Circular Design: Rethinking Products
What if fewer components meant more innovation? Nicola Stattmann on reducing 50 parts to 5, why circular design cuts costs,…
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What if fewer components meant more innovation? Nicola Stattmann on reducing 50 parts to 5, why circular design cuts costs,…
Why make disposables from materials built to last forever? BASF's Andreas Maegerlein on the plastic paradox: 80°C debonding adhesives, yellowing…
How do you scale recycled plastics beyond pilot projects? V-ZUG's sustainability leads on hitting 50-70% PCR in premium appliances at…
Can recycled plastics pass Bosch's drop test? Isabelle Gola on closing the loop with 17-year-old tools, 500K data points, same…
How did Thermomix get 70% post-consumer ABS approved? Nhung Kieu and Michael Kroh on overcoming internal skepticism, pricing traps, and…
Can premium brands source reliable recycled plastics? HolyPoly's Fridolin Pflüger on the coming supply crunch, cost parity, and 60-80% carbon…
This crisis leads to girls missing school and exams, forces them to improvise pads with unhygienic materials, and leaves them…
Sea Ventures upcycles 60-70% fish waste into animal feed - Kenya gap 33M tons (needs 55M, produces 22M). Women training,…
EWIK repairs refurbishes e-waste Nairobi/5 cities, 6-month youth training with young mothers childcare support, research mapping value chain for EPR…
ACT tackles textile waste through collection/upcycling. Alternate EPR pilot: Netherlands schemes pay fees for Kenya-bound secondhand, funding infrastructure.