Highlights from SWANApalooza 2019
The second day of the show included the SWANA Technical Division Awards as well as keynote and education sessions.
Source: www.waste360.com
The second day of the show included the SWANA Technical Division Awards as well as keynote and education sessions.
Source: www.waste360.com
Today, the Clorox-owned personal care brand announced plans to be Net-Zero-Plastic-to-Nature by 2021 and shared updates on packaging improvements, new product launches, waste elimination initiatives, and smart partnerships—all part of the Burt’s Bees plan for circularity. “The challenges of the pandemic have only heightened the importance of protecting nature as a resource, for the health of people and all life on Earth,” Burt’s Bees Senior Director of Sustainability Paula Alexander, points out in today’s media release about the personal care brand’s latest sustainability goals. “That’s why we’ve chosen to focus on systemic changes across our supply chain while working toward a circular economy—to enable a more connected and stable relationship between people and nature,” she says. The brand is using Plastic Waste Reduction Standards established by the non-profit climate action and sustainable development organization Verra as well as those outlined by The 3R Initiative (in partnership with EA, South Pole and Quantis).
he USD 20 billion liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, where Indian firms hold a 30 per cent stake, has been suspended indefinitely after an escalation of violence in the area, according to a regulatory filing.
French energy giant Total SE, which is the project lead, declared force majeure on its LNG development in Mozambique, mothballing the investment, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) said in a stock exchange filing Tuesday.
The city passed a bill back in 2013 banning Styrofoam, but the ban has been tied up in court until now.
ADM-Artistic Denim Mills knows it’s important to share information about its operations to increase sustainability throughout the industry.
FAMOUS FISHING BOATS By 1950, the port of Essaouira was the most important for Sardines in Morocco. Also for export of cereals. …
That Which Sustains Us is a long-term exhibition that explores the convergence of different knowledge traditions in the Vancouver area through an examination of people’s interactions with forests and their natural environment. It does so by showcasing traditional ecological knowledge related to forests; consequences of the deforestation and urbanization of Vancouver; and the possibility of returning to sustainable land use practices in the Greater Vancouver area. The thread that connects these narratives is the idea that culture ultimately shapes how people choose to interact with the natural world. Teachings that embrace stewardship leave less obvious traces on the land, when compared to historical viewpoints that commodified “natural resources” like wood and promoted the clearing of land as a pre-requisite of “ownership”.