Pet food company uses Directory to fetch solution
The Natural Pet Food Group says the Circular Economy Directory was the go-to place to find a solution for its surplus stock.
The purpose of the Circular Economy Directory is to help businesses reduce their environmental impact and carbon emissions.
It connects businesses seeking circular solutions to businesses that can help design out waste and pollution, keep products and materials in use and regenerate nature.
Solutions range across 16 sectors and the broad hierarchy of a circular economy. Different products and services will be appropriate for individual scenarios. They may not always represent a perfect circular solution but will help you advance more circular outcomes.
When considering solutions it pays to consider the implications across the whole value chain and wider system you are operating in. Look for solutions that can make the biggest difference in reducing your environmental impact and carbon footprint.
New Circular Economy Directory for Aotearoa New Zealand
What is the circular economy?
In a circular economy resources are never abandoned to become waste or pollution. Products are designed to be safe and easy to manage in cycles of production and reproduction. By minimising the use of new resources, the circular economy aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact. This also creates the economic foundations for the nature regeneration that is urgently needed.
How can my business go circular?
There are seven circular strategies, that underpin our Directory, and can help your business on their journey to go circular. We’ve organised them into a broad hierarchy, from ‘more’ to ‘less’ circular.
Can't find what you're looking for?
Like the rest of the world, we’re still in the early stages of the transition to a circular economy. While progress is slow in some sectors, new services and products are being released all the time. We’ll be adding them to the Directory so that you can find everything you need in one place.
With your help we aim to stimulate innovation where solutions are still needed. Let us know if you can’t find what you’re looking for.
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The Circular Economy Directory is a key deliverable of 'Go Circular 2025', a public/private partnership to provide New Zealand businesses with the knowledge and practical tools to ‘go circular’.