Topics such as water use, outdoor growing, package recycling and electricity were all discussed during the Cannabis Sustainability Symposium on Friday, October, 26, but here’s five pressing sustainability issues the pot industry faces right now that you might not know about.
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As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie brings you this weekly round-up of five of the best sustainability success stories of the week from across the globe.
This past weekend, more than 100 leading national authorities on climate change and sustainability attended the Yale Environmental Dialogues — a workshop series at the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. During the series, discussions focused on ideas related to strengthening the environment and building a more sustainable future.
One way members of the military and patriots are showcasing their commitment to sustainability and going green is with solar flagpole lights.
With an unmanageable surplus of clothing garments being produced each year, estimates show the value of unused clothing to be around 30 billion pounds, not including the 140 million pounds worth of clothes that end up in landfill. According to Impossible, a group aiming to guide global issues like sustainability, the zest for shopping will continue to rise, fuelled by our obsession for newness and fast fashion.
The region is currently performing below average in waste management and has a tendency to look at recycling rates instead of boosting the circular economy by considering the system as a whole. The circular economy is also a pivotal tool for delivering part of the 2050 decarbonisation agenda in Europe, so EIT Climate-KIC has joined forces with EIT RawMaterials, EIT Health, EIT Food, EIT Manufacturing, EIT Digital and EIT Urban Mobility in a Cross-Knowledge and Innovation Community (cross-KIC) initiative aimed at bolstering collaboration and enhancing the circular economy approach in the region.