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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an independent charity with the aim of inspiring a generation to re-think, re-design & build a positive future through the vision of a circular economy. Ellen MacArthur founded the Foundation to better understand how on land too we rely on finite resources in the form of materials, energy and water after her experiences as a world class sailor having sailed over 26,000 miles to become the fastest person to circumnavigate the globe single-handed.

The Circular Economy 100 is a global platform bringing together leading companies, emerging innovators and regions to accelerate the transition to a circular economy over a 1000-day (3 year) period. The Annual Summit was held Wednesday 19 June 2013.

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DS Smith and Costa: A reverse cycle for coffee cups
November 13, 2019

This session, streamed via Restream.io, addresses the pressing environmental impact of takeaway coffee cups, focusing on wastefulness and recyclability challenges. There's growing demand for improved design, reuse, and recycling solutions to combat ocean plastics and other waste concerns.

Join us to learn how DS Smith is tackling this problem. They developed a scalable coffee cup recycling solution for standard paper mills and launched their innovative Coffee Drop Box. We'll also hear from the Head of Environment at a major UK coffee retailer, discussing the challenges of single-use cups and the roles of reuse and recycling in changing consumer habits.