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H&M and IKEA Partner On Recycled Textile Databank In Sustainability Push
IKEA and H&M have teamed up to explore the potential and challenges in using recycled textiles to meet their 2030 sustainability targets.
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Who Gives A Crap? Oatly Investor Backs Plastic-Free Toilet Paper Startup in $30M Series A
Who Gives A Crap, the Aussie eco-friendly toilet paper company, has raised $30.7 million in its latest Series A funding round. The round was led by Verlinvest, the firm that has backed Oatly and Tony’s Chocolonely, and a number of other!-->…
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Exclusive: Starbucks Launches Global Reusable Campaign, Will Offer Up To 2 Million Cups Across APAC
Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee chain, is going circular. In a new global campaign, the company will be serving handcrafted beverages in reusable cups, offering increased discounts for customers who bring in their own cup for a!-->…
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Reusable Containers Aren’t Always Better For The Environment Than Disposable Ones: New Research
By: Alejandro Gallego Schmid, Adisa Azapagic & Joan Manuel F. Mendoza
We are facing a waste crisis, with landfills across the world at full capacity and mountains of “recycled” waste dumped in developing!-->!-->!-->…
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How Upcycled Mushrooms Could Help Make Beer Vegan-Friendly
It’s not common knowledge, but not all beers out there are vegan. Some brands use finings in the brewing process that are derived from animals, making the final product not 100% free from animal byproducts and therefore unsuitable for!-->…
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UK To Ban Single-Use Cutlery and Tableware In ‘War On Plastic’
The UK government has outlined plans to ban single-use plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene cups in England in its "war on plastic".
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80% of Dole’s Ugly Fruit in Thailand Is Now Upcycled To Fight Food Waste
Dole, the world’s biggest fruit and vegetable producer, says it now upcycles 80% of "ugly" fruit in its Thailand farms to fight food waste.
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Samsung To Go Waste-Free By 2025 As Tech Faces Green Pressure
Tech companies have come under greater pressure in recent months to clean up their act, and now, Samsung wants to stem criticism by launching a new sustainability plan. The South Korean giant says it wants to divert all waste from landfill!-->…
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Hong Kong Lawmakers Pass Waste-Charging Scheme After Years of Delay
Hong Kong will finally see a waste-charging scheme come into force, after years of campaigning by the city’s green groups and delays by lawmakers. On Thursday (August 26), the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) approved the new bill,!-->…
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Food Waste Fighting Startup Apeel Bags $250M In Temasek-Led Round
Apeel, the startup whose tech enables longer-lasting fresh produce, has just bagged $250 million in a fresh funding round. The round, led by Singapore’s Temasek, will go towards Apeel’s continued expansion across Europe, the U.S. and U.K.!-->…
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Marine Cultivation Startup Yemoja Is Bringing Anti-Aging, Sustainable Microalgae to Cosmetics Companies
Yemoja recently unveiled microalgae-derived EPS which is in high demand in cosmetics for its antiaging and rejuvenating properties.
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New Campaign Urges Amazon To Ditch Packaging and ‘ShipNaked’ Instead
A new ShipNaked campaign wants to fight packaging waste by asking online shopping giants like Amazon to deliver without boxes or bags.
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Dole Is Now Turning Its Pineapple Waste Into Upcycled Vegan Piñatex Leather
Dole has partnered up with London startup Ananas Anam to repurpose its pineapple leaves into Piñatex, the vegan leather alternative.
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A 10% Switch To Reusables Could Cut Ocean Plastic Waste By 50%: WEF Report
Switching just 10% of plastic packaging to reusables could prevent half of the world's annual ocean plastic waste, a new WEF report says.
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Zero Waste E-Supermarket Raises Pre-Seed To Expand Reusable Packaging For Groceries
Zero-waste online supermarket Lyfa secured funding to create reusable packaging in its bid to reduce waste from groceries.
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Americans Could Soon Have the ‘Right To Repair’ and Prevent Waste
President Biden will soon order the FTC to draft new "right to repair" rules to let consumers fix their own products independently.
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This New Sports Playground Is Made From 20,000 Pairs Of Recycled Nike Shoes
As part of its vision to be zero waste and circular, sportswear giant Nike has built a community basketball court in Hong Kong — Shek Lei Grind Court from Nike Grind — derived from 20,000 pairs of used sneakers. The court surface is made!-->…
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Mono Launches First 100% Zero-Waste Vegan Skincare Pastilles To End Beauty Packaging
Zero-waste vegan beauty brand Mono Skincare has debuted what it claims is the world’s first dissolvable skincare pastille.
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REN Clean Skincare Debuts Zero-Waste Aluminum Tube
REN's zero-waste sample tube features an aluminum reclosable break-off nozzle without the need for mini plastic caps.
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This New Vegan Online Shop Is Tackling Food Waste With Frozen Food
Founders behind the dairy-free ice cream brand Fravocado, have launched an online frozen food shop Mighty Plants to tackle food waste.
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Interview: J.B. MacKinnon Talks Consumer Culture and The Day The World Stops Shopping
Author J.B. MacKinnon shares the idea behind his new thought-provoking book, The Day the World Stops Shopping.
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