Oregon considering statewide ban of single-use plastic bags
Oregon is reportedly considering enforcing a ban on single-use plastic checkout bags.
Source: thehill.com
Oregon is reportedly considering enforcing a ban on single-use plastic checkout bags.
Source: thehill.com
An independent development trust and social enterprise which delivers sustainable community projects to benefit Newtown has the potential to make the town the circular economy capital of the UK. That’s the opinion of Montgomeryshire MP Craig Williams who met officers Stuart Owen and Adam Kennerley from Open Newtown to hear about the company’s current and incubating projects. Open Newtown, which manages 140 acres of green space in Newtown, delivers sustainable community projects with the aim making the town a viable and vibrant place to live, work and visit. With Newtown Town Council, the company has developed a new destination play park and a BMX Pump Track and Mountain Bike Trail and is currently building a £1.5 million Riverside Venue, which will open up the River Severn and surrounding parkland to visitors and local residents, with canoe access points, nature/heritage trails and a forest/river school.
The lockdowns and restrictions introduced to control the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in huge changes to urban life. Previously bustling city centres remain empty, shunned in favour of suburban or rural areas where social distancing is easier and connections to the outdoors are abundant.
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The linear economy is currently the standard practice in every sector of our economies. Real estate is no exception. Decades of mass-production created the conditions of the mass-disposal model we live in where throwing away is easier, faster and costless than fixing.
Current shark conservation and management conflicts represent an underrecognized expression of long-standing debates over whether the goal of modern conservation should be sustainable exploitation of natural resources or maximum possible preservation of wilderness and wildlife. In the developing world, exploitation of fisheries resources can be essential to food security and poverty alleviation, and management is typically focused on sustainably maximizing economic benefits.
Sustainment training is a powerful tool for ensuring that sales reps not only maintain but sharpen their product knowledge.
With electric buses being identified as a cornerstone to supporting the reduction of air and noise pollution in cities, more public transport providers are turning to battery-powered fleets.’) } else if (width >= 425) { console.log (‘largescreen’); document.write(”) } else { console.log (‘nompuad’);…