TOMRA Talks Circular

Wealthier nations are responsible for much of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. How can residents in these countries proactively reduce their environmental footprint? In this TOMRA Talks Circular podcast, we interview a mother and son duo from Denmark to talk about generational differences and how they approach sustainability. Together with Helena Dreisig, Senior Vice President of People & Organization at TOMRA Food and her son, Sebastian (18), we hear how the impacts of climate chang...

The circular economy is a lifeline for our collective future. In this podcast episode, Tove Andersen, CEO and President of TOMRA shares her insights on the latest developments that positively impact the circular economy. The discussion runs the gamut of innovative ways to save precious resources, including using AI-based technologies to make mining, agriculture, waste management, textiles, packaging, and plastic production more sustainable.

For decades, there has been a general gridlock on modernizing or expanding deposit return systems in the United States. But in 2021, lawmakers in Connecticut addressed the beverage industry and stakeholder challenges head-on. In the episode of TOMRA Talks Circular podcast, we talk to Mike Noel, Director of Public Affairs at TOMRA, to learn how policymakers passed legislation that will provide jobs, reduce waste disposal and recycling costs, and boost circularity.

As policymakers from more than 170 nations come together for the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (#INC3) in November, intense discussions are underway about which mandates will be in a legally binding global plastics treaty. In this new TOMRA Talks Circular Podcast episode, environmental policy advocates Dominic Hogg, Founder and Director of Equanimator Ltd, and Jacob Rognhaug, Vice President of Public Affairs System Design at TOMRA, share their top takeaways for ...

Did you know that the fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world? It contributes to 10% of global carbon emissions and 20% of global water waste. In this episode of TOMRA Talks Circular, Hilde van Duijn, Head of Global Value Chains at Circle Economy, shares her knowledge and perspectives on how industry players and consumers can work together to create a circular textile value chain.

How can we reuse our way to true circularity for valuable resources, and what does this concept look like in practice? If you missed our webcast on Reuse, tune in to this week’s episode of TOMRA Talks Circular, as we have published part 2 of the audio recording. This episode features industry expert Andy Grant, Technical Director – Local Government at Eunomia.

How can we reuse our way to true circularity for valuable resources, and what does this concept look like in practice? If you missed our webcast on Reuse, tune in to this week’s episode of TOMRA Talks Circular, as we have published part 1 of the audio recording. This episode features industry expert Geir Sæther (Senior Vice President, Circular Economy at TOMRA). Part 2 with Andy Grant (Eunomia) is coming soon.

The UN treaty on plastic pollution has the potential to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy for plastic. With negotiations well on their way, we sat down with Nancy Strand, Senior Advisor at Avfall Norge, and Jacob Rognhaug, Vice President of Public Affairs, System Design at TOMRA to discuss the recent INC2 meeting in Paris.

Environmental, Sustainability and Governance standards are significantly reshaping the business landscape, and it’s not only nature that’s benefitting. Sustainable action has the potential to reduce costs, increase customer satisfaction and reduce business risk. In this week’s episode of TOMRA Talks Circular, we have an inspiring conversation with Marcin Grzeszek (Global Manager for Industry Segments Fitness and Recycling at Habasit) and Alexander Verlo (Senior Mechanical Engineer, Design &am...

A recent study published by Reloop (in partnership with Zero Waste Europe), highlights the benefits and vast potential that mixed waste sorting – also known as mixed waste processing – has to positively impact not only recycling and recycled content targets, but also reduce our CO2 emissions. In today’s episode of TOMRA Talks Circular, we have the co-creators of this study, Clarissa Morawski, co-founder and CEO of Reloop and Janek Vähk, Zero Waste Europe’s Climate, Energy, a...