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As several US cities enact their own bans on plastic straws, McDonald’s is trying to stay ahead of the curve by finding an alternative. The announcement comes amid calls from activists urging McDonald’s and other food conglomerates to ditch plastic straws.
The listed sector’s push for sustainability
Key European stakeholders of the listed real estate sector met in London at the end of November to discuss the issue of sustainability and how the built environment can meet challenges and advance sustainability on all fronts.
Facile synthesis of C60-nano materials and their application in high-performance water splitting electrocatalysis – Sustainable Energy & Fuels (RSC Publishing)
Here, we report the synthesis and characterization of crystalline C60 nanomaterials and their applications as bifunctional water splitting catalysts.The shapes of the resulting materials were tuned via a solvent engineering approach to form rhombic-shaped nanosheets and nanotubes with hexagonal close…
Circular Economy: A Explainer
In 2013, people around the globe bought more than 1.8 billion mobile phones. But now, nearly half of them are most likely in landfills or at homes, sitting there without any use, as their owners upgrade to newer versions. Imagine, however, if these devices went back to the manufacturers once their lifespan came to an end in order to be turned into new mobile phones. How much would that save the manufacturer in terms of raw materials and time? Or what would be the result if these devices didn’t have to be replaced because they were easily repairable and upgradable? This is what could be called a “Circular Economy” approach, a new model of production and consumption that thinks of our impact on the environment and our society as a whole.
Foster + Partners launches sustainability manifesto
Foster + Partners’ sustainability manifesto outlines its methodology for designing buildings that go beyond current environmental schemes.
One year on: How has WRAP’s UK Plastics Pact changed corporate approaches to single-use plastic?
Last April, a coalition of 42 businesses jointly committed to make unnecessary single-use plastic packaging “a thing of the past”. Here, edie rounds up the impact that this commitment, made as part of WRAP’s Plastic Pact, has had on reso…