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 04 Nov. 2020 



 

 

 

### The circular economy is often described as a new industrial revolution where we move away from a linear "take-make-waste" approach to production. Within a circular system, products are designed to be re-manufactured for new uses or the materials recovered and made into new products.

This idea may seem like a simple one but transitioning to a more circular economy isn’t easy. It requires significant change in product design, business models and consumer attitudes.

Business in the Community Ireland organised a webinar which gave attendees an opportunity to hear from members who have already adopted circularity within their business models. The expert panel of speakers included:

- **John Curran**, Head of Sustainability, ****Musgrave Group****
- **Brian Gilmore**, Communications Manager, ****Irish Cement****
- **Janet Lynch**, Circular Economy Consultant, ****Arup****
- **Declan White**, Regional Director (South), **Veolia Ireland**

Veolia was delighted to share our experiences of helping our customers to become more circular with the attendees.




 

 

 



### Examples of circular thinking from Veolia

 

Creating a fuel from solvent waste



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Distillation of solvent waste into chemicals for reuse



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Recovering precious metals for reuse



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Turning sludge into fertiliser



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 





### Watch a recording of the full webinar