The Circular Awards are annual awards in the Netherlands in association with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management awarded to companies, government bodies and individuals in different categories. Read More
Researchers from @Manchester Metropolitan University have developed new filaments from recycled, post-consumer and traditionally hard to recycle single-use plastics. Read More
As part of the TRANSFORM-CE project, the Green Plastic Factory in Almere (the Netherlands) received a shipment of 4.5 tonnes of low-quality plastic waste from Materia Nova in Belgium. In the near future, shipments will also be sent from TRANSFORM-CE partners in Germany and the United Kingdom. Read More
TRANSFORM-CE was presented to a worldwide audience at the first hybrid International Upcycling Network Conference (IUNC) on 28 October 2021. TRANSFORM-CE was proud to be invited to share its objective of helping businesses recycle and upcycle single-use plastics (SUPs) in an effort to stimulate a circular economy and a market for recyclates and thus reduce the burden of plastic pollution on the environment. Read More
The project partners would like to keep companies, governments and entrepreneurs informed about the progress and developments of Transform-CE. Read More
In April 2021 Save Plastics opened the doors of the IEM plant in Almere. Named the Green Plastic Factory; this fully operational pilot plant was built to solve the waste problem in Almere. Read More
Scholars collaborating on the TRANSFROM-CE project have been studying good practices of Circular Economy Business Models. These lessons are being used to support companies that want to establish a circular business, or transform their current business in order to be ready for a circular economy. Read More
The development of a new filament for 3D printing marks a milestone in the Interreg North West Europe funded TRANSFORM-CE project. Researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University have developed new filaments from recycled, post-consumer and traditionally hard to recycle single-use plastics. Read More
We were very pleased with the attendance of and input to our first Transform-CE webinar on ‘Transform Single-use Plastic Waste into Valuable Products’ on 4 November. We welcomed 61 online guests from all over the world, 172 persons registered, and discussed new additive manufacturing and intrusion-extrusion moulding technologies. Read More
Our research findings suggest that there are good opportunities for marketing products made of recycled plastics because these products provide environmental benefits and consumers are increasingly aware of the environmental challenges that our society faces today. Read More
