🔄 EVENT RECAP: Gabriele R., Project Manager at All About Waste, moderated a panel at #Circularity24 alongside Aina Gutierrez from Rebuilding Exchange, Anthony Daniel Tindall from Cook County Government, and Valentina Rappa, E.I.T. from Rheaply. The dynamic conversation, titled “Keeping the Built Environment out of the Landfill,” was full of valuable insights. Here are some highlights: The session was full of great insights, and All About Waste has brought some of them here: 📢 "Reuse is not recycling; reuse is reuse!" - Aina emphasized this crucial point, engaging everyone from the back of the room to the front. Reuse is a top priority in the zero waste hierarchy. If we can reuse something before recycling it, we should! 🏢 According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, there’s a $1 trillion economic opportunity in the built environment through circular economy solutions. However, the sector still faces challenges in prioritizing deconstruction over demolition and finding efficient ways to store building products until they are reused. 🤝 Strengthening partnerships between NGOs, the private sector, and the public sector is vital for advancing sustainable waste management goals. Aina shared insights from her experience in bidding processes, where cost considerations often favor demolition over deconstruction. Valentina highlighted Rheaply's technology and services that support both public and private sectors in this journey. Anthony discussed the importance of these partnerships, addressing the public sector’s dynamics, challenges, and opportunities for change. 🔜 Looking to the future, Valentina mentioned Rheaply’s exciting pilot projects with organizations across various regions and scales. Aina expressed hope that the industry will prioritize reuse and recognize its positive environmental and community impacts. Anthony discussed the excitement of expanding recycling and non-traditional infrastructure projects around the County, such as repair cafes, tool libraries, material exchanges, and new reuse centers. "#Circularity24 provided a fantastic opportunity to connect with leaders focused on changing the industry’s modus operandi! It was a pleasure to moderate and witness the construction sector demonstrating its potential for circularity. The future is already here, and it’s circular." - Gabriele Rosa. Thank you, GreenBiz Group and James Darius Ball, for this amazing event! We look forward to seeing our partners and clients again next year!
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"Robert Watson, principal at Upland Road, pitched the SMART center, a materials processing and manufacturing campus he said could convert 90% of municipal solid waste to “productive use” by co-locating proprietary separation systems with other features, like manufacturing facilities and research centers. Watson, who helped launch several sustainability standards, such as SWEEP and LEED, pushed back against the idea that the proposed SMART center is a “dirty MRF 2.0.” The system could have 60 to 70 different sorting technologies, and multiple manufacturing and conversion options, capable of sorting up to 2,400 tons a day of municipal solid waste into multiple streams for recycling, composting, reuse and other applications, he said." https://lnkd.in/ewNKsja4? #CircularEconomy #Future
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🌿🌎 Did you know that most industrial business stakeholders prioritize long-term sustainability over short-term gains? By focusing on recycling and top-notch waste services, they aim to create companies that last for generations to come. Learn more about how conscious companies are building clean communities in our article! https://hubs.la/Q02ygtdl0 #Sustainability #Recycling #CleanCommunities #ConsciousCompanies #IndustrialBusiness #WasteServices
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Three cheers for sustainability! At last week's NextCycle Michigan showcase, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Director Phil Roos shared the importance of materials management planning and a circular economy built from sustainable business models focused on reducing, reusing, repurposing, recycling, and recovering energy from unwanted materials. This approach is central to the NextCycle initiative, which aims to prevent waste, promote material reuse, and ensure that materials are used most effectively rather than being sent to landfills. Congratulations to the innovative teams awarded for their recycling, recovery, and reuse projects! In the article below, discover how initiatives like NexTiles and Wormies are transforming waste into valuable resources. Let’s move towards a greener future together! #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #NextCycleMichigan #EGLE #GreenInnovation
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TERRECO RESOURCES | We're committed to circularity We all know the three R’s – Reduce, Reuse Recycle. They are the key to circularity. Efficient waste management is pivotal for achieving a circular economy. It represents the final phase in the process of utilising materials as efficiently as possible. Circularity reduces waste and allows the greatest value to be extracted from materials, while minimising the need for production of new materials. Without circular waste management systems in place, the full potential of a circular economy cannot be realised. Construction projects of any size offer unique opportunities to capitalise on the reuse of materials. Have you thought about what could work on your project? To discuss how Terreco Resources can help you meet your project recycling targets, call James on 0461 446 403 #reduce #reuse #recycle #circularity #circulareconomy #wastemanagement #terrecoresources
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