As a result of the new legislation, a series of products will be banned in the EU by 2021. The products which will be banned from all EU markets include single-use plastic cutlery such as forks, knives, spoons and chopsticks, single-use plastic plates and plastic straws.
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With everyone getting ready for the summer, Everlane has launched its first-ever swimwear collection. The popular eco-friendly clothing brand has unveiled a line of premium-quality swimwear made from recycled fabric.
Everlane’s CEO Kimberley Smith told Elle that the brand had been working on the swimwear line since 2018, but didn’t want to “compromise on the quality or the environmental impact.”
The transition to a circular economy will do more than save the planet – it will also create vast new economic opportunities, sometimes in the most unexpected places.
Consumers are rapidly becoming more environmentally conscious, and packaging recyclability is now a major decision factor in their purchasing. Indeed, 48% of consumers in the US said they would definitely or probably change their consumption habits to reduce their impact… CONTINUE READING
Every Thursday, California resident Richard Redmond takes a gallon-sized container of food scraps to the farmers market in the city of South Pasadena where it is collected and composted for use in gardens – an effort to reduce the amount of household waste he sends to landfill. “It’s just stunning,” said the web designer who is in his 60s. “You can see how separating it just reduces the amount of garbage you are putting out.” Redmond’s experience is a tiny window into a huge global problem, and not enough people are with him. Every year, the world throws away around 931 million tons of food, most of it ending up in landfills, where it decomposes to produce around a tenth of the world’s climate-warming gases, according to the UN.
More global manufacturers adopt IoT to access data and transform traditional manufacturing operations and supply chains into dynamic, sustainable, more resilient interconnected systems.
UX expert Gareth Dunlop voices his concerns on the downside of digital product design, likening it to the scourge of plastic waste.