From Waste Stream to Revenue Stream, Full Cycle Closes Loop on Food Waste
Would you like to change the world with us? That's the provocative question Full Cycle Bioplastics CEO Andrew Falcon puts to the audience at the end of his presentation at the 2016 New Materials and Packaging Expo. The company's proprietary process may just deliver on that ambitious goal. Transforming Organic Waste Consumers are demanding their…
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Industry Experts Featured at ZWC 2016
Activists and academics. Government officials. Small-scale innovators and start-ups. Exactly the kind of delegates you might expect at a conference dedicated to changing the way we think about and deal with waste. At the Metro Vancouver Zero Waste Conference, these attendees will also be rubbing shoulders with executives of national and international companies embracing the circular…
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Conference Keynote Neri Oxman Connects the Dots Between Design Innovation and Circular Economy
"In the Biological Age, designers and builders are empowered to dream up new, dynamic design possibilities, where products and structures will be able to grow, heal, and adapt." So says ZWC 2016 opening keynote Neri Oxman – the architect, designer, and innovator who has captured the attention of institutions ranging from M.I.T. to the Museum of Modern Art…
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ZWC 2014 Bridgett Luther – Cradle to Cradle: A New Paradigm for Production
Over 200 companies and 2000 products are now approved by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute. But what does this certification mean? Institute president Bridgett Luther offers an overview of the principles behind the label. Luther opens her presentation with a simple definition. “Cradle to Cradle… is about our ‘stuff’,†she notes, “but it’s…
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