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Circular economy advances as companies embrace recycling

Automotive parts manufacturer Continental will use recycled plastic bottles to make tires as it embraces the principles of the circular economy. More and more companies are joining the trend — but is it enough? Recycling,...

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Uganda & COVID: Window of Opportunity, Trash into masks

When entrepreneur Juliet Namujju realized COVID masks were preventing her hearing-impaired staff from lip-reading, she resolved to find another enterprising use for Uganda’s mountains of plastic waste.  When Juliet Namujju was 5 years old, her...