Recycled Plastics: How premium brands build a reliable supply – the HolyPoly approach
Can premium brands source reliable recycled plastics? HolyPoly's Fridolin Pflüger on the coming supply crunch, cost parity, and 60-80% carbon…
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Chemicals – key challenge and core solution provider
95% of products contain chemicals. Henkel, VITO, RWTH Aachen, and Fraunhofer on scaling circular chemistry: depolymerization breakthroughs and the €25B…
Close the Gap – Refurbishing Electronics to Close the Digital Divide
IT Asset Disposition: collecting used IT devices from corporate partners, conducting data wipes, refurbishing or recycling, deploying to impact projects.
Mr Green Africa – Recyclates as cheap as Virgin Plastics
Mr. Green Africa navigates challenges of a fragmented supply chain, competes with the cost of virgin plastic, and plans to…
Taka Taka Solutions – Waste Collection in Kenya
Taka Taka competes against $1/ton dump sites with zero gate fees - moved from premium to below-average pricing, now pivoting…
Dandora – A Tour through Kenya’s largest Dumpsite
Dandora Dumpsite waste pickers earn $2-3 daily facing toxic smoke and hierarchy. Cricket Writes shows how Artistic Junction builds community…
The State of the Circular Economy in Kenya
Kenya's 70% informal economy drives circular systems - plastic recycling 8-10%, secondhand markets, repair networks. Young population hustles waste into…
Nature-Based Solutions: Can Capitalism Unf*ck Itself?
Thomas Norman reveals Denmark's 92% bottle return inspired tree ownership model - forestry plus carbon credits yields higher upfront returns…
Decoupling Emissions from Growth at Mars
Katherine Grytter reveals how Mars grew 37% while cutting emissions 23% - polygon mapping cocoa farms, senior bonuses tied to…
Circulating Creativity Through Conversation
In this episode, George Marshall explains why conversations are central to circular change and how to design them to build…