

- Mar 14, 2018
An Ecosystem Built on Used Cooking Oil: Loyola’s Biodiesel Lab
Post by Zach Waickman, Biodiesel Lab Manager at Loyola University’s Institute of Environmental Sustainability. This post is Part 1 of a series on Loyola’s highly localized circular economy built on used cooking oil. The Searle Biodiesel Lab in the Institute of Environmental Sustainability (IES) at Loyola University Chicago is an undergraduate-focused initiative that encompasses both a small business and numerous research projects. The main goal of the lab is to research, deve


- Sep 26, 2017
Introducing Plant Chicago’s Research Steering Committee
Plant Chicago’s Research Steering Committee (RSC) met this month to discuss Plant Chicago’s research agenda. Ideas for the year ahead include testing of mushroom-growing substrates, improving material flow measurements at The Plant, testing circular economy business models, and creating a Plant “toolkit” for similar projects around the world. Plant Chicago has been working with academic communities since the earliest days of operation and experimentation at The Plant. The ear

- Aug 23, 2017
How to Transition Chicago to a Circular Economy
Article by Jaycie Weathers and Dr. Nancy E. Landrum, at Loyola University Chicago, summarizing circular economy research, conducted in partnership with Plant Chicago. — This research project reviewed the current state of nations, states, municipalities, and organizations in their transition toward a circular economy. Through this review, we identified the top four approaches used around the world to transition toward a circular economy model: (1) stricter regulations on was