The circular economy was widely discussed during the CSCB Sustainability Forum at Feevale University in Novo Hamburgo, Brazil. Promoted by the Centre for the Brazilian Tanning Industry (CICB), the event was opened by circular economy expert Guilherme Brammer. "We need to turn what would be garbage into an actual business," he said. "That's what happened with the aluminium industry; cans are now immediately recycled after use, because there's a market and value for them." According to Brammer, exchange platforms, the transformation of products into services and a behaviour focused on the reduction of waste, are all attitudes well connected with this movement. Michael Costello from Stahl talked about ZDHC (a group of 21 major global brands such as Burberry, Gap and Kering), which works towards zero chemical waste and its MRSL (list of chemical substances banned by the group until 2020).
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