Ellen MacArthur
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 47 |
| Web site | www.ellenmacarthur.com |
| Date of birth | July 8,1976 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Whatstandwell |
| United Kingdom | |
| Nationality | British |
| Parents | Avril MacArthur |
| Ken MacArthur | |
| Siblings | Lewis MacArthur |
| Fergus MacArthur | |
| Job | Sailor |
| Books | Full Circle: My Life and Journey |
| Full Circle | |
| Race Against Time | |
| Taking on the World | |
| The Virtuous Circle | |
| Awards | Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year |
| Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation | |
| Official site | ellenmacarthur.com |
| Current partner | Ian McKay |
| Known for | Previous holder of fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in a yacht |
| Education | Anthony Gell School |
| Height | 157 (cm) |
| Knighted date | March 27, 2008 |
| Nominations | BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award |
| Founded | Ellen MacArthur Foundation |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 602984 |
Ellen MacArthur Life story
Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur DBE is a retired English sailor, from Whatstandwell near Matlock in Derbyshire, now based in Cowes, Isle of Wight. MacArthur is a successful solo long-distance yachtswoman.
The hunt for a new way to tackle clothing waste
... According to the UK s Ellen Macarthur Foundation, which campaigns for more recycling, every second there are enough garments thrown away to fill a rubbish truck, with less than 1% recycled into new clothes...
Could waste plastic become a useful fuel source?
... Dilyana Mihaylova, plastics programme manager for the Ellen Macarthur Foundation, says: " Our extractive, take-make-waste economy [means] billions of dollars worth of valuable materials are lost...
Second-hand tech booms as shoppers look for bargains
... " The linear economy has been the dominant way since the industrial revolution, " says Joe Isles, circle of design programme lead at the Ellen Macarthur Foundation...
Could 'invisible barcodes' revolutionise recycling?
... The trial involves a consortium of some of the world s biggest brands, including Procter & Gamble, Nestle and PepsiCo, who were brought together by the Ellen Macarthur Foundation, a charity that aims to accelerate the transition to a circular economy...
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