Author: Kirsi Seppänen
China tightens recycling rules
China’s Ministry of Commerce has introduced a nationwide system for retailers to report their plastic consumption and will be established. It is part of a…
‘Britain’s first’ plastic-free takeaway cup launched
The ButterflyCup is initially being unveiled at WWT centres across the UK. Unlike traditional takeaway cups, the cup contains no plastic laminate, uses plant-based inks…
Humanity’s construction footprint in the seas amounts to 32,000 square kilometers
From underwater tunnels to bridges to communication cables snaking across the ocean floor, structures made by humans are encroaching on marine life at an ever-growing…
Electronic waste on the decline, new study finds
A new study, led by a researcher at the Yale School of the Environment’s Center for Industrial Ecology and published recently in the Journal of…
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation skyrockets to 12-year high under Bolsonaro
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest surged to a 12-year high in 2020, official government data shows, with destruction soaring since President Jair Bolsonaro took office…
Coasts Drown as Coral Reefs Collapse Under Warming & Acidification
A new study shows the coastal protection coral reefs currently provide will start eroding by the end of the century, as the world continues to…
UN chief urges it’s time to make peace with nature
In a passionate, uncompromising speech at Columbia University in New York the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has described the fight against the climate crisis…
PepsiCo commits to 100 percent recycled plastic for its bottles in Europe
PepsiCo is committing to eliminate all virgin plastic from its Pepsi brand beverage bottles sold in nine European Union markets by 2022. The company…
BIR: Pandemic continues to challenge recyclers
Covid-19 is likely to remain a significant factor in the global scrap recycling trade until well into next year, according to reports from members…
A cross-KIC initiative to help Europe achieve its transition towards circular economy
EIT Climate-KIC, EIT RawMaterials, EIT Digital, EIT Food, EIT Manufacturing and EIT Urban Mobility have created a Cross-Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) action aiming to…
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