Wegmans to phase out single-use plastic bags in New York
Grocery chain’s bag removal comes over a month ahead of upcoming state ban…
Source: www.supermarketnews.com
Grocery chain’s bag removal comes over a month ahead of upcoming state ban…
Source: www.supermarketnews.com
The first step in solving a problem is acknowledging there is one.That is why at the end of last semester, we, the Environmental Student Assembly and the USC Environmental Core, authored a letter to President Carol Folt asking for public disclosure of the University’s endowment investments into the…
Rather than try to hit too many KPIs, procurement professionals should work with stakeholders to identify and focus on a few key areas…
Tearfund have been leading the way in applying circular economy thinking to low income countries, and drawing out lessons for development. Their latest research paper is called Bending the Curve, and they have scoured the literature on the circular economy to identify proven interventions that are demonstrably pro-poor. The paper outlines five proven ideas, and a series of evolving and then speculative ideas too. At their best, these kinds of circular economy interventions can create jobs, deal with waste, and improve nutrition and health at the same time.
As Nina knows well, Forestry at UBC is about much more than lumberjacks. During high school in Ottawa, Nina always enjoyed spending time in nature. Excited by encouraging others to get outside, she set up her own program at her school named Women for the Environment and the Great Outdoors. Nina chose UBC Forestry for her next step, and she is now continuing to explore the relationships between people and forests, as well as the plants, animals, air, and water in forested areas. During her time at UBC she’s conducted research on Douglas-fir and Western larch seedlings, climbed her first mountain, taken her first dip in the Pacific Ocean, and will graduate ready for an outdoor career of her choice.
The challenge seeks solutions enabling increased production of renewable and recyclable raw materials for products and packaging.
New report calls on government to use upcoming Waste and Resources Strategy to tackle eWaste and incentivise circular economy models…