This policy applies to all operations across all ESF campuses, properties, and field stations, including food service and retail operations. It sets measurable and achievable College-wide zero waste ...

Humanscale's circular programs, like "Refreshed," tackle office furniture waste, giving products a second life and setting a new standard for sustainability in design. At a time when commercial office ...

After a year of canceled orders and production backlogs, the issues of excess stock and inventory are more apparent than ever. Coupled with growing attention on the impact of the fashion industry’s ...

The world creates more than 2 billion tonnes of waste annually, a figure set to rise a further 70% by 2050 – despite the Paris Agreement’s goal of reaching net zero the same year. This relentless rise ...

According to the New Standard Institute, fashion is responsible for between 4 and 10% of global carbon emissions, with 150 billion new garments made each year. That’s roughly 19 new pieces of clothing ...

In our last issue, we discussed attaining net zero carbon emissions through several methods, including reducing waste. Let’s take a deeper dive into limiting waste through a framework known as ...

The construction sector uses an incredible amount of physical resources, so it’s no surprise that it also produces a great deal of waste. According to recent research, the construction of our homes, ...

Government and Environmental agencies in Michigan are trying to reduce the cycle of waste through policy. These groups are scrambling during the final stretch President Biden's administration known as ...

One of the biggest impediments to scaling textile-to-textile recycling, a new position paper says, is that most jurisdictions classify textile waste as, well, waste. Semantics, surely? Not really, ...

For most materials, the end of life is the end of the road. Final destination? Landfill. But with circularity - the practice of keeping resources in use for as long as possible - that paradigm shifts.

We traditionally think about materials that are thrown in the trash as waste and, therefore, they are assigned minimal value. The terms "materials management" and "circular economy" recognize that all ...