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Celanese Bio-Based Materials and Recycled Offerings Deliver Value to Businesses and Consumers
Bio-based materials create opportunity to offer products that maximize the value of natural resources
DALLAS & DÜSSELDORF, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$CE #Celanese--Advancements in the “Circular Economy” are creating opportunities for business value wh...
PFAS Pollution Is Widespread in Europe but Risks Are Still Poorly Understood
The EEA briefing ‘Emerging chemical risks in Europe — PFAS’ presents an overview of the known and potential risks to human health and the environment in Europe posed by per- and polyfluorinated...
Room & Board Introduces Business Interiors for Hospitality & Workplace Environments
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Room & Board, the modern home furnishings company synonymous with American craftsmanship and sustainability, announced the launch of Room & Board Business Interiors with a collection of contract-grade hospita...
A Country with the Best Attitude Towards the Natural Environment
With its unspoilt nature, clean lakes and rivers, Switzerland has had a healthy advantage for reaching the highest position in a category concerning ecology. What nature has unselfishly given to this country,...
Circular Clothing Hits the Catwalk at Dutch Design Week
Circular clothing firm takes recycled fashion to Dutch Design Week.
Trash-2-Cash has created a climate change-neutral shirt, a recycled raincoat and even an environmentally-conscious car interior, which it plans to showcase at the event in...
Blue Dye Could Be the Next Key to Harnessing Renewable Energy
Scientists at the University of Buffalo have discovered an adept way of storing renewable energy thanks to wastewater produced from the textile industry. Polluted water containing blue dye, chemically referred to as...
Study Finds New Reason to Ban Plastic: It Emits Methane in the Sun
The proliferation of plastic pollution has led to concerns over its impact on marine life and human health as the toxins it absorbs and emits move up the food chain. Now, a...
The Startup Making Shirts out of Cow Poo
Cow waste is a global environmental issue. Jalila Essaïdi and Dutch farmers are tackling the problem by transforming manure into materials.
Would you buy a shirt that has been through the back end...
Is Your Popcorn Laced With Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals
No one should be exposed to toxic chemicals in their food, particularly children. But that's exactly what the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) found in tests of microwave popcorn bags sold in...
Every Cotton T-Shirt Costs the Environment $3.40
Ma Earth is paying through its nose for the clothing we produce, according to a study that quantifies, for the first time, the price we exact from the ecosystem for our clothing....
U.S. Asks China to ‘Immediately Halt’ Ban on Foreign Waste
Last year, China—the world's largest importer of waste—announced it no longer wanted to take in other countries' trash so it could focus on its own pollution problems.
This unexpected policy shift, which took...
Organic Food and Drink Sales Rise to Record Levels in the UK
Sales of organic food and drink in the UK rose by 6% last year to a record £2.2bn, fuelled by strong growth through independent outlets and home delivery which outpaced sales in...
‘World-Leading’: UK Microbead Ban Comes Into Force
The first phase of the UK ban on plastic microbeads will come into effect today, as the government moves to strengthen its crack down on marine plastic pollution.
The ban on the manufacture...
Plastic Trash Found in Ocean Animals Living 7 Miles Deep
Plastic trash can really be found on all corners of the Earth—even in the stomachs of deep-sea organisms, according to a new study from Newcastle University in England.
Led by Dr. Alan Jamieson,...
Zero Waste Scotland Publishes Carbon Report as Recycling Rate Climbs
Scotland’s national household recycling rate reached 45.5% in 2016, with one council, East Renfrewshire, becoming the first Scottish council to break through the 60% mark, according to figures published today.
The news comes...
Aquafil Rolls Out $10m for First Carpet Recycling Plant in US
Aquafil has announced plans to invest $10m in opening its first carpet recycling facility in the US, in what the Italian company hopes will be the first of many plants across North...
