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Duvet and pillow
  • Recycling

What to do with duvets and pillows?

Article 6 Apr 2020

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A women is standing facing a supermarket shelf
  • Plastics

What to do with plastic film?

Article 3 Apr 2020 1 minute read

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micro plastics floating in an ocean
  • Plastics

What are microplastics and where do they come from?

Article 27 Mar 2020 3 minute read

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Various mattress materials
  • Sustainable Business

Mattress Extended Producer Responsibility

Less than one in 10 mattresses in Scotland is recycled at end-of-life.

Article 11 Nov 2019

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A technician looking into microscope
  • Circular Economy

MiAlgae

Article 4 Nov 2019

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Two nurses, black and white image, one nurse on the phone behind a desk and the other nurse watching her in front of the desk
  • Fashion & Beauty

Reusable Period Products

Article 16 Sep 2019

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Pair of black Period Pants on display
  • Fashion & Beauty

Reusable period pants

Period pants are a reusable period product that last for years and can hold around 20ml of blood. They can be worn just like regular underwear and are an alternative to single-use menstrual products. 

Article 11 Jul 2019 5 minute read

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Pair of hands holding a panel glowing blue
  • Circular Economy

DESIGN THINKING

Article 25 Apr 2019

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Man in white overalls, with hairnet, looking into a metal vat container in factory
  • Circular Economy

Circular Economy - How can I get started?

Article 17 Apr 2019

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