Circular Economy News

HUSKEE: Creating reusable coffee cups from coffee husk waste

QUICK FACTS: Huskee converts waste coffee husk into a unique biopolymer which is the material used to create their HuskeeCup range. They have two specialised programs called HuskeeSwap and HuskeeLoop, which help venues eliminate single-use cups at their source and also buy back old cups to turn them into new products respectively. Around 2.67 million […]

Triverton Sanctuary: Regenerative sheep farming on a mission to save Australia’s Bandicoots

Quick Facts Odonata Foundation have partnered with Will & Bear to create hats made from regenerative sheep farming practices that are also protecting the native Eastern Barred Bandicoot The partnership aims to double the population of the Eastern Barred Bandicoot from 1,500 to 3,000 on the farm within two years The ‘Percy hat’ supports regenerative […]

New Product Stewardship Scheme for Clothing to Address Fashion Textile Waste

BY TAMANNA WADHWANI  The Australian Fashion Council recently launched the National Clothing Product Stewardship Scheme Seamless, a critical step towards improving the design, recovery and recycling of clothing in Australia and transitioning to a circular fashion economy by 2030. As outlined in the Seamless Scheme Design Summary report, the average Australian purchases 56 items of clothing every year. […]

New advisory group to guide Australia’s circular economy transition

This new expert group has been established to guide Australia as it transitions to a circular economy by 2030. The new expert group will be chaired by Professor John Thwaites AM, with membership including Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley and outgoing chief executive of CSIRO, Dr Larry Marshall. The group will look at how […]