Germany sketches out net zero emission law
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Every year, we buy 30 billion tonnes of stuff, from pizza boxes to family homes. We throw out or demolish 13 billion tonnes of it as waste – about 2 tonnes per person. A third of what we discard was bought the same year. The extraction, use and discarding of so much stuff creates a large environmental burden, from the depletion of minerals to the destruction of rainforests. The idea of a circular economy aims to address these problems by rejecting the take-make-dispose model of production and consumption that governs our world. Instead, waste is “designed out” and materials are kept at a high value for longer through reuse, repair and recycling.
Read all about it! Sustainable St Albans News: October 2020
Sustainable St Albans are teaming up with St Albans BID again to host another Sustainable Market in the city centre. In August we got rave reviews and we’re hoping this one will be even better! There will be local food and drink stalls, ethical clothing, health and vitality products, renewable and green energy specialists and lots more. Everything is outdoors, risk assessed, and run according to COVID guidance.