British cleaning products firm Delphis Eco has developed a plastic bottle that might lead to plastic packaging being endlessly recycled into new ...
GBCI unveils new zero waste rating system
Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) revealed TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency), a zero waste rating system that is designed to help ...
Queensland gets serious with war on waste
The government of Queensland passed a bill in parliament on Tuesday that will prevent the distribution of single-use plastic bags and give refunds to ...
Origami-inspired children’s clothing wins award for sustainability solution
Designer Ryan Yasin has developed a range of children’s clothing that is inspired by the Japanese art of origami. After noticing a lack of ...
Package-free shops & and the movement against plastic
As a response to concerns about plastic pollution and food waste, package-free shops have opened across the world from Copenhagen to Montreal. Unsatisfied ...
Algae might offer alternative to polluting sunscreen
New research revealed that cyanobacteria and algae produce a group of compounds called mycosporine-like amino acids (MMA), which are basically UVR ...
New process to make fallen leaves into electronics
Research published last week by researchers at Qilu University of Technology in China and Penn State in the US has scientists excited who have developed ...
Shoes made from ocean waste; small steps in plastic pollution prevention
Adidas has taken steps in helping to prevent pollution of oceans by upcycling plastic retrieved from a clean-up action in the Maldives. The famous shoe ...
China tackles pollution in recycling industry
The Ministry of Environmental Protection and other government agencies have launched a campaign targeting small and substandard workshops which cause ...
Toyota introduces scrappage scheme after Ford
Toyota is now the second carmaker to launch a scrappage scheme to encourage drivers to trade in their most polluting cars for environmetally friendly ...
