Zero Waste

Boutique bulk retail pioneer Edgar has launched "100 Days of Sustainability & Zero Waste (S.0.W) Challenge," a new community-driven retail concept, in the hopes of creating awareness around sustainability issues and advancing the zero…
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Low waste retail pioneer & all around Green Queen Tamsin Thornburrow has just opened Hong Kong's first bulk, plastic-free and DIY cosmetics and skincare shop in Sai Ying Pun. Beauty junkies now have their very own eco mecca to linger…
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To celebrate International Women’s Day 2019 (#IWD19), the Green Queen team wanted to showcase the women we admire the most in this crazy city we call home. Women who, on top of being incredible moms, friends, sisters, daughters…
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As an international hub, Hong Kong offers easy and direct access to some of the best vacation destinations in the world. With pristine beaches and prime oceanfront views, no one wants to think about the roughly 300 million tons of plastic…
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Get ready to celebrate a day of women who make Hong Kong a greener place as part of the lead up to International Women's Day with local social enterprise Encompass HK hosting Vol. 1 of their Green Women Festival this Sunday, March 3, 2019…
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Fast fashion has serious consequences for the environment. One of the solutions to avoid the constant cycle between buying new clothes and throwing old ones out is clothes sharing, renting and swapping platforms. Rental fashion is a…
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A preschool in central Phnom Penh has become the first plastic-free institution in Cambodia. Hosting a series of workshops with local environmental conservation organisation Plastic Free Cambodia (PFC), Gecko Garden Preschool began…
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Singapore’s Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) announced 2019 as the “Year Towards Zero Waste”. The aim is to raise awareness about waste and to develop a culture of reducing, reusing and recycling in Singapore. In…
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Frontline Fashion, the award-winning documentary from environmental NGO, Redress, has returned for its third installment on a new digital platform. Hosted by model and business entrepreneur Cara G McIlroy, the five-part series follows 11…
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Last year five-star beach resort JW Marriott Phuket replaced more than 100,000 plastic water bottles - providing guests with fresh filtered, mineral water using just the hot, humid air of Thailand from atmospheric water generators. Teaming…
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Watsons Water, one of Hong Kong's biggest producer and distributor of distilled bottled drinking water, has launched a cash incentive to get the public actively involved in recycling single-use plastics. Offering monetary vouchers and gift…
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Upon the entrance at Slowood, if the giant six-and-a-half foot tall mushroom doesn't catch your attention, the clean industrial, steel-framed windows inviting you inside will. Looking more like a Scandi minimalist showroom than the city's…
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Coconut leather is the latest eco fabric to hit the fashion scene for sustainable leather alternatives. India-based startup, Malai, have developed bacterial cellulose grown from leftover coconut water and successfully converted the…
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The hot and humid climate in many Asian countries poses an obstacle to growing certain fruits and vegetables that thrive in cooler environments. Singapore, for instance, majorly relies on foreign imports for its food supply. Recent studies…
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In unprecedented air transport history, Portuguese charter airline Hi Fly has become the first operator to ditch single-use plastics on board. Following four series of of 'plastic-free' trial flights from a 10-hour Lisbon to Brazil journey…
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Less than six years since opening their organically inspired, locally produced, eco-friendly doors back in 2012, plant-based fast slow food concept MANA! have sold their one millionth flat in Hong Kong. For those who have never taken a…
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It's that time of the year again, when we look into our crystal ball to see what's in store for the next twelve months in the world of eco wellness. We are more than a little proud to report that every single trend we called out last year…
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Hong Kong's Environmental Campaign Committee (ECC), sponsored by the Environment and Conservation Fund from the Environmental Protection Department (EPD), has launched the “Reusable Tableware Lending Programme for Large-scale Events,”…
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The Green Queen Zero Waste Christmas Market 2018 is a specialty pop up market featuring locally made, zero waste and eco-friendly brands. We aim to keep the market as plastic-free as possible and show Hong Kongers that's it's possible to…
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The recent burst of coverage around fast fashion shows that shoppers are starting to turn away from unsustainable clothing, finally realising the threat it poses to the planet. But unsustainably made clothes are all around us — so how to…
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This Xmas, be a #GiftActivist: give a present that initiates social and environmental change! 
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