San Francisco At It Again: Airport Bans Single-Use Water Bottles

San Francisco At It Again: Airport Bans Single-Use Water Bottles

On Tuesday, the ban on selling many single-use plastic water bottles at San Francisco International Airport went into effect. The ban was implemented based on a 2014 ordinance that bans selling disposable plastic bottles on city-owned property; the airport is owned by the city.

Hoarding old gadgets ‘preventing circular economy shift’ and ‘spurring rare mineral shortages’

Hoarding old gadgets ‘preventing circular economy shift’ and ‘spurring rare mineral shortages’

Hoarding old gadgets ‘preventing circular economy shift’ and ‘spurring rare mineral shortages’ 21 August 2019, source edie newsroom The fact that most UK households are hoarding old digital gadgets with no plans to recycle them is a key barrier to implementing circular economy principles for e-waste, the Royal Society of Chemistry has claimed.