Single-use disposable plastic is choking the planet, but not all of them are bad. There are some plastics we need, particularly in the medical and science fields…
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The next major hotel operator has joined the plastics exodus, with Accor committing to remove all single-use items from its global estate by end of 2022.
Prior to the emergence of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the recycled plastics industry had been making significant progress in its journey to end plastic waste. It was seeing positive results from high consumer and regulatory pressure on brands worldwide to improve their commitments to sustainability. Private companies, non-profit organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) were all campaigning actively to increase consumer awareness of recycling and sustainability across the value chain. The message was finally getting through at a basic level, setting the stage for a fundamental shift in public attitudes. For example, consumers began rejecting single-use plastics such as drinking cups, straws and cutlery when they purchased take-away food; some vendors even offered incentives to customers who brought their own cups.
Every year it’s estimated we toss away more than a billion plastic bottles here in New Zealand. This plastic ends up clogging our landfills, getting shipped offshore and incinerated in places like Malaysia, where it harms human health, or it winds up on our coast, causing harm to wildlife like the toroa (albatross) and breaking down into tiny toxic pieces which end up in our food. We all know the time has come for visionary action on plastic – let’s ban throwaway plastic bottles* and mandate for reusable alternatives. We’re calling on New Zealand’s government to ban single-use plastic bottles. Will you join us?
The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and a group of leading bottled water and soft drink manufacturers have laun…
IRELAND will be forced to ban single-use plastics within the next two years under a new EU direct…
Crypto-mining firm CleanSpark is looking into microgrids in order to make bitcoin mining more sustainable. Microgrids will be used in conjunction with the current power grid to incorporate solar, wind, hydro and other sustainable options. Big names in the industry along with environmentalist groups have been speaking out against the massive energy usage of crypto mining.