Case studies and articles

The Stanford University Medical Center embarked on a pioneering plastic recycling project with recycler Greenwaste. Many hospitals now recycle plastic water bottles, food service plastics and even

Wheelys gives the tools to anyone to start a café or a small store! The Wheelys Store is a totally integrated system for app-powered stores.

Schiphol Group, Cofely and Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, have entered into a collaboration for the new lighting in the terminal buildings at Amst

iFixit is a wiki-based website that provides repair guides for all types of consumer electronics and gadgets.

Everledger’s work asserts supply chain transparency through an immutable digital ledger and use of pioneering technology.

Svenska Retursystem is a deposit-based system of returnable transit packaging (i.e.

Walt Davis Ranch practices regenerative grazing that preserves and extends the lifetime of the soil.

German logistics and delivery company DHL has started to use the canals in Amsterdam and Venice to ensure a speedy delivery of parcels and packages in both cities.

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Toost is made from unsold bread from the Amsterdam bakery Brood. In the brewing process, part of malt is replaced by this toasted bread, or toast, preventing the bread from being thrown away.

DHL is experimenting with a new combination of vehicles for inner-city distribution. It is a clever modular vehicle, developed in conjunction with DHL, called th

DeKringloopWijzer is an online platform for farmers.

Evrnu’s patent-pending technology creates a regenerative supply of high-quality, bio-based fiber through the renewal of cotton garment waste.

The Circular Money project is about constructing a new engine that will make it easier to stay on a constructive course. For Stef it started a couple of years ago

Romania’ biggest biomass-cogeneration plant is located at the Holzindustrie Schweighofer sawmill in Radauti/Romania.

Tonnes of perfectly good fruit and vegetables get rejected before reaching shop shelves in the UK. That's produce that would otherwise be thrown away for being too big, too small, too ugly, or simp

The Chicago City Council has taken great initiative when it comes to green roofs.

Aquafil started a sustainability initiative in 2007 to recycle nylon waste into yarn. Today, it has become a milestone and commercial driver within Aquafil.

As part of London's focus on the circular economy, the City Hall's Environment team is working with five circular businesses.

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Bloomfield Farms general manager Nick Papadopoulos developed cropmobster.com, a website where people involved with food production,

South Dakotan artist John Lopez has found a creative way to repurpose old farming tools and metal scrap.

Crown Pacific Lumber was involved in an extensive upgrade of their operations, installing more energy-efficient motors and installing monitoring and controls systems for their equipment.

With the Imagine Project Islabikes are rethinking the way bicycles will be made and supplied in the future.

Most laboratory buildings use significantly more water per square foot than standard commercial buildings and significant cost-effective improvements can be made in water efficiency, especially wit

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Automation in the world of logistics will create enormous opportunities when it comes to making the flow of goods safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly. 

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PulsUp is an initiative within Superuse Studios, a Rotterdam-based research and design agency. PulsUp provides a marketplace for the exchange of residual flows within industrial areas.

Valley is an initiative by Delta Development Group, Volker Wessels and the Reggeborgh Groep.

Wolkat is an international group of seven innovative recycling companies. The company uses old textiles to create new products.

The Boer Group is a leading, international, textile recycling organisation with sorting and collecting companies across

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by world leaders at the United Nations on 25 September 2015, sets out an ambitious plan of action for people, planet and prosperity, with the ov

Ioniqa is a high tech chemical company developing, customizing, and producing bespoke Magnetic Smart Materials & Separation Processes.