by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Feb 1, 2018 | Circular Economy, Clean Energy, Clothing, Consumables and Resource Use, Energy Efficiency, Externalities, Food, Waste, Water
The world needs a meaningful measure developed for products (and services) that provide information about life cycle environmental/social impact. How much energy is used, how much waste is produced, water used, if they stay under a certain carbon footprint (or zero...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Dec 12, 2017 | Circular Economy, Clothing, Waste
“One truckload of clothing is wasted per second.” Are you kidding me? This is from the findings of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s (EMF) new report on the textile industry. Also this: “If the industry continues on its current path, by 2050, it...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 19, 2017 | Circular Economy, Clean Energy, Land Use and Agriculture, Waste
Waste is a huge opportunity. We’re talking mainly here about waste from human consumption and daily activities (food, shelter, clothing, etc.). Humans produce it daily by the bucket loads (about 4.4 pounds per day per person according to most estimates)....
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Mar 20, 2017 | Circular Economy
The Circular Economy takes the old fashioned linear take-make-dispose model and turns it circular, designing out waste and optimizing resource use. It’s not just recycling, it’s more like designing the product from the start to be zero-waste. Businesses...
