Author: Kirsi Seppänen

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Superdrug ditches plastic from own-brand tampons

Superdrug has announced that it has removed plastics from its own-brand tampons and launched a new range of menstrual products made from organic and sustainably…

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Rethinking (waste) water conservation

When it comes to water conservation in cities that depend on wastewater reuse, even the best intentions can have unintended consequences. That’s the main message…

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Australia’s native guava plant close to being wiped out by invasive disease – study

An invasive plant disease may be ready to claim its first victim in the wild with Australia’s native guava now almost extinct, a study has…

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UK takeaway food waste rises during coronavirus lockdown

Food waste generated by UK restaurants dishing up takeaways during the lockdown has risen as a result of consumers’ “unpredictable ordering patterns” during the pandemic,…

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P&G Scientists Invent Technology that Converts Lactic Acid into Bio-Based Acid

Procter & Gamble has created a new technology that converts lactic acid into bio-based acrylic acid — which can help shift everyday goods to be…

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Pilot facility aims to disrupt rare earth recycling

Based in Montreal, Geomega Resources has developed a proprietary technology that recycles rare earth elements like neodymium, praseodymium, terbium and dysprosium. Company ceo Kiril Mugerman…

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‘Uncertainty’ in Europe’s plastics recycling industry, says BIR

A ‘feeling of uncertainty’ is permeating the European plastics recycling industry owing to the impact of Covid-19 on the market, according to the Bureau of…

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Coronavirus: L’Oréal unveils €100m biodiversity and circular economy plan

L’Oréal Group has pledged to invest €100m over the next decade in projects that heal damaged natural ecosystems and advance the circular economy, as part…

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Parliament approves increased water reuse

The new law defines minimum requirements at European level for the first time for reclaimed water (i.e. urban wastewater that has been treated in a…

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Clean energy has shed nearly 600,000 U.S. jobs due to pandemic: report

The U.S. clean energy sector has lost 17% of its work force, or nearly 600,000 jobs, as stay-at-home orders halt production of components from solar…

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