Plastic Cutback a Surfdome initiative supported by Patagonia - 72% of plastic is still going to....
Plastic Cutback a Surfdome initiative supported by Patagonia - 72% of plastic is still going to landfill or escapes into the environment....
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Los Angeles sees massive improvement in air quality as people stay home and avoid roads
Air quality in the United States’ smoggiest city has dramatically improved after the coronavirus pandemic made people stay home and off...
Patagonia + Surfdome trial removal of plastic polybags for clothes - 180 billion produced annually
One aspect of the marine plastic crisis that’s so far escaped widespread attention is the poly bag problem. Almost every item of clothing...
Air pollution in Danish cities down by 30% after Coronavirus outbreak
Since the coronavirus crisis kicked off recently, the air quality in Denmark’s biggest cities has improved considerably. According to new...
China's CO2 emissions were down by 25% from February 3 to March 1 due to Coronavirus shutdown
From February 3 to March 1, CO2 emissions were down by at least 25% because of the measures to contain the coronavirus, according to the...
Welsh government to ban single-use plastics from 2021
Announcing the ban, the Welsh Government's deputy minister for housing and local government Hannah Blythyn said: “The single use plastics...
Coronavirus: nitrogen dioxide emissions drop over Italy
New data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite reveal the decline of air pollution, specifically nitrogen dioxide emissions, over...
McDonald's to ditch plastic Happy Meal toys in 2021
McDonald’s has bowed to pressure from anti-plastic campaigners, announcing Happy Meals sold in the UK will not contain plastic toys from...
Abu Dhabi to eliminate the use of avoidable single-use plastic and non-plastic materials by 2021
The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), the largest environmental regulator in the Middle East, said it aims to eliminate the use of...
Utrecht's new Merwede district will be home to 12,000 people and car-free
The new-build Merwede district of 6,000 homes is expected to be serviced by about 20,000 bicycles. “It should be easier to get a bike...
Dutch supermarket chain Ekoplaza was the first to have plastic-free aisles - with 700 grocery items
Dutch supermarket chain Ekoplaza joined with environmental campaign group A Plastic Planet back in 2018 to creat the world’s first...
Supermarket in Thailand innovates with banana leaves packaging and removes plastic packaging
The banana leaf packaging comes from the Rimping supermarket in Chiangmai, Thailand. A real estate company in Chiang Mai, Perfect Homes,...
Greenpeace proposes 70% meat consumption reduction by 2030
Three burgers a week: that’s the maximum amount of meat Europeans should get used to eating, according to NGO Greenpeace, which has been...
In EU poll 62% support ban on short-haul flights to fight climate change
Europeans are in favour of taxing air travel to fight climate change: 72% of respondents say they are in favour of a carbon tax on...
Lucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) trials drinks in plastic-free, edible seaweed-based sachets in gyms
The packaging, called Oohos, are created by packaging firm Skipping Rocks Lab and made by manufacturing firm Notpla. They can be eaten,...
Google adds Ecosia as default option on Chrome, so users can plant trees with their searches
Today is a big day for social enterprise Ecosia. The Berlin-based ‘search engine for good’, has announced that it will be a default...
Aldi will delist brands that don't act on plastics packaging by 2022
Aldi UK's chief executive Giles Hurley has written to suppliers of third-party brands, warning that they will be delisted unless they...
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