Universal Biopack is a Thai company that has developed an eco-sensitive food packaging composed of bamboo and cassava. With the aim of cutting down ...
First waste food supermarket opened in Germany
In the German city of Cologne the first supermarket that only sells salvaged food waste has opened. It is the first of its kind in Germany and the third ...
“Reimagine Phoenix” initiative involves its residents in waste management
Phoenix, Arizona, is actively involving its residents in the city’s waste management. The “Reimagine Phoenix” initiative aims at ...
EU Parliament and Committe of the Regions boost circular economy
The Brussels-based European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Parliament will push the EU towards more ambitious waste management directives ...
Olympic medals in Tokyo will be made of discarded smartphones
The medals for the Olympic games in Tokyo 2020 will be made from metals used in discarded smartphones. It is part of dealing with the huge amounts of e- ...
EU recycling rate 46 per cent
The latest EU statistics reveal that countries in the EU recycled or composed 46 percent of their household waste on average in 2015. 29 percent of the ...
London starts largest coffee cup waste reduction challenge
The City of London Corporation in cooperation with Network Rail, coffee chains and employers are establishing coffee cup recycling facilities in offices, ...
Unilever will use 100 percent recyled plastic packaging by 2025
Unilever’s plastic packaging will be fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. The company has already committed to reduce the weight of the ...
Pinetree chemical can be used for renewable plastic
Environmentally-friendly plastics made from corn or sugar cane are made with some crude oil derivatives. Researchers at the University of Bath have shown ...
An eco-friendly data-storage device made from eggshells
A team from Guizhou Institute of Technology is working on a way to turn eggshells into a data-storage device that could pave the way for eco-friendlier ...
