circular economy Archives

Women working in garment industry sit in rows behind sewing machines and lamps using scissors to cut fabric

Designing for circular fashion: integrating upcycling into conventional garment manufacturing processes

Journal article / Years of practical research in different garment manufacturing units has proven that industrial upcycling is a viable solution to pre-consumer textile waste.

5 November 2021 / About Sustainable lifestyles

Strengthening the cassava value chain in Colombia through co-innovation for sustainability and circularity.

Program / SEI is supporting the strengthening of the cassava value chain in Colombia to increase its sustainability, competitiveness and circularity.

2022 - 2025 / About Bioeconomy

Separation of solid waste from water in a sewage water treatment process

How safe is safe enough? Public views of tradeoffs on the reuse of treated wastewater and sewage sludge

Project / This project analyzes Swedish citizens’ beliefs, attitudes and policy preferences for wastewater reuse and land application of sewage sludge.

2022 / About Business, Food and agriculture, Innovation, Pollution, Public policy, Sanitation and Water resources

Aerial view of swimmer in waves, Malé, Maldives

Breakdown or breakthrough: currents and turning points in 2022

Perspective / SEI Currents 2022 taps the institute’s expertise and insights from eight offices on four continents to examine trends emerging in 2022 and beyond.

20 December 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Bioeconomy, Climate policy, Climate services, Ecosystems, Finance, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Innovation, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals, Transport, Water resources and Wellbeing

Christmas present with recyclable wrapping paper placed in a Christmas tree

SEI’s Sarah West speaks on BBC Breakfast about how to have a more sustainable Christmas

Media coverage / SEI York Centre Director Sarah West spoke on BBC Breakfast about the steps people can take to have a greener Christmas.

19 December 2021 / About Behaviour and choice and Sustainable lifestyles

Aerial view of sea bay with turquoise water and a small white beach. Beautiful lagoon and volcanic island covered with dense forest

Islands as spaces of innovation for marine biodiversity

Perspective / Read key insights on how innovating in Islands offers an opportunity to think beyond the established ways of organizing society and building cities.

8 December 2021 / About Business, Cities, Innovation and Water resources

Black and clear garbage bags filled with trash

Living with trash: Bangkok’s waste pickers and the recycling economy

Feature / Recognizing and including waste pickers as formal workers is critical to Thailand achieving success with recycling targets and the circular economy.

3 December 2021 / About Behaviour and choice

Two people at a whiteboard writing in Spanish and English

Governance challenges and opportunities for implementing resource recovery from organic waste streams in urban areas of Latin America: insights from Chía, Colombia

Journal article / A case study shows enabling factors and governance barriers critical to implementing circular economy strategies for organic waste in urban areas.

25 November 2021 / About Public policy and Sanitation

snapshot of the cities map of circular economy literature associated

Circular cities: an evidence map of research between 2010 and 2020

Journal article / An evidence map describes the literature published in the past decade on cities' circular economy strategies and focus.

17 November 2021 / About Innovation and Public policy