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Blog: Recycling - the USB plug for a circular economy

Blog

16 Mar 2016

Sandy Roger

The standardised USB plug removes confusion, waste and inefficiency in our IT systems; Sandy Rodger argues that standardising our recycling processes would do the same for end of life material recovery.

Blog: Who cares about the Earth?

Blog

14 Mar 2016

Dr Thomas SK Tang FRSA

Friday the 22nd April is Earth Day. Dr Thomas S.K. Tang talks about the importance of protecting Earth. Starting now.

Report: Designing for a circular economy - lessons from The Great Recovery 2012-2016

Report

07 Mar 2016

What lessons can be learned from the work of The Great Recovery? From the spark of an idea to the growth of a network and beyond, we share some of our reflections and insights from the last four years.

Blog: Why is the circular economy transformational (and not just a smaller elephant?)

Blog

09 Feb 2016

Sandy Rodger

Sandy Rodger FRSA explains why Circular Economy is a force for creating a new, transformational, conversation about resources - and not just a smaller elephant.

Help the RSA become more sustainable

Fellowship news

03 Feb 2016

MSc students from Imperial College London are helping the RSA to improve its environmental sustainability and looking for input from Fellows.

Blog: The New Plastics Economy – a breakthrough, and not only for plastics

Blog

02 Feb 2016

Sandy Rodger

Sandy Rodger FRSA reflects on the recent report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Project MainStream - The New Plastics Economy

Blog: Second Life Solid Wool

Blog

28 Jan 2016

Steven Parsons

Around 300,000 tonnes of carpet is landfilled in the UK each year. Steven Parsons discusses the challenges of end of life recovery for this flooring, and an innovative collaboration which rethinks what a second life for these fibres could look like.

Blog: Predictably unambitious and still obsessed with waste: the EU’s new plan for a circular economy

Blog

17 Dec 2015

Lucy Chamberlin

Lucy Chamberlin reflects on the European Commission's long awaited new circular economy package.

Blog: Never Turn Your Back on the Ocean

Blog

01 Dec 2015

Sophie Thomas

What’s the connection between the ocean and a toothbrush? Nothing. No, really there isn’t a connection. Funny then that you find so many of them on beaches around the world.