Tekijä: Kirsi Seppänen
Floods on record-high Lake Victoria expose need for water cooperation
About 400 families from Budalangi, in Busia County, have been living at the school since April, when the Nzoia River that flows from Kenya’s western…
Toymakers ride eco-friendly wave by cutting plastic
The nation’s (Japan) toymakers are increasingly reducing plastic waste amid heightened public interest in environmentally friendly goods. The trend to reduce the use of plastic…
Nestlé among members of newly launched Coalition of Action on Food Waste
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has launched a CEO-led Coalition of Action on Food Waste, which brings together 14 of ‘the world’s largest’ retailers and…
Green grips: Heineken switches plastic for compostable cardboard on beer multipacks
Heineken is rolling out new cardboard packaging for its UK beer can multipacks in a bid to eliminate plastic from thousands of cans of lager…
Atlantic ocean plastic more than 10 times previous estimates
More than 10 times as much plastic has been found in the Atlantic ocean than previously estimated to be there, showing the the world’s plastic…
(Non) ground-breaking drill helps Thames Water protect medieval monks path
Engineers had to think outside the box when fitting the new pipe at Selborne sewage treatment works in Hampshire, which is close to the ruins…
Concordia Student Maps Global Primate Habitat Endangered By Climate Change
The list of man-made threats facing the world’s non-human primates is depressingly long. Deforestation, poaching, the exotic pet trade and infectious diseases — all are…
End of an era as one of England’s last coal mines to close
One of the last commercial coal mines in England is set to close in County Durham, marking the end of an era after the final…
Microplastic particles now discoverable in human organs
Microplastic and nanoplastic particles are now discoverable in human organs thanks to a new technique. Microplastics have polluted the entire planet, from Arctic snow and…
DS Smith Launches ‘Circular Design Principles’ to Eliminate Waste, Drive Sustainability in Packaging
As pandemic-induced online shopping has boosted demand for boxes, DS Smith, a sustainable packaging leader, today launched its Circular Design Principles, citing company research that…
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