The circular economy is a key driver of growth and innovation for the plastics industry, stresses German company Source One GmbH in this article. Competing in the European plastics market has recently become increasingly challenging. […]
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157 Liz Bui of Yulex: safer, sustainable materials
Liz Bui takes us behind the scenes at Yulex, a material science company that’s replacing extremely useful, but problematic petroleum-based products with natural rubber alternatives. Liz Bui is Chief Executive Officer at YULEX, based in […]
#158 Steve Wilson of Compostify: bioplastics that enrich the planet
Guest bio Steve Wilson is the Co-founder and CEO of Compostify, leading the charge in home-compostable plant pots and sustainable bioplastics that break down naturally, leaving no harmful residues. With a background in scaling technology […]
159 Kyle Wiens of iFixit: the rewards of repairability
Kyle Wiens is the co-founder of iFixit, the international repair community known for open-source repair manuals and product teardown. Kyle is also one of my circular economy heroes! Since it started back in 2003, iFixit […]
160 Systems and system value
One of recurring themes in the new edition of A Circular Economy Handbook (to be published in November 2025) is the importance of systems thinking and systems design. I’ve been reading Seth Godin’s book, This […]
