Ikea starts buy-back scheme offering vouchers for old furniture — Used products returned in as-new condition with no scratches will be bought for 50 percent of the original price, while items with minor scratches will be bought for 40 percent. Furniture that is well used with several scratches will be bought for 30 percent.

Podcast: Measuring your business transformation towards a circular economy -- Insights from H&M, HP, and Brambles' Zero Waste World Programme

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Economic models have been used for decades to quantify the future costs and benefits of climate policies. With increasing interest in the concept and implementation of a circular economy, the question is: can models also help better understand the transition to a more circular economy?

PET generates up to 75% less GHG than glass or aluminium beverage packaging. According to this article, PET beverage bottles are the world’s most collected and recycled plastic packaging and are circular and sustainable by design. The latest data for the European region estimates that, on average, two out of every three bottles are currently collected for recycling. Would it be sensible to increase the use of PET packaging?

What benefits can a circular economy transition in key urban systems bring to cities? Check out a set of factsheets presented by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation outlining circular economy opportunities to design-out urban waste and pollution, ensure products and materials maintain their value, and regenerate the natural systems in our cities.

We simply cannot continue the take-make-waste model that has dominated the last 70 years as it is no longer fit for purpose. Since we have no Planet B, the “fast” consumption culture must come to an end.