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Digimarc explores plastic waste sorting challenges card
Jun 17, 2019

Waste 360

Digimarc explores plastic waste sorting challenges

The company has signed the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's New Plastics Economy Global Commitment to tackle plastics waste at the source.
Japan to start plastic bag fee before Tokyo Olympics card
Jun 16, 2019

Asian Review

Japan to start plastic bag fee before Tokyo Olympics

Supermarkets and other retailers lead shift toward biodegradable alternatives
Eco-friendly water filter reduces single-use plastic waste card
Jun 16, 2019

Now This

Eco-friendly water filter reduces single-use plastic waste

Many standard water filters require a replacement cartridge every 30-60 days leading to plastic waste. UK-based Phox Designed a refillable water cartridge to reduce single-use plastic.
G20 agrees marine plastic pollution deal card
Jun 16, 2019

Business Standard

G20 agrees marine plastic pollution deal

The deal would be "the first step" to tackling plastic waste, Hiroaki Odachi of Greenpeace Japan said in a statement.
An inspirational town in Japan is trying to achieve zero-waste by 2020 card
Jun 16, 2019

Business Standard

An inspirational town in Japan is trying to achieve zero-waste by 2020

The process can be onerous, not only are there dozens of separate categories, but items like plastic bags and bottles must be washed and dried to facilitate recycling
What is Tencel? The sustainable fabric everyone is talking about card
Jun 15, 2019

Living It

What is Tencel? The sustainable fabric everyone is talking about

Tencel fibres are being used in sustainable fashion to make soft and durable clothing. We investigate why Tencel is considered to be eco-friendly.
Bending the line: how better design can transition a linear economy to a circular one card
Jun 15, 2019

GreenBiz

Bending the line: how better design can transition a linear economy...

From Interface to Starbucks to Patagonia, companies are starting to make products and packaging with end-of-life top-of-mind.
Huge artwork graces Eiffel Tower park card
Jun 15, 2019

BBC

Huge artwork graces Eiffel Tower park

The biodegradable fresco stretches along the famous Champ de Mars park in Paris.
New platform hailed as ‘Netflix of Supply Chain Sustainability’ card
Jun 14, 2019

Thomas Net

New platform hailed as ‘Netflix of Supply Chain Sustainability’

Set to revolutionize supply chain sustainability, a new web platform created by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is now available for professionals to more efficiently keep up with the increasi...
New social commerce app launched focusing on saving the oceans card
Jun 14, 2019

BizCommunity

New social commerce app launched focusing on saving the oceans

The JET8 Foundation, in partnership with the Lewis Pugh Foundation, has launched a social commerce mobile application, called OceansCam, that focuses on saving the oceans.
Embassy of Italy says no to waste card
Jun 14, 2019

Plastics in Packaging

Embassy of Italy says no to waste

Six months into its latest UK diplomatic mission, the Italian Embassy in London has reduced the amount of waste it produces by approximately 20 per cent, while 50 per cent of it is recyclable and 3...
Greenpeace report ranks grocers on plastic elimination efforts card
Jun 14, 2019

Recycling Today

Greenpeace report ranks grocers on plastic elimination efforts

Across the board, Greenpeace found supermarkets are failing to adequately implement plastic reduction in packaging.