Case studies
See the circular economy in action. Explore inspiring examples of organisations, communities and people creating value, strengthening resilience and making better use of resources.
- Circular Economy
ReVentas: A Scottish plastics recycling company with global ambitions for its ‘dissolution’ technology
ReVentas is a Scottish plastics recycling company with ambitious plans to deploy its dissolution recycling technology through a network of reprocessing facilities around the world.
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- Construction
- Circular Economy
- Sustainable Business
IndiNature: how a circular business model has delivered strong financial returns
Based in the south of Scotland, IndiNature manufactures natural fibre insulation from UK-grown industrial hemp, supplying customers across the construction sector. Their approach to circular manufacturing has delivered strong commercial benefits for the business.
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- Circular Economy
Understanding Business Barriers to the Circular Economy – One Diagram at a Time
In 2023-24, Zero Waste Scotland and the University of Stirling came together to explore a deceptively simple question: what really prevents businesses from adopting circular economy practices?
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- Circular Economy
An International Lens on Extended Producer Responsibility
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy mechanism that is widely used around the world to make producers accountable for the environmental impacts of their products. In this forward-looking collaboration, Zero Waste Scotland partnered with five international organisations to explore how EPR could evolve.
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- Circular Economy
‘Bringing it All Together’ for a Circular Energy Future
How can we transition to a clean energy system when the technologies we rely on are themselves resource-intensive, difficult to recycle and often designed without end-of-life in mind? This question brought Zero Waste Scotland together with industry and academic experts at the SPEERI Annual Conference 2025.
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- Circular Economy
MiAlgae: Circularity brings a competitive advantage
A chance observation at sea inspired an ambitious plan to supply sustainable omega-3s to the aquaculture and pet food sectors. And now, 10 years on, Edinburgh-based MiAlgae is scaling up – big time.
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- Circular Economy
Rhinowash: Circular thinking is good for the economy
The history of Rhinowash, the industrial pressure washer specialist, may stretch back more than 50 years, yet circularity has always been at the heart of its approach – and is key to its future.
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- Circular Economy
Decommissioning of the Northern Producer platform at Kishorn Port
This report presents the findings of a case study research project on the dismantling of an oil and gas platform in Scotland known as the "Northern Producer," highlighting lessons learned for implementing circular economy practices in future platforms.
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- Circular Economy
DF Concerts & Events: Turning up the volume on circularity
For the organisers of Glasgow’s TRNSMT Festival, circular thinking is critical to commercial growth. Four key people at DF Concerts & Events explain why their focus on sustainability is building business resilience.
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