Does Compostable Packaging Actually Break Down? Composting Consortium Reveals Groundbreaking Findings from Largest Field Test in North America  By Composting Consortium April 16, 2024 Data in new report reveals that certified food-contact compostable packaging breaks down successfully at commercial composting facilities that meet reasonable operating parameters. Read the full report NEW YORK, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Composting Consortium, an industry collaboration led by the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, rel ..read more

10 Years of Building the Circular Economy By Ron Gonen April 11, 2024 Closed Loop Partners is proud to celebrate 10 years of building the circular economy. This is part of a series of insights to mark this milestone, highlighting key advancements over the last decade––and the continued work needed over the next decades to accelerate the transition to the circular economy. In January 2014, Doug McMillon, the CEO of Walmart, invited the CEOs and leadership of Unilever, P&G, PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company, Kenvue (formerly Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health) and Keurig D ..read more

The Untapped Value of Scrap Metal: How VALIS Insights Is Poised to Bring Circularity to the Metals Processing Industry By Aly Bryan March 18, 2024 This blog is part of our “Why We Invested” series, which offers a deep dive into our most recent investments and the growing circularity trends in the space.  The way scrap metal is processed today is a mystery to most outside the industry. When a car or an appliance reaches the end of its useful life, most of us often rely on a junk removal service––or hope that the retailer selling the new equipment will take the old one with them on ..read more

First-of-Its-Kind Study by the Composting Consortium Analyzes Contamination Rates Across U.S. Composting Facilities By February 28, 2024 Commonly held assumptions about contamination were put to the test, revealing new data on the realities of contamination at composting facilities. Read the full report February 28, 2024, New York, NY — Today, the Composting Consortium, an industry collaboration led by the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, released an unprecedented report on compost contamination, Don’t Spoil the Soil: The Challenge of Contamination at Composting ..read more

Closed Loop Partners and the U.S. Plastics Pact Release First-of-Its-Kind Report on Insights from Customers Engaging with Reusable Packaging Systems in the U.S.  By January 08, 2024 Key findings support the development of more effective reuse systems that meet customer needs and increase return rates of reusable packaging Read the full report NEW YORK – January 9, 2024 – Today, Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy (“the Center”), in collaboration with the U.S. Plastics Pact, published a first-of-its-kind report, Unpacking Customer Perspectives on Reusable Packagin ..read more

Circular Services Acquires Midwest Fiber Recycling, Expanding Services for Communities in the U.S. By December 18, 2023 The acquisition of a leading Midwest recycling company expands Circular Services’ holistic materials management services to support more communities and companies across the U.S.   December 18, 2023, New York, NY – Circular Services, a leading developer and operator of circular economy infrastructure in the U.S., announced its acquisition of Midwest Fiber Recycling, growing the portfolio of materials recovery facilities under Circular Services’ recycling arm, Bal ..read more

Closed Loop Partners Invests in Circular Manufacturing Company, Minus Works, Accelerating Sustainable Solutions for Cold Chain  By December 06, 2023 The loan from Closed Loop Partners’ Infrastructure Group will help the company scale production of sustainable gel packs, reducing waste in the shipping of perishables December 6, 2023, New York, NY –– Circular economy-focused investment firm Closed Loop Partners announces the closing of its loan to Minus Works, a manufacturing and technology company developing circular solutions for the cold chain. Minus Works builds products to redu ..read more

Closed Loop Partners Invests Nearly $15M in Recycling Infrastructure Upgrades Across Several U.S. Municipalities By November 29, 2023 The investments financed new collection carts and recycling technologies, supporting municipalities in their goals to advance a local circular economy for materials November 29, New York, NY — Over the last year, Closed Loop Partners provided approximately $15 million in catalytic investments to local municipalities across the country, financing projects to upgrade recycling infrastructure and services across the Midwest and Southeast regions of the U.S ..read more

What Brands Need to Know to Increase the Recovery of Compostable Packaging By November 28, 2023 Permitting for composting facilities is complex, but critical. The Composting Consortium breaks it down. Over the last few years, demand for compostable packaging has grown quickly, as more brands explore alternatives to single-use conventional plastic. Whether in the form of a bowl, fork or a chip bag, compostable packaging is becoming more prevalent each year. At its best, compostable packaging could play an important role in reducing food and packaging waste by helping deliver food scraps ..read more

Why We Invested in Found Energy: The Importance of Circular Energy Solutions By Danielle Joseph November 27, 2023 At Closed Loop Partners, we focus on investing in the circular economy––advancing solutions that reduce waste through material reduction, alternative materials, reuse and end-of-life solutions like recycling.  Through our work, we help reduce the 45% of all emissions derived from the way we make and use products––and where relevant to materials management, we also address the 55% of emissions that are tied to energy production. Our most recent investment through the Cl ..read more