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Rubbish Is Piling Up and Recycling Has Stalled – Waste Systems Must Adapt Recycling

Rubbish Is Piling Up and Recycling Has Stalled – Waste Systems Must Adapt

By Keiron Philip Roberts, Research Fellow, University of Portsmouth Anne Stringfellow, Senior Research Fellow, University of Southampton, and Ian Williams, Professor of Applied Environmental Science, University of Southampton. Originally published at The Conversation Coronavirus has revealed just how fragile our waste cycle is.Globally, collection services are being reduced because of…
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May 4, 2020
Ptolemy Elrington Recycles Old Hubcaps Into Amazing Animal Sculptures Recycling

Ptolemy Elrington Recycles Old Hubcaps Into Amazing Animal Sculptures

Ptolemy studied at Bradford in the 80’s, travelled extensively and settled in Brighton, UK. He specialises in animals, insects and marine life sculptures made from recycled materials including car wheel trims, shopping trolleys, car parts and found objects. He’s spent the last 17 years recycling them into beautiful and elegant…
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April 28, 2020
Fashion is one of the most polluting industries in the world. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, designers and other industry leaders are finally reckoning with that. Recycling

Fashion is one of the most polluting industries in the world. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, designers and other industry leaders are finally reckoning with that.

At Fashinnovation's biannual Worldwide Talks, the industry reckons with its sustainability problem.The two-day conference, held on April 20 and April 21, featured a slew of notable speakers, including fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, Birchbox CEO Katia Beauchamp, and conservationist Susan Rockefeller.But fashion may not be able to implement its sustainability…
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April 24, 2020