It's hard to disagree with the goal of a circular economy. Since resources on Earth are ultimately finite, at some point we will have to make the most of what we build and consume (unless we move to ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The circular economy has long been heralded as an important pathway to sustainable economic ...

Negotiations on a global treaty to rein in plastic waste ended in Geneva, Switzerland, early Friday without an agreement, as the majority of nations in favor of a strong treaty were stalemated by ...

We extract more than 100 billion tonnes of raw materials from Earth each year, then throw most of them away. The "circular economy" offers a different approach: instead of the linear "take-make-waste" ...

Volatility in commodity markets is making it harder to rely on linear supply chains. Lithium prices, for example, rose by more than 1,000 percent between 2020 and late 2022, before dropping 86 percent ...

Ongoing supply chain instability, rising material costs and renewed tariff tensions are pressuring U.S. manufacturers and retailers to rethink how products are made, tracked and moved. Consumers and ...

Consumers are well aware of 'recyclability' and 'sustainability', but new research shows they need help getting to grips with ...

King's College London provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. We extract more than 100 billion tonnes of raw materials from Earth each year, then throw most of them away. The “circular ...