The United Nations have marked the 30th of March as the annual Day of Zero Waste. The purpose of this day? Address the global waste problem and encourage stakeholders on all levels – from youth to parliaments and from companies to academia – to clear their schedules for the day and work on solutions. In...
Read moreThe transition to a circular economy requires more than technical solutions. We need to change our perspective towards the world we live on. That is easier said than done. Ilse Meelberghs, practitioner of applied ecopsychology, helps people in their quest to live more sustainably and ecologically. She shines her light on what is important to...
Read moreThe transition to a circular economy does not happen by itself. Taking steps in the right direction requires cooperation. This is where Alpheios and Cirmar found each other: in a shared circular ambition. That ambition translates, among other things, into capturing the circular products in C_passport®. Birgitte Engelen, proposition manager sustainability at Alpheios: “Doing things...
Read moreCircular Economy Week is the time to take meaningful steps towards – you guessed it – a circular economy. In this article, we explain why Cirmar believes LCA+ (full responsibility) is the way forward in terms of calculating impact. The gist of it? Circularity is all about material conservation, which is what we should all...
Read moreCircular production is no longer only for companies that put the environment first. Scarcity of materials, changing customer priorities and European legislation force more and more companies to change their production processes to more sustainable alternatives. With these developments in mind, Frans Beckers founded FBBasic ten years ago. A few years later, Cirmar followed. He...
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