RT by @EU_ENV: 📢 Young Voices Wanted!

To young people aged 15 to 29 from across 🇪🇺 - share your views on the upcoming #CircularEconomy Act!

How could it affect you and what matters most to you when it comes to creating a more ♻️ economy?

Contribute by 🗓️12 April 👉 https://lnkd.in/dRhRzYzy
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This Saturday we are hosting another Repair Café at TOG Hackerspace from 12 noon to 4pm.

Bring along broken household items and sit down with our volunteer fixers to see what can be done. Toys, jewellery, kettles, lamps, clothes, small electricals, electronics and small furniture are all welcome.

Free tickets and full details:
https://www.tog.ie/2026/04/april-repair-cafe/

#RepairCafe #CircularEconomy #RightToRepair #DublinMaker #Dublin

Ireland has published its first National Policy Statement and Roadmap on Circular Textiles (2026–2028), as the country seeks to reduce textile waste and promote a #circulareconomy. 🇮🇪

https://sustainabilityonline.net/news/ireland-seeks-to-tackle-textile-waste-with-new-roadmap/

Ireland seeks to tackle textile waste with new roadmap - Sustainability Online

Ireland has published its first National Policy Statement and Roadmap on Circular Textiles (2026–2028), to reduce textile waste and promote a circular economy.

Sustainability Online - A business news platform with a sustainable focus. Featuring the latest sustainability news and ESG insight, viewed through a business lens.

RT by @EP_Environment: 🆕Guidance on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation ♻️

Today, the European Commission is clarifying the rules under the #PPWR to strengthen sustainability and competitiveness in the EU packaging sector 👉 https://link.europa.eu/TPJQpq

#BeatPlasticPollution #CircularEconomy
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Mussel-inspired glue from recycled plastics can be detached and reused

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented a reusable adhesive from waste polymers that is tougher than commercial glues, works underwater as well as in dry environments, and bonds a variety of materials, including wood, glass, metal, paper and polymers.

Phys.org

Unraveling Paper's Stiffness: A Key to Better Recycling

Scientists at Karlstad University found why paper gets stiff after recycling. This could help paper be recycled more times.

#PaperRecycling, #Sustainability, #KarlstadUniversity, #CircularEconomy, #MaterialScience

https://newsletter.tf/paper-stiffness-research-better-recycling-2024/

Paper can now be recycled more times thanks to new science about why it gets stiff. This is a big change from the old limit of 5-7 times.

#PaperRecycling, #Sustainability, #KarlstadUniversity, #CircularEconomy, #MaterialScience
https://newsletter.tf/paper-stiffness-research-better-recycling-2024/

New Research Explains Paper Stiffness for Better Recycling in 2024

Scientists at Karlstad University found why paper gets stiff after recycling. This could help paper be recycled more times.

NewsletterTF

How will efficiency and circularity shape digital tech's future? Read practical insights and examples in this new piece by Oswaldo Royett: https://wix.to/GXvZ9ru

#GreenTech
#SustainableTech
#CircularEconomy

The Future of Sustainable Technology: Efficiency and Circularity in the Digital Age

Explore the transformative world of Sustainable Technology. Discover how Sustainable Technology enhances efficiency and circularity in the digital age.

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Our next Repair Café takes place on Saturday 11 April, from 12 noon to 4pm at TOG Hackerspace.

Use the bank holiday weekend to gather up everything broken in the house, book your ticket, and bring it along for a second look.

Free tickets and details: https://www.tog.ie/2026/04/april-repair-cafe/

#RepairCafe #CircularEconomy #RightToRepair #DublinMaker #Dublin