Living Circular

Since 2016, the German brand UlStO has been producing sustainable bags and accessories made from vegan leather and recycled felt.

Les Alchimistes take your waste and turn it into compost

Eco-designed, second-hand or for rent... As Christmas approaches, why not tuck sustainable toys under the tree?

In Hong Kong, The Chief Project designs handkerchiefs, masks and even food coverings from the fabric discarded by clothing manufacturers.

ReTuna, the first shopping mall devoted to second-hand goods.

Bolstered by more environmentally friendly consumption habits, second-hand luxury websites are showing insolent success.

Amsterdam takes its inspiration from the "doughnut" economic model which aims to combine both environmental and social justice.

If we could grow our food directly on our backs, would we be more sensitive to sustainable development issues?

The world leader in household products, Reckitt Benckiser, now known as RB, is partnering with Veolia to increase the use of recycled plastic in its packaging.

Alkern, a concrete product manufacturer, has launched a range of low carbon impact products. It now sells concrete blocks... made of recycled wood!

Four months’ use against the decades sneakers take to decompose: how can we stop our footwear adding to the mountains of trash?

With its wooden structure and sustainable materials, the building has more than 165,000 screws that make it easy to disassemble.

Veolia’s subsidiary SEDE has created a flowerpot manufactured from organic waste that breaks down into compost on contact with the soil, for zero plastic waste flowerpots, thereby closing the circular economy loop.

US researchers use agricultural waste as an additive to reduce the environmental impact of road salt.

Environmentally friendly and cheap, solar cooking is attracting more and more people wanting to reduce their environmental footprint and energy bills.

Since their alliance began in 2015, Danone and Veolia have been constantly innovating. At the new Nutricia Haps site in the Netherlands, the two groups have rolled out better natural resource management.

Elvira Fortunato has invented the paper-based transistor as an alternative to the silicon transistor for more durable electronic components.

In the Czech Republic, some cities have installed drip-irrigation bags at the base of their trees to protect them from drought.

In September 2019, the start-up Arch & Hook and the French design house Roland Mouret launched an eco-friendly garment hanger made from plastic waste.

Reusable as many as 50 times, returnable bottles save up to 75% energy and reduce waste by 90%.

What if coffee waste could be used to make headlamp housings? That's the idea behind McDonald's partnership with Ford.

A group of students from the University of Singapore has developed a unique mobile app. It tells users where to go to rescue leftover food before it goes in the trash.  

The Boston based start-up Graviky Labs has created an innovative process that transforms the indsutrial carbonound in car emissions into ink.

Provisions, distribution of tasks, activities... the 4 sailors full of energy give their advice on how to handle the lockdown. Their tour of the Atlantic to discover green energy has nothing to lose by waiting!

In Mexico, Veolia converts industrial waste into alternative fuels to power cement kilns.

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste brings together more than 40 leading global companies and a record investment of $1.5 billion to fight plastic waste in the environment.

What if zero plastic were to increase fruit and vegetable sales? That's the gamble taken by the New World supermarket in New Zealand. And the results are in.