The milestone flight is part of Etihad’s ongoing commitment to reduce single-use plastic usage by 80% across the entire organisation by the end of 2022.
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Africa should implement strategies that do not create jobs at the expense of polluting the environment.
It seemed like a good idea at the time. In the early 1970s, a group of fishermen organized a campaign to dump 2 million used auto tires into the Atlantic Ocean, about a mile off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., between two living coral reefs. The goal was to build an artificial reef that would promote sea life. But it had the opposite effect: The mass of tires became an underwater blight. William Nuckols, with Coastal America, the federal office that is helping coordinate a cleanup of the tires, says the original goal was a good one. “The original intention,” Nuckols says, “was to try to provide a fish habitat and add to the natural coral reefs that were there.”
Previous attempts to limit plastic bags in the city have failed.
In this region, financial institutions have realised this factor in investment exposures…
A majority of customers are fine with retailers charging for carry bags as it helps them inculcate the habit of bringing their own carry bags.
SWANA announces David Biderman, SWANA CEO and Executive Director, has been elected as Chair of the Department of Commerce’s Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee’s (ETTAC) Waste Management and Circular Economy Subcommittee. “I am honored to have been selected by the other members of this important federal advisory committee to chair the new Waste Management and Circular Economy subcommittee,” said Biderman. “The nexus between proper waste management, the Circular Economy, climate change, and marine litter is well-established, and ETTAC will provide timely and actionable advice to the Commerce Department that seeks to protect the environment, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and benefit American companies. The environmental challenges associated with solid waste are significant global issues, and SWANA is well-positioned to lead in this area.”