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02 Mar How banana trees are recycled into vegan leather wallets in Micronesia

Posted at 14:03h in Circular economy, Environment, Food waste, Green tech, Recycling, Sustainable business, Waste

In recent news, a more ethical and eco-friendly alternative has come to light: banana fiber. Kosrae, Micronesia-based startup Green Banana Paper, took advantage of banana tree waste, upcycling the material into fashionable and durable vegan leather wallets....

26 Feb Shoppers in England now far more likely to use their own bags

Posted at 17:00h in Act, Environment, ethical living, Packaging, plastic waste, Supermarket, Sustainable consumption

Study finds a rise in the number of people carrying their own bags since the introduction of a 5p charge on plastic bags nearly a year ago....

26 Feb UN Declares War on Ocean Plastic

Posted at 10:53h in Act, Campaign, Environment, Microplastics, Ocean conservation, Ocean waste, Plastic bottles, plastic waste, Pollution, Wildlife

UN Environment launched today an unprecedented global campaign to eliminate major sources of marine litter: microplastics in cosmetics and the excessive, wasteful usage of single-use plastic by the year 2022....

25 Feb These 12-year-old boys managed to collect & recycle over 1 tonne of dry waste in one month!

Posted at 21:00h in Community, Environment, plastic waste, Read, Recycling, Waste

A group of 12-year-old boys studying in different schools has taken up the mission “Think and Throw”, wherein they urge people to segregate wet & dry waste and collect dry waste for recycling....

25 Feb 8 bits of plastic you can quit right now

Posted at 17:14h in Environment, ethical living, Packaging, Plastic bottles, plastic waste, Pollution, Read

The Earth can’t digest plastic. Plastic things are bought and used and that’s it – the Earth is burdened further. This issue has reached critical point. And we have to act. All of us. Because we are the issue....

23 Feb This startup lets small businesses buy all their power directly from wind and solar farms

Posted at 15:13h in Community, Environment, Green energy, Read, Renewable energy, solar, startup, Sustainable business, wind

Squeaky makes it easy for companies to go 100% renewable energy. Now there are no excuses....

22 Feb Introduce a 5p charge on single-use plastic straws

Posted at 19:52h in Act, Do, Environment, Ocean waste, petition, plastic waste, Pollution, Sign + share

The average plastic straw is used for just 20 minutes, but will long out-live its user. The majority of plastic straws are not recycled, often winding up in landfill or in the ocean. Introduce a 5p charge on plastic straws to reduce the UK's plastic...

Environment

02 Mar How banana trees are recycled into vegan leather wallets in Micronesia

26 Feb Shoppers in England now far more likely to use their own bags

26 Feb UN Declares War on Ocean Plastic

25 Feb These 12-year-old boys managed to collect & recycle over 1 tonne of dry waste in one month!

25 Feb 8 bits of plastic you can quit right now

23 Feb This startup lets small businesses buy all their power directly from wind and solar farms

14 Feb Hope you like algae, because it’s going bo be in everything you eat

13 Feb Could these five innovations help solve the global water crisis?

09 Feb Spilt supermarket sugar to help feed hungry honey bees

‘E-waste’ photo shoot turns forgotten electronics into art

‘Gumdrop’ recycles used chewing gum into useful new products

‘Hand Over’ builds eco-friendly homes for Egypt’s low-income communities

‘Latte levy’ of 25p urged by MPs in bid to cut cup waste

‘Monster’ fatberg to go on display in museum

‘Plastic China’ documentary looks at underbelly of recycling in China

‘Recycling in Australia is dead in the water’: three companies tackling our plastic addiction

‘Spectacular’ drop in renewable energy costs leads to record global boost

‘Attenborough effect’ leads to 53% drop in single use plastic in 12 months

‘There’s nothing wrong with a bit of mould’: chefs on food waste and using leftovers

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