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Aldi Wants a Pizza the Action on Sustainability
The supermarket has committed to introducing 100% recyclable pizza discs in an effort to reduce plastic waste.
Aldi has committed to introducing 100% recyclable pizza discs in an effort to reduce plastic waste.The...
UN: We Must End All Subsidies for Fossil Fuels
To keep voters and consumers happy, governments around the world spend between $160 billion and $400 billion each year on subsidies for the production and use of coal, oil and gas. The...
100% of Sea Turtles in Global Study Found with Plastics in Their Bellies
A new study of sea turtles in three oceans and seas drove home the point, green campaigners said Wednesday, that the world's governments and corporations are not doing enough to reduce plastic pollution—and marine life is suffering...
South East and Southern Europe Nations Pledge to Reduce Pollution
Countries in the Western Balkans region currently rank among the worst in Europe for air pollution.
Countries from the South East and Southern Europe have agreed on new joint measures to reduce pollution.
They...
Upstream Oil and Gas Emissions Shot up 7% in 2017
Oil & Gas UK says this makes up around 3% of the country’s entire greenhouse gas emissions.Total emissions from upstream oil and gas operations in the UK increased by 7% to 15.7...
There Is No Raise of Awareness Without Infrastructure
A certain circle of experts and non-governmental organisations have begun to deal with the circular economy in the last five to seven years. However, most of the academic experts are not familiar...
Meat-Heavy Menu at COP24 Isn’t Helping Anything
New analysis from the Center for Biological Diversity, Farm Forward and Brighter Green Sunday finds that the meat-heavy menu at the United Nations' Framework Convention on Climate Change conference COP24 could contribute more than 4,000 metric...
Australia Cuts 80% of Plastic Bag Use in 3 Short Months
Despite a few hiccups along the way, Australia's plastic bag consumption has dropped drastically.
Three months after two of the largest supermarket chains banned plastic grocery bags, an estimated 1.5 billion bags have been prevented from use,...
One in Six Pints of Milk Thrown Away Each Year, Study Shows
One in six pints of milk produced around the world is lost or wasted, according to research conducted at Edinburgh University for the Guardian.Sixteen percent of dairy products – 116m tonnes –...
Plastic Straws to Disappear from Legoland, Madame Tussauds, and Sea Life Attractions
Merlin Entertainments, the UK operator of top tourist draws such as Legoland, Madame Tussauds, and Sea Life, has pledged to phase out plastic straws at all of its owned attractions worldwide by...
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,...
Dead Fish to Power Cruise Ships
Norwegian company to fuel liners with biogas made from leftovers of fish processing.Waste fish parts will be used to power ships in a new initiative to use green energy for polluting cruise...
Tesco and WWF ‘to Halve Environmental Impact of Shopping’
Tesco and WWF have teamed up and committed to halve the environmental impact of shopper’s baskets within a year.
The four-year partnership between the nation’s largest retailer and the environmental organisation aims to...
Forget Flying Reindeer – Lapland’s Airports Are Switching to Renewable Diesel
Finnish airport operator Finavia is now powering its vehicles with fuel made from waste.At airports across Finland’s northernmost region of Lapland, vehicles are switching to oil refining firm Neste’s ‘MY Renewable Diesel’.Finnish airport...
Circular Economy
Have you ever strolled around the park and asked yourself where all the leaves that have covered the ground only a few months ago went? Or how the hell the sunflower shells...
Government and Recyclers Partnership Offers the Best Solutions
During the recycling process, waste is converted into raw materials that can be further used in the production process. The use of recycled materials saves natural resources and energy. Recycling pollutes the...