7 - Creating a movement
Jaw Brew
This family brewery in Glasgow partnered with Aulds the Bakery to create Hardtack, an award-winning beer brewed from unsold bread.
Glasgow Coffee Festival
The 2018 festival - organised by Dear Green Coffee - was the first coffee festival globally to ban disposable cups, saving 18,000 cups and composting waste coffee grounds, food and drink.
St. Enoch Centre
The centre collects waste coffee grounds from its shopping mall food and drink retailers, using it to condition soil for the centre’s plants. The initiative is expected to save the shopping centre £140 per tonne of recycled coffee.
Resources
Read about the St. Enoch Centre Initiative
Graven
This independent design studio in Glasgow has partnered with Spreng Thomson, communications specialists, to pilot a circular design led programme with local SMEs.
Resources
Read about their circular design programme here
Young Enterprise Scotland
This charity working with young people has developed The Circular Economy Challenge programme in Glasgow primary schools, challenging pupils to develop circular ideas and products.
Resources
Learn more with the Young Enterprise Scotland case study
In addition to connecting companies across the city and supporting pilot projects, Circular Glasgow also takes pride in showcasing a range of local organisations who are pioneering circular business models including:
Sofa for Life
Manufacturing sustainable and user-friendly alternative to conventional sofas
Egg Lighting
Lighting and sensor systems designed to maximise energy efficiency
Glasgow Wood Recycling
Ethically produced, hand-crafted garden and indoor furniture
Scottish Leather Group
The lowest carbon footprint of any leather maker in the world
Revive Eco
Using leftover coffee grind to produce bio-oils for a range of commercial uses
Scottish Event Campus
Implemented a number of initiatives including providing their surplus food to local charity Launch Foods.
Want more inspiration? Take a look on the Circular Glasgow site and find out more.
