The US drinks giant – the world’s biggest plastic polluter – claimed consumers still want the bottles. It said scrapping them outright now would alienate customers and hit sales.
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Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) announced this week that it is establishing a microgrid to supply power at the airport, connected to the main electrical power grid in case of emergency but otherwise separate from it.
Allows feeding of downstream processes at ultra-high rates.
In order to use PET responsibly and sustainably, we absolutely must learn how to treat its resulting waste by recycling.
Even if your main mission isn’t environmental, the pressure is on all of us to combat the climate crisis. But it can be challenging to create a positive impact on the planet when you’re already stretched to deliver your primary purpose. In our next WISE Ways to Lead webinar on Tuesday 22 November from 1-2pm, we’ll be joined by Elaine Brown who is driving forward the concept of re-use and repair through her social enterprise, The Edinburgh Remakery. Elaine’s in-depth knowledge won her the Environmental Champion title in this year’s WISE100, and she will be sharing her tips and ideas for the small (and bigger) things that can help kick-start your business’s environmental journey. We’ll also hear from Alison Marjoram of P3 Charity, a social enterprise that supports vulnerable people in England.
In this week’s letter from the editor, Jennifer Nini shares about pragmatism in the age of sustainability and why, despite her glass-half-full optimism, is unconvinced that the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown will bring about a utopian world where peple are kinder, more compassionate and collaborative.
Enough cups are thrown away each year to cover the distance between Edinburgh and Dundee.