Annual awards for circular progress

Make waste history.

Recognizing companies keeping products and materials in use—and showing what others can learn.

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The Mission

What gets rewarded gets repeated.

Products that last longer. Building components used again. Materials recovered for another life. The companies making these changes deserve attention, and their experience can help others move forward.

Why this exists

What progress can look like

Good work. Longer lives. Less waste.

Circular progress takes different forms. These are examples of the work the awards can recognize.

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Design out waste

Prevent waste through better decisions about materials, packaging, products, and production.

For example: Building components designed to come apart so they can be reused in another project.

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Keep products in use

Make products last and support their continued use through repair, refill, reuse, refurbishment, and remanufacturing.

For example: A reusable-container service that keeps packaging in circulation through repeated returns.

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Close material loops

Recover materials after use and demonstrate where they go, how much stays useful, and what is still lost.

For example: A take-back system that documents what becomes usable material again.

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The first annual cycle

Starting with
one award.

The Infinite Award for Circular Progress

We’re accepting company introductions for our first annual awards cycle. Know a business making repair, reuse, or material recovery work? We’d like to hear about it.

The selected company will be featured in a published account of its achievement: what changed, why it matters, and what others can learn.

Start with a short introduction. We’ll follow up with what’s needed.

What recognition includes

Material Progress