Articles about Circular Economy

August 2026 Newsletter

"Brightening Our Corner"

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has issued its quarterly newsletter. Featured stories are included from the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at Georgia Tech, The Ray, The Biomimicry Institute's Ray of Hope Accelerator, and Drawdown Georgia.

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International Compost Awareness Week is Here

Reprinted from a Drawdown Georgia Blogpost

Drawdown Georgia is celebrating International Compost Awareness Week with a special blogpost that shines light on composting, one of their Top 20 climate solutions, with the potential to help accelerate Georgia's ability to reach its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.

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This 18-mile stretch of road could be the future for highways

CNN Interview featuring The Ray

Over the holidays The Ray was featured on CNN for several of its projects, including rubber modified asphalt from recycled tires, pollinators in the right-of-way to reduce the need to mow traditional grass, tire pressure measurements for maintenance, safety and cost control and more.

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John Lanier Featured on Future of Finance Podcast with Georges Dyer

John Lanier, executive director of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation was recently interviewed by Georges Dyer of the Intentional Endowments Network on the Future of Finance Podcast.

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Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Releases 2024-25 Annual Report

The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business’s 2024-25 Annual Report showcases student and alumni success stories, thought leadership, a collective action initiative, and more.

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Allie Kelly Joins the Tire Recycling Foundation Board of Directors

Tire Recycling Foundation, led by the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) and the Tire Industry Association (TIA) names Allie Kelly of The Ray to lead tire circularity and sustainability efforts.

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How Recycled Building Materials Embrace History and Circularity

Recycled building materials--those that are reclaimed when a building is deconstructed rather than demolished-- play an important role in reducing emissions and air pollution and uplifting communities.

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How To Reduce, Reuse, And Recycle: A New Toolkit From Drawdown Georgia

Drawdown Georgia’s “How to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” Toolkit explains the benefits of recycling and reducing waste at home, answers common questions about how to make sure the materials you place in your recycling actually get recycled, and offers creative ways to reduce and reuse more at home, too.

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Serenbe Paves Georgia's First Residential Rubber-Modified Asphalt Project.

Net-zero partnership diverts nearly 1,300 scrap tires from landfills.

Serenbe, in collaboration with The Ray, Baldwin Paving and Liberty Tire, announces a first of its kind construction paving project using Liberty Tire’s SmartMIX™ to pave Serenbe’s newest neighborhood, Overlook. In line with The Ray's net-zero mission, the use of Liberty Tire's SmartMIX™ technology has helped divert 1,291 tires from Georgia's landfills, integrating them into pavement and actively contributing to waste reduction and resource circularity.

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Growing a Just, Green Economy in Georgia

A Drawdown Georgia Webinar

What does a successful clean energy economy in Georgia look like? Don't miss this transformative webinar with key players in our state.

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