Theresa Carter launched an online petition calling on Target Stores to eliminate single-use plastic bags that has gathered more than 310,000 signatures. She explains how she got the petition started.
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Miyelani Mkhabela says a circular economy will not only help SA meet the challenges of a more sustainable future; it would also provide much needed growth.
We take a closer look at the very best luxury sustainable interior design solutions.
Under severe economic pressure, it’s tempting to see social responsibility as dispensable, but it’s as essential as ever to long-term strategy, argues Clare Press.
Biomanufacturers should do the math: calculate whether small, parallelized product streams can exceed the sum of their parts, thanks to lower cleaning costs and other advantages of single-use technology.
This interview, by Vojtech Vosecky from Circle-economy.com, looks at the results of a recent investigation by the University of Gävle into the status and training needs of regions in Sweden. The investigation targeted Circular Economy, a focus in Sweden since the Swedish Government issued its Circular Economy Directive. Many aspects of the investigation reinforce the work done by Circle-economy in their city and region-wide investigations.
Provisional plans to ban single-use plastics, agreed Wednesday by the EU institutions, target products most often found on beaches such as plates, cutlery, straws and cotton buds, and abandoned fishing gear.