Circular economy: Arc teryx launches resale, care and repair services
Outdoor clothing and equipment brant Arc teryx has launched a new programme enabling consumers to resell, repair, upcycle and extend the life of their products.
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Called ‘Rebird’, the initiative includes a used gear resale service that has been made available through all 80+ of the brand’s owned stores across the US and Canada.
Once items are traded in, they are inspected, cleaned and repaired before being put on display in-store fore resale. Resold products will be discounted against usual RRPs, and the person who traded in the items are rewarded with a gift card.
A British university is launching a research hub to help spearhead national efforts to create a sustainable, circular economy where fewer resources are used and more waste materials are reused - with the potential to deliver huge benefits to the environment and UK economy.
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Date: 27 May 2021
New national circular economy research hub to be based at University of Exeter
It forms part of a £30m programme to move the UK towards a circular economy, in which waste products and materials are reused, repaired or recycled to extend their lifecycle
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A new national research hub to accelerate the adoption of circular economy technologies is to be based at the University of Exeter.
The National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Hub, supported with a £3.5 million investment from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will work with the five circular economy centres that were announced in November 2020 to explore how reusing waste materials in a wide range of industries, including textiles, construction, chemical and metals, could boost the UK economy and deliver huge environmental benefits.
Exeter to play host to UK s first national circular economy hub
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is investing £3.5m to create a new circular economy hub at the University of Exeter, which will be used to coordinate research and development across the country.
Academics and businesses will explore circular solutions for industries including textiles, plastics, construction and metals
Late last year, UKRI confirmed its plans for allocating some £30m in the hopes of spurring progress towards a circular economy – an economic model in which resources are not extracted, used and disposed of. Funding is being used to support five R&D centres in London, Loughborough and Exeter, all working to tackle some of the world’s most linear materials.