Major industry lobby groups have pressured the EC to leave plans for longer-lasting products despite increasing public support.But EU governments can still rescue the proposals during votes in December and January. The main categories of products are lighting, displays, washing machines, dishwashers…
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Watch the doc, ‘Fillet Oh Fish!’ – With wild salmon threatened throughout the world, aquaculture unfortunately creates significant pollution and toxic fillets.
It is with renewed excitement and serious concern that we turn our latest spotlight to the Environment & Sustainability. It has been a while since Booklist devoted its content to this prescient topic.
EcoJustice Radio and Adventures In Waste look at Single Use Consumption Culture and how proposed #AB1080 and #SB54 legislation in California attempts to reduce…
UK-based fintech company Twig has launched a free banking app that allows users to trade their things for instant cash. By doing so, the company aims to contribute to the circular economy and ensure that items don’t make it to landfill. The process is fairly simple. All customers need to do is install the app and upload their unwanted possessions. Twig’s AI-powered algorithm then proceeds to calculate how much the things are worth. As soon as users accept the offer, they can cash out their items. The process aims to reduce the uncertainty, waiting, and irritation that is normally associated with selling unwanted items.
Nations across the world are following a United Nations blueprint to build a more sustainable future – but a new study shows that blueprint leads less to a castle in the sky, and more to a house that needs constant remodeling.
How can a chair and a shoebox contribute to a more ecologically sustainable future?