Day: May 21, 2019

It’s being killed the name of “convenience.”…

The European Parliament and the Council gave their official green light to the Single-use Plastics Directive on Tuesday morning (21 May). Larissa Copello de Souza explains how the implementation period is a golden opportunity to raise the bar even further.

“Today’s decision could soon become one of Europe’s proudest achievements, but national governments must introduce these laws swiftly.”…

STRASBOURG: Single-use plastic items such as straws, forks and knives as well as cotton buds will be banned in the European Union by 2021 …

The ban applies to all retailers, not just supermarkets, including newsagents, takeaways, pharmacies and discount variety stores.

Campaign relaunched with pressure group’s support…

Now even schools are ready to take the challenge of eliminating our dependence on single-use plastics. They set themselves a target to refrain from single-use plastics by 2022.

Banned items will include food and beverage containers made of expanded polystyrene and all products made of oxo-degradable plastic.

On any given day, plumes of noxious smoke rise above the Agbogbloshie dump site in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The billowing black smoke comes from the many informal e-waste recyclers who take unwanted electronics, strip them of their cables and burn away the protective covers to reach the valuable copper beneath. 

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The city said it was inspired by jurisdictions such as Vancouver, which announced its own ban and Mayor Valerie Plante said her administration would move slowly to help businesses transition.

In this video, Romain Ferrari, President of Fondation 2019, presents a series of economic and regulatory measures that could help the transition to a circular economy. These measures were the subject of proposals under France’s Roadmap for a Circular Economy (2018).

Mayor Gianni De Martino has approved an order banning all single-use plastics that aren’t biodegradable as of Wednesday, May 1.

A single-use suction device manufacturer will present its range of products at this year’s Arab Health in Dubai, as it looks to source new distributor partners in the Middle East.

Regional district gives preliminary approval to bylaw that would ban plastic checkout bags.

By Madison Dapcevich As the world suffocates from its plastic addiction, a growing number of businesses are stepping up to the plate to reduce their plastic waste.Most recently, Trader Joe’s announced that it will be taking steps to cut back on plastic and other packaging waste after a petition launched…

News trade shows : Pure London’s upcoming edition on 10-12 February at London Olympia will be free of single-use plastics as part of the fashion fair’s Power of One campaign.(#1064534)…

The composition of mixed brominated/chlorinated dibenzofurans (PXDFs) and diphenyl ethers in soils from an e-waste site in Ghana suggests a formation of PXDFs through condensation of the flame retardant PBDEs and subsequent bromine-to-chlorine exchange.

Environmental group Greenpeace on Thursday accused Nestle of not doing enough to…

Op-ed by Sonu Shivdasani, CEO and co-founder of Soneva resorts.