Metro Removes Single-Use Plastic From Canteens
Wholesaler Metro AG has announced that it will no longer use single-use plastic utensils in the canteens of its Düsseldorf headquarters.
Source: www.esmmagazine.com
Wholesaler Metro AG has announced that it will no longer use single-use plastic utensils in the canteens of its Düsseldorf headquarters.
Source: www.esmmagazine.com
An additional £3.3 million, generated by the use of the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive Compliance Fee in 2018, will be spent on projects that will support higher levels of reuse and recycling of waste electrical and electronic … Continue reading →…
This year’s International E-Waste Day (#ewasteday), taking place on 14 October, will focus on the crucial part each of us, as consumers and as citizens, has in making circularity a reality for e-products. According to the UN, in 2021 each person on the planet will produce on average 7.6 kg of e-waste, meaning that a massive 57.4 million tonnes will be generated worldwide. Only 17.4 per cent of this electronic waste containing a mixture of harmful substances and precious materials will be recorded as being properly collected, treated and recycled. Many initiatives are undertaken to tackle this growing concern, but none of them can be fully effective without the active role and correct education of consumers.
A 2001 Bridgeport High School graduate continues to make her mark as it relates to world food sustainability. Amanda Green, the daughter of Hal Green and Ann Laretei Soderberg, recently had an article published in Anthropology News, which is under the American Anthropological Association.
In an Op Ed last year for The New York Times, Ruchir Sharma challenged the underpinnings of our current economic recovery by suggesting a radical idea which ought to be common sense: a healthy economy isn’t built on rising levels of debt.
Throughout the past year, a number of trade shows and press events have been forced to go entirely digital because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gamescom was one such show, and after having gone all digital last year, its organizers were hoping to host a hybrid show that blended in-person events and digital livestreams in 2021. As it turns out, that won’t be happening, as the organizers behind Gamescom have announced that the show will be all digital once more this year.
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With 34% of the world’s coasts at high risk of degradation from coastal development, we look at some solutions designed to help restore our coastlines…