The Waste Free World: How the Circular Economy Will Take Less, Make More, & Save the Planet
Ron Gonen’s 2021 book regarding the Circular Economy is based on his extensive work with the Closed Loop Fund.
Bringing the Circular Economy to Life in the Great Lakes
UBQ Technology Converts Plastic & Waste to New Plastic
By Derek Schaefer UBQ Materials Inc. is a certified B Corp headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, committed to the circular economy, with unique manufacturing technology to convert waste into thermoplastic material that can be used for the manufacturing of thousands of products. Made from materials otherwise landfill or incinerator-bound, it is itself recyclable. This is sustainability […]
Circular Great Lakes Launches to Combat Plastic Waste and Pollution
Announcing Circular Great Lakes by CGLR.
For Immediate Release:
Circular Great Lakes Launches to Combat Plastic Waste and Pollution
Press Release March 31, 2021: Circular Great Lakes Launches to Combat Plastic Waste & Pollution
Shifting to a Circular Economy:
P&G’s iMFLUX Technology Increases Use of Recycled Plastic
iMFLUX enables high performance plastic parts from recycled resin, creating demand for a truly circular economy for the material.
NOVA Chemicals Pledges Support as Lead Corporate Sponsor for the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Initiative
The recently-launched Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Initiative is tackling plastic pollution in the Great Lakes with the largest deployment of Seabin and LittaTrap™ technology in the world TORONTO, Ontario – September 16, 2020 — The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Initiative (GLPC) is pleased to welcome NOVA Chemicals Corporation as its lead corporate sponsor. As one […]
Volume of valuable materials from Ontario’s IC&I sector ending up in landfills is growing despite waste diversion efforts
Ontario Materials Marketplace pilot aims to develop and scale new reuse and recycling market opportunities for the IC&I sector TORONTO, Ontario – Today, the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR), thanks to funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada, is pleased to announce the official launch of the Ontario Materials Marketplace pilot (https://ontario.materialsmarketplace.org/), which […]
CGLR Program
Circular Great Lakes:
Forging a Future Without Waste
Valuable materials are lost to landfills and the environment, especially plastics. In fact, it is estimated that 22 million pounds of plastics enter the Great Lakes every year. Creating a binational Great Lakes circular economy and cleaning up marine litter is one way to close the loop and keep critical materials cycling through the regional economy.
FALL 2020: Upcoming Virtual Dialogues to Address Water, Food Systems, Circular Economy & Energy
“Seek first to understand,” said Stephen Covey, in his groundbreaking work, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, “Then to be understood.” Some thirty years later, it’s still true, and the purpose of establishing a series of dialogues for the Great Lakes Region. Starting in September, the Council of the Great Lakes Region will take the […]