Circular economy

Transforming Agricultural Waste into Interior Objects: How Designer Items Are Made from Rice Straw
In India, after the rice harvest, large amounts of rice straw remain on agricultural fields each year, locally known as “Parali.” Burning it to prepare the land quickly is a

GaeaStar: How Clay Replaces Plastic – The Future of Packaging That Returns to the Earth
The global battle against plastic waste has reached a critical tipping point. Modern convenience is currently built on a fundamental design flaw where we use synthetic materials designed to last

Circular Business Models: The Future of How Businesses Create Value
This blog is based on the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s guiding article “Circular business models: Rethinking how value is created”. The way businesses create value is fundamentally changing. For decades, companies

How Coffee Grounds Are Transformed into Cups – Kaffeeform
Daily coffee consumption has become one of the most widespread habits worldwide, generating large amounts of waste. Used coffee grounds, which in most cases end up in landfills, actually represent

Quizz: How much do you know about Circular Economy?
Today, the linear economic systems prevailing worldwide, combined with the unsustainable management of limited resources, result in the generation of large amounts of waste, which is one of the major

The future of the construction sector – circular materials and new technologies
Construction is one of the largest polluting sectors in today’s world. The construction of buildings and infrastructure is associated with extremely high energy consumption, intensive use of resources, and the

Kochbaani House and The Body Shop: Sustainable Partnership for Nature and Beauty
The tourism and beauty industries are taking a significant step towards sustainability. “Kochbaani House,” an agro-space in Georgia committed to the “farm-to-table” concept, is partnering with the global brand, The

Quiz: How much do you know about food waste and its management?
Have you ever wondered how much food we waste every single day? Leftover slices of bread, impulse purchases, vegetables forgotten in the fridge, and other ingredients we never use or

The High Cost of Waste: Why Tackling Food Waste Matters
Every year, Europe throws away 58 million tonnes of food — that’s about 130 kilograms per person — with a market value of €132 billion. Yet, at the same