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Innovation and investment

We’re fast-tracking Victorian businesses to eliminate waste.

Cutting waste to boost the bottom line

We’re helping Victorian businesses make circularity a competitive advantage. Here's one online marketplace helping fashion labels sell leftover fabric to save money and reduce waste.

A perfect fit for sustainable fashion

Working together for a sustainable economy

Business, industry, government, and consumers must work together to transition to a circular economy and do business differently.

Three collaborations designing out waste

First movers take on food waste

There are opportunities for circularity in every industry. From spilt milk to undersized cherries, these businesses are finding a way to divert food waste from landfill, saving money and creating new revenue streams in the process.

Meet three businesses looking beyond the bin

Investing in innovation

From healthcare to fisheries, we’re advancing the blue-sky thinking we need to transition to a circular economy.

New discoveries on the road to sustainability

New business models to transform ‘waste’ of the future

Getting more electric vehicles on the road is crucial for Australia’s transition to a sustainable future.

A Victorian business creating circular solutions for batteries.

The linear economy is dead

Wayne Hubbard on the global trends for circular business models for Victoria’s sustainable future.

How to design our circular future
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