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 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| 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...
Could 'invisible barcodes' revolutionise recycling?
Many of us struggle to figure out which items can be recycled while sorting our rubbish at home. Machines in sorting plants can have the same problem. This prevents many countries from achieving the recycling rates they would like.
But new "invisible barcode" technology is being piloted which aims to fix the problem.
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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Source of news: bbc.com
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