A decision by supermarkets to stop providing single-use plastic bags is a windfall for a disability services provider and its re-useable shopping bags.
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EIT Climate-KIC, together with its partners the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions (BRS), EIT RawMaterials, the International Telecommunication Union, KU Leuven and the World Resources Forum, has launched an updated Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the e-waste…
Hotels are going sustainable in a number of ways. Kitchen gardens may be the most exciting though. These UK hotels are leading the way. There’s something rather lovely about eating food sourced, at least in part, from your own garden. To dig into a pie, for example, and be able to look outside and see the tree from which your apples came is a certain kind of deliciousness. You know what’s even better than this? A meal sourced from mere metres away that you haven’t even had to make.
Dezeen partnered with flooring brand Tarkett to host a live discussion with Perkins and Will about how architects and suppliers can support the circular economy and help create carbon-neutral buildings.
Titled The circular economy: a journey towards carbon-neutral buildings, the talk explored why the industry should be moving towards a circular model.
A circular economy is a model that minimises consumption, overuse of finite resources and the destruction of ecosystems, by instead continually reusing materials.
Read the full article at: www.dezeen.com
The United Nations called on Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt on Tuesday to recommit to talks on the operation of a giant hydropower dam, urging them to avoid any unilateral action, a day after Ethiopia began filling the dam’s reservoir. The U.N. Security Council will likely discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) this week after Arab states requested the 15-member body address the issue.
StackitNOW is a great idea but also demonstrates how intractable the problem is….
2. Guacamole and Crackers Guacamole is a vegan dip usually made from avocado, onion, garlic and lime juice. It is very healthy and contains many beneficial nutrients. For example, avocados are an excellent source of monounsaturated fats, fiber and potassium—all of which may promote heart health…