Highlights From 2019
Circular City Week New York 2019 is concluded. Thank you to everyone who participated and shared their stories during the week.
If you missed out on some of the events, or want to re-watch your favorite speaker, the recorded events are available on this page. The extensive photo gallery provides picture from the 30+ events and 70+ speakers which took the stage during Circular City Week.
It is also possible to access the presentations used by many of the speakers, and find links to articles written about the week and the activities that took place.
Pioneer Talks
Event Recordings
Clean Energy Connections presents
The Circular Economy
Tuesday March 5
6.30pm @ The Green Space
How do we turn plastic into reusable building materials? How do you design products to be infinitely recyclable? How can we turn food waste into a fuel source? Clean Energy Connections presents an introduction to the Circular Economy and the exciting new technologies and businesses that will produce a sustainable future. Speakers include Mayor's Office of Sustainability, Trust of Governors Island, Center for the Circular Economy and Re-Nuble.
Making it Circular:
The Role of Industries & Circular Cities
Tuesday March 5
11.00am @ United Nations Headquarters
United Nations Industrial Development Organization, in collaboration with United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, did with this event shed light on the opportunities created in the nexus of industrial development and circular economy practices, focusing how they can bridge cities’ waste management with economic growth and social prosperity. This event featured representatives from governmental institutions, industries and experts in circular economy.
Spotlight on Design Innovation
in the Circular Economy
Wednesday March 6
6.00pm @ Baruch College, Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity
Pioneer Partner, the Center for the Circular Economy, moderated a lively discussion with three entrepreneurs and designers who are using innovative materials, technology, and design to turn linear challenges into circular solutions. Design professionals in architecture, fashion, and packaging shared their solutions to reduce construction waste through design innovation; track clothing throughout its lifecycle through technological advances, and prevent plastic pollution of our oceans through edible single-use packaging.
Achieving Circular Material Loops
with Gypsum Wall Board
Friday March 8
8.30am @ Center for Architecture
Gypsum wallboard has great potential for circularity as it can be recycled indefinitely, but it is fragile and has to be separated from other construction waste. Up to 20 percent of construction waste on a typical NYC job site is gypsum wallboard, including both new scraps and wallboard from demolition for renovation, but only 5 percent of it is consistently diverted. What can architects and developers do to change this situation? Hear from the experts who have been working together to develop specifications, design guidelines and best practices to ensure gypsum wallboard is recycled in a circular material loop.
Gallery
Presentations
Circular Economy - Delievery for Cities, March 4, 2019
Tom Kennedy, Principal, US Circular Economy Lead, Arup
Circular Economy - Delievery for Cities, March 4, 2019
Mark Chambers, Director, NYC Mayor's Office of Sustainability
Investing in Waste as a Resource, March 6, 2019
Kate Daly, Executive Director, Center for the Circular Economy, Closed Loop Partners
No More Plastic, March 7, 2019
Veijo Komulainen, Counsellor of Trade, Consulate General of Finland in New York
Circular Economy - Delievery for Cities, March 4, 2019
Charlotte Breen, Head of Green Economy & Innovation, C40 Cities
Official Closing Celebration - Rethinking City Planning & Architecture, March 8, 2019
Emily Walport, Engineer, Advanced Technology + Research, Arup
Investing in Waste as a Resource, March 6, 2019
Naomi Cooper, Vice President, Cooper Recycling
No More Plastic, March 7, 2019
Mika Salomäki, CEO & Founder, Dolea Straw & Her Majesty's Drinking Box
Circular Material Use, March 5, 2019
Laurence Carr, CEO and Founder, Laurence Carr Deisgn
Circular Economy - Delievery for Cities, March 4, 2019
Miranda Schnitger, Cities Project Lead, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Official Closing Celebration - Rethinking City Planning & Architecture, March 8, 2019
Jesper Minor, Founder & CEO, Minor Change Group
Investing in Waste as a Resource, March 6, 2019
Bridget Anderson, Deputy Commissioner, Recycling and Sustainability, NYC Department of Sanitation
No More Plastic, March 7, 2019
Imran Ahmed, Licensing & Partnerships, Sulapac
Writings
Circular Economy in Cities - Online resource suite launched
by Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Making it circular: the role of industries in circular cities
by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Circular City Week: An eyeopener that resonated in New York
by Danish Cleantech Hub
NYC Curb-To-Market Challenge Launches with $500,000 Prize
by the Markets Insider
Blogpost: Circular City Week highlights
by WRNS Studio
by RISI Technology Channels
Life of a coffee cup and how it could pave the way for a prosperous world!
by Medium
House4House Play-shop Caps off Circular City Week
by the New York Center for Architecture
Danmark udfordrer New York City til at tænke mere cirkulært
by the Confederation of Danish Industry
Aesthetics Aren't Everything: An Argument For Holisitc Design
by Business of Home