Aldi Ditches Single Use Plastic Bags in UK and Ireland!
Supermarket chain Aldi has strengthened its efforts to cut down plastic waste production by introducing a ban on single-use plastic bags.
Source: www.onegreenplanet.org
Supermarket chain Aldi has strengthened its efforts to cut down plastic waste production by introducing a ban on single-use plastic bags.
Source: www.onegreenplanet.org
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Startup company NUMiX Materials has developed a technology it hopes will provide a missing link in the metals supply chain to promote a circular economy.
A new research hub led by the University of Exeter will spearhead national efforts to create a sustainable, circular economy where fewer resources are used and more waste materials reused – delivering huge benefits to the environment and UK economy. The National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Hub is supported with £3.5 million from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). It will work with the five circular economy centres that were recently announced to explore how reusing waste materials in a wide range of industries, including textiles, construction, chemical and metals, could boost the UK economy as well as deliver massive environmental benefits. The circular economy hub will provide national leadership to facilitate the exchange of knowledge across the five centres and with the UK’s wider research and innovation landscape.
The integration of conversion processes with anaerobic digestion is key to increase value from agricultural waste, like cocoa pod husks, generated in developing countries. The production of one metric ton of cocoa beans generates some 15 metric tonnes of organic waste that is today underutilized.
IBM’s Roberto Battistoni highlights the businesses championing sustainable consumerism and the role emerging technologies can play.
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