Textiles make up approximately 1.5% of total household waste, and 4% of commercial and industrial (C&I) waste by weight (Commonwealth of Australia, 2010). Unfortunately, there...
Archive for tag: Circular Economy
Powering the Change to a Circular Economy Conference, Adelaide (15 – 17th November 2017)
Last week Edge Environment’s’ Blake Lindley attended the Powering the Change to a Circular Economy conference in Adelaide. The conference hosted an array of international...
Double-positive: PonyUp recycles e-waste and ends up feeding the hungry, too
Who would have thought recycling e-waste could create meals for those in need? We saddled up with e-waste recovery experts, PonyUp for Good, during a...
Creating wealth from waste
In times of war on waste, businesses are left wondering how to do the right thing. We are entering an overdue war on waste. Recent...
Circular Threads – Weaving a new suit for the textiles industry in Australia
Currently, 150,000t of textiles are weaving its way to NSW landfills every year. Theoretically, all of this is recoverable resource that could be sent for...
What does the Circular Economy have to do with you? EIANZ event round-up.
Last week, the Environment Institute NSW Division (EIANZ) hosted its second innovation series, this time focusing on the circular economy and what it means to...
Cradle to cradle: removing the concept of ‘grave’
When you hear the words ‘circular economy’ for the first time, it sounds intangible. Once you know more, it becomes one of the most logic foundations...
Building the circular economy ‘one brick at a time’
A transition to the circular economy is vital for all industries. The building products industry is one of the most important, due to the large amounts...
Insights – Get a leg up using whole building LCA
In this article, Edge’s building sustainability life cycle experts provide invaluable insights on how to get a leg up using whole building Life Cycle Assessment, especially...