the cirql blog

  • Cirql ISPO BrandNew award
    News, Planet
    Cirql Zero™ Wins Esteemed ISPO BrandNew Award in the Sustainability Category

    Cirql™ has won the ISPO BrandNew Award in the sustainability category for its latest innovation, Cirql Zero™ – an industrially…

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  • Cirql Zero
    News, Planet
    Cirql™ Launches Industrially Compostable, Biodegradable Material Innovation for Footwear Brands

    Cirql™ is proud to unveil Cirql Zero™ – a new industrially compostable, biodegradable foam innovation. With a commitment to keeping…

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  • Cirql rTPU30
    Process, Product
    Learn More About the Making of the Cirql rTPU30 Recyclable Midsole

    To celebrate OrthoLite’s 25-year anniversary, we launched an incredibly important subsidiary, Cirql, in March of 2022. Our vision is to…

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  • Marc Scepi shoe sustainability
    People, Process
    Industry Design and Development Icon Marc Scepi on Cirql rTPU30

    Marc Scepi, VP of Design for GREATS, is one of the most respected voices in footwear design and development today.…

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  • OrthoLite joins The Conservation Alliance
    News, Partners
    OrthoLite and Cirql Partner with The Conservation Alliance to Support and Protect North America’s Wild Places

    OrthoLite and Cirql are proud to join The Conservation Alliance (TCA). In joining TCA, OrthoLite and Cirql support the organization’s…

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  • Matt Thwaites OrthoLite Cirql
    People, Process
    Unveiling the Future of Circular Midsole Innovation with Cirql VP Matt Thwaites

    Matt Thwaites is the Vice President and General Manager of Cirql. Together with his team, they’ve launched Cirql rTPU30, the…

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  • OrthoLite rTPU30
    Product
    Introducing The Fully Recyclable Cirql rTPU30 Midsole

    From the sustainability-focused minds at Cirql™, we’re excited to introduce Cirql rTPU30, a new, comfort midsole foam made with 30%…

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  • OrthoLite Cirql
    Planet, Process
    All Bioplastics are Not Created Equal: OrthoLite Cirql™ as an End of Life Solution

    If it were easy, everyone would be doing it. That, in a nutshell, summarizes the push for less environmentally impactful materials…

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  • Partners, Process
    OrthoLite Cirql™ Patents Protect Our Innovation, Quality and Our Brand Partners

    Few innovations have as much potential to revolutionize sustainable footwear manufacturing as OrthoLite CirqlTM. OrthoLite Cirql includes a proprietary biopolymer…

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  • Process
    Meet the Center of Excellence: Bringing Scalability to Cirql, OrthoLite’s World-Class Circular Material Innovation

    In March 2022, OrthoLite revealed Cirql, the world’s first EVA plastics-free, recyclable and industrially compostable midsole foam. Cirql is a…

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