Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP 

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) first engaged with the Circular Edinburgh team when Karin-Charlotte Rietdijk, Office Manager for WJM’s Edinburgh office, attended one of the Circular Edinburgh lunchtime seminars as part of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce. Both management and staff wished to revise office resource usage. This involved…

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New life from dead wood

There’s no such thing as dead wood for one Edinburgh-based social enterprise whose circular economy approach to business is paying dividends in all kinds of ways. Move On Wood Recycling (MOWR) collects, re-uses and recycles wood waste from trade and domestic customers and in the process helps save money and…

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SCORING ON CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Scottish Rugby is determined to embrace circular economic thinking to convert its massive matchday operations to play a big part in creating a better environment. And at the same time, the operators of rugby’s national stadium at BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh believe the changes they are making will also help…

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Advocates for Circular Change

An innovative programme being run by an Edinburgh-based research and advocacy organisation is planting the seeds of Circular Economy thinking with the Capital’s citizens of the future. Ostrero, which works across public and private sectors to promote engagement with the Circular Economy, runs an educational project called “Making Circles”, a…

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Blog: Ten reasons to contact Resource Efficient Scotland

We can help you save money, and it doesn’t cost you money to get our help. These are two great reasons to get in touch with us, but for even more great reasons read on… If you’re a small to medium sized business then our mission is to help you…

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Facilities Managers Key to Circular Economy

Sandy McNaughton is uniquely qualified to advocate the enormous benefits of businesses prepared to unlock the potential of the circular economy… As the Scotland Chair of the Institute of Workplace & Facilities Management (formerly known as British Institute of Facilities Management) he heads the professional body that promotes excellence in…

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Edinburgh at the heart of a potential £1bn boost for Circular Economy business

Edinburgh as the capital City could be at the heart of an estimated £1bn boom for circular economy businesses in Scotland, the First Minister will announced at major international conference which took place in Glasgow in October. The potential value to the local economy for Edinburgh is set out in…

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