Plastic Pollution

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As a company that looks to the future, Samsung innovates to change people’s lives for the better. Not only does this mean creating technologies and devices that allow users to better navigate their daily lives, but it also takes the form of allowing consumers to feel confident that, with a…

Recently, Singapore has garnered attention as a central food tech innovation hub in Asia despite the alternative protein movement still being in its infancy in the region. Based on the Asia Alternative Protein Industry Report 2020 by Green Queen Media (GQM), the country is home to a few leading Asian…

Amber Valetta was recently named sustainability editor of British Vogue. Livia Firth holds the same title for Vogue Arabia; Tonne Goodman recently took on the role for American Vogue. But with all due respect, Clare Press started the trend. She’s had the title in Australia since the beginning of 2018.…

EU environment chief Virginijus Sinkevičius insists there will be no unnecessary overlap between the new circular economy plan and the Farm to Fork strategy (F2F), as new EU food policy will be focused more on the agricultural and food production side. Although expected to cover the entire food supply chain…

Q. Dear Umbra, Should I feel guilty about buying so much plastic-wrapped and single-use stuff for this quarantine nightmare? –Stuck Here Using Throwaways Instead of … Not A. Dear SHUT-IN, The rapid, worldwide spread of coronavirus is certainly making everyone a bit more neurotic than usual. There’s so much uncertainty…

Meghan Markle made the most of her last day as a senior working royal in the U.K. Before attending the Commonwealth Service on Monday with her husband Prince Harry, the Duchess of Sussex attended a meeting at Buckingham Palace with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) — one of her…

It’s official: Your reusable mug has been tainted — with suspicion. Starbucks announced last Wednesday that it is “pausing the use of personal cups and ‘for here’ ware in our stores” due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, and Dunkin’ and Tim Hortons quickly followed suit. That secondhand side-eye doesn’t just…

“It’s becoming more and more apparent that we need to do something” about climate change and sustainability, she says. “It has to come from more of a grass-roots level.”In the Greater Boston area and beyond, zero-waste products are becoming a familiar staple of existing retail shops and dedicated new ones…

The worms’ ability to munch on polyethylene and poop glycol seems to stem from the peculiar bacteria that dwell in their intestines.Researchers at Brandon University in Canada have made progress in understanding the nature of a tiny worm that can apparently survive on a diet of plastic, Forbes reports. As…