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Successful Circular Ocean #Net_Hack_Challenge at Centre for Sustainable Design (CfSD)! Circular Ocean, a transnational European project which aims to help turn waste
Circular Ocean October 2016 Newsletter
Catch up on the latest news from Circular Ocean. Please click here or on the image below to view the newsletter.
Circular Ocean Wins Prestigious EU Award
Circular Ocean has been announced the winner of the inaugural Public Choice Award at the European Commission’s RegioStars 2016 Awards. The awards ceremony took p
Circular Ocean September 2016 Newsletter
Catch up on the latest news from Circular Ocean. Please click here or on the image below to view the newsletter.
Scottish Clean up at Scapa Flow
SPECIALIST divers cleared lost lobster pots, fishing nets and rope from Scapa Flow, Scotland in a move to make the seabed safer for marine life and divers. Scapa Flo
An Aerial Survey of Great Pacific Garbage Patch
An aerial survey of the great pacific garbage patch (a wind-driven, swirling gyre of flotsam in the Northern Pacific Ocean) has revealed that the density of rubbish
Plasticity Forum Features Aquafil and Interface
The September 2016 Plasticity Forum was held 21 September in London as part of the London Design Festival. The event featured many speakers including Giulio Bonazz
Circular Ocean finalist in Irish Web Awards 2016!
We are delighted to announce that the www.circularocean.eu website is a finalist in the Realex Payments Irish Web Awards 2016! The website is a finalist in th
Norwegian Conference Investigates New Green Enterprise Ideas from Discarded Fishing Nets and Rope
An international conference focused on developing a circular economy for fishing nets and ropes in the Northern Periphery and Arctic Region (NPA) took place in Åle
Closing the loop – An EU action plan for the Circular Economy
The European Commission recently adopted an ambitious Circular Economy Package, which includes revised legislative proposals on waste to stimulate Europe’s t
ONE WAY TO A CLEANER OCEAN? PLASTICS!
The ocean is full of plastic, which we know as an intractable problem. Meanwhile, sand used for making concrete is running low. But there might be a way to solve bo
Could a ‘100% recyclable’ polymer drive the new plastics economy?
A new packaging polymer is the subject of an article on the website www.edie.net. This new packaging polymer is both 100% recyclable and 100% biodegradable. The deve
Ocean plastic count in the trillions
The UN Environment Program calculates the total natural capital cost to marine ecosystems of plastic littering at $13 billion per year.
The first estimate of plastic afloat on the global oceans is a “highly conservative” 5.25 trillion pieces. This is according to an article on the websi
Circular Ocean shortlisted for RegioStar Awards 2016!
Great news! We’ve been selected as finalists of the #RegioStars Awards in the “Sustainable Growth” category by Europe in my region! The Re
Circular Ocean Conference – Norway 2016
Circular Ocean Conference
Ålesund 1st -2nd September 2016
Developing a circular economy for fishing nets and ropes (FNRs) in the Northern Periphe
Arctic Launch for Marine Plastic Project
May 16th 2016
Circular Ocean – A new project to help enterprises gain money from old rope. A transnational European project which aims to help turn waste plastic from the se
Nor-fishing Conference
Summary: Nor Fishing is a prestigious event dedicated to fisheries industry in Norway. This biennial event boasts
Turning the Tide on Marine Litter
October 1st 2016
A transnational European project which aims to help turn waste plastic from the sea into a useful resource was recently launched in Sisimiut, Greenland. Circular Oce
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