

National Recycling Week kicks off today and it is a reminder that small, consistent actions at home, at work and in our communities can make a big difference. For educators, it’s the perfect time to focus on how the Australian Curriculum: Science and Technologies supports students to learn about materials, designed solutions and sustainability. Students can investigate recycling, understand how everyday choices impact the environment, and take meaningful action toward a more sustainable future. Discover these resources from STAY TUNED TO OUR PLANET aka STTOP to explore how e-waste impacts the environment. https://brnw.ch/21wXlmc #NationalRecyclingWeek #Sustainability #JoinTheCycle

With Abieny, we act based on circular strategies, so let's talk about the science behind! 🔬 Thanks to the incredible work of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the concept of circular economy has quickly spread through society. In 2017, Potting et al. laid the final foundations for the definition of circular strategies known as 'regenerative', aka. the "10-R Frameworks": ▶ R0 - Refuse: Do not produce or consume what is unnecessary. ▶ R1 - Rethink: models by designing products for multiple lifecycle scenarios. ▶ R2 - Reduce: resource use (energy, materials, water). ▶ R3 - Reuse: products or components as they are. ▶ R4 - Repair: to extend product lifespan. ▶ R5 - Refurbished: Restore to like-new condition (cleaning, upgrading). ▶ R6 - Remanufacture: Disassemble and rebuild for use equivalent to new. ▶ R7 - Repurpose: Reassign a product to a new use ▶ R8 - Recycle: Transform waste into new raw materials. ▶ R9 - Recover: Recover energy or residual materials (incineration, composting). While these strategies continue to evolve, they provide powerful guidelines for action. At Abieny, we translate these guidelines into practical steps for the hardware industry to connect economic impact with product design choices. Test this with our simulator now online! 🚀

🌍 ZWC proudly launched the Circular Gallery initiative across Delhi Government Schools — an innovative program designed to spark creativity, responsibility, and real-world circular thinking among young students. Through this initiative, our team works closely with students to reimagine discarded materials, guiding them to transform waste into functional, meaningful exhibits. Every workshop becomes a hands-on learning journey where children explore how everyday waste can be redesigned, repurposed, and reintegrated back into the system. By teaching circular thinking at this early stage, we aim to build a generation that doesn’t just talk about sustainability — but actually practices it. A generation that sees value where others see waste. A generation that believes solutions can be created with their own hands. The Circular Gallery is more than an exhibit; it’s a mindset shift. It’s about empowering students with practical skills, nurturing problem-solving abilities, and showing them that sustainable change begins with small, thoughtful actions. ✨ At ZWC, we’re committed to shaping young minds into tomorrow’s circular leaders — one idea, one material, and one inspired student at a time.

https://lnkd.in/eaepBuSH ♻️ America Recycles Day How The Sustainables Circular Economy Helps Us Explore, Understand and Protect Our Biosphere Today is America Recycles Day — a reminder that every resource we have is all we have. At The Sustainables, we believe recycling is only one part of a much bigger picture: a truly circular economy where materials, energy, and ideas stay in the loop for as long as possible. To support educators, families, and communities, we teach four simple but powerful concepts: 🔍 Explore Understanding Children and adults learn to look more closely at the materials around them — where they come from, how they’re made, and the impact of their journey. Understanding leads to wiser choices, and wiser choices create stronger stewards. 🕊️ End of Life Nothing should simply be “thrown away”. At the end of its first life, a product becomes a question: Can we repair it? Share it? Break it down into something new? Teaching this mindset is key to reducing waste and protecting our biosphere. 🔄 Cradle to Cradle Instead of linear “take–make–waste” thinking, we teach pathways where materials return safely to nature or the economy. Designing with the next life in mind is how we move from sustainability talk to sustainability action. 🔁 Keeping Resources in the Loop From metals and plastics to soil, energy, and water — nothing is infinite. Keeping materials circulating supports the planet and children’s climate mental health by replacing fear with practical, hopeful solutions. At The Sustainables Academy, our message is clear: 🌍 Our biosphere is finite. 🌱 Every resource we have is all we have. 🚫 Don’t waste it. Today, on America Recycles Day, let’s celebrate recycling — but let’s also look wider, plan smarter, and teach the next generation a circular way of thinking that protects both the planet and their future.

The Top 5 Barriers Holding Back Reuse Adoption Everyone agrees that reuse should come before recycling, but turning that idea into practice isn’t always easy. From our work across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, we see five main challenges that recyclers and ITAD companies face: -Lack of clear regulations and standards across regions -Limited access to efficient technology and software -Concerns over data security and consumer trust -Difficulty in building reliable resale channels -High upfront investment and operational know-how At The Reuse System, we believe these barriers are not roadblocks but opportunities. With the right tools, partnerships, and training, reuse can move from “optional” to “essential” in the circular economy. How do you see these challenges playing out in your market?

🇪🇺 From Good Intentions to Good EU Regulations The PRO Circularity Alliance is pleased to have contributed to this year’s The RDS Circular Economy Day in Dublin. In his talk our Policy Director Dr. Tom Voege explored how EU circular economy policies are evolving and what it takes to turn ambition into effective implementation: ✅ What is (and isn’t) the circular economy? Clarifying definitions and debunking misconceptions that often cloud public and policy debates. ✅ From design to renewal: how EU regulation is embedding circularity at every stage, from product design to end-of-life and material recovery. ✅ Ecodesign and right-to-repair: new measures that promote durability, repairability, modularity, and access to repair information and spare parts. ✅ Critical raw materials and competitiveness: the role of CRMA in balancing domestic extraction, recycling, and EU strategic autonomy. ✅ Producer responsibility as a policy driver: why EPR is central to achieving circular goals, with examples from batteries, textiles, and electronics. We extend our thanks to the organisers for the kind invitation and for curating such a thoughtful programme bringing together researchers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers under one roof!

♻️ New position paper: CECOP responds to European Commission consultation on the Circular Economy Act Cooperatives play a strategic role in Europe’s circular economy. Sustainability is not just a practice for cooperatives, but a defining characteristic. Among the cooperatives affiliated with CECOP, many operate in key circular sectors, including waste management, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), reuse and recycling, and the construction sector. Due to industrial and service cooperatives’ commitment to circularity, they constantly innovate both in terms of technological development and cooperation with public or private partners. Furthermore, as cooperatives are deeply embedded in the local economy and are accountable to the community, they are committed to the sustainable development of their environment and local community. Industrial and service cooperatives are therefore core partners in advancing several of the EU’s priorities in terms of circularity. CECOP welcomes the proposal for a Circular Economy Act, but calls for a holistic perspective. To achieve this, the following recommendations must be taken into account: 🔸 Recognise and support cooperatives active in the circular economy 🔸 Provide financial support to cooperatives active in recycling and reuse 🔸 Support training opportunities 🔸 Ensure social and environmental criteria in public procurement Read more on our position paper 👉 https://lnkd.in/ddmyw-M9

The European Commission is now working on a new Circular Economy Act! In response to the public consultation on the act, Circle Economy presented its core reflections on the key challenges that it should address. "the Circular Economy Act must go beyond recycling to reduce the material footprints of key sectors, supported by economic incentives that reflect true environmental and social costs. A well-trained and supported workforce, active city involvement, and strong global cooperation are essential to ensure an inclusive, effective, and truly circular transition across the European Union." See our full response below: