Should Ireland ban all single-use plastics?
Awareness of how much plastic we use and throw away in Ireland has been growing in recent years….
Source: www.thejournal.ie
Awareness of how much plastic we use and throw away in Ireland has been growing in recent years….
Source: www.thejournal.ie
Big Y Foods Inc. has announced that its supermarket chain will stop providing single-use plastic bags at its stores in 2020.
The region already has first plans passed for a green jet fuel refinery…
A change is coming to Norwegian Cruise Line: It’s doing away with single-use plastic bottles on its ships. Norwegian announced Wednesday it is partnering with JUST Goods Inc. (founded by rapper, actor and activist Jaden Smith and his family) to eliminate plastic bottles on it cruise ships by Jan. 1 and replace them with JUST’s paper cartons. The company estimates it will save more than six million single-use plastic bottles each year.
Sustainable living appears expensive especially on Instagram because influencers show off lots of eco-friendly items and purchases; live in huge or fancy homes with trendy minimal decor and zero waste accessories.
North Bay Village commissioners unanimously voted to ban single-use plastics.
Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £800,000 to fund early-stage, human-centred design projects to reduce the harm that plastics have on our environment and to therefore increase productivity and growth of the UK economy. This funding is from the Plastic Research and Innovation Fund.
This competition aims to stimulate innovation in design to reduce persistent plastic waste from landfill or entering the environment.