Can Development & Sustainability Go Hand-In-Hand?
History might lead us to believe that they can’t — but is that true for today’s developing countries…
Source: cleantechnica.com
History might lead us to believe that they can’t — but is that true for today’s developing countries…
Source: cleantechnica.com
Small-scale circular economy initiatives in Kenya will compete for $50,000 grants for a year for projects that aim to reduce the amount of plastic leaking into the marine environment.
Join us for support in navigating Bellingham’s upcoming single-use plastics ordinance. Learn best practices and strategies from food industry professionals who have already made the switch. Come with your questions, ideas, and success stories. This virtual event will be recorded for those who can’t make it live, please register and a link to the recording will be sent to you along with any resources mentioned in the event.
MEET THE PANELISTS
MELISSA ELKINS
Administrative and Sustainability Manager
Melissa Elkins has worked for the Community Food Co-op since 1996 and has been the sustainability manager for the last decade. She works closely with Co-op management to create systems that support the Co-op’s mission, vision, and values.
Since 1970, the Community Food Co-op has provided our local community access to the largest variety of local and organic foods in Whatcom County. The Co-op is dedicated to a continued reduction of single use plastic in their deli and bakery production and maintaining a 90% diversion from the landfill for their internal waste stream.
As GoPrint3D partners with In-Cycle and HSSMI on an Innovate UK project: Closed Loop Innovation in Fused Filament Fabrication (CLIFFF), the focus is on ‘reprocessing’ prints that have been discarded and sending them back into circulation as quality 3D printing filament.
H&M is offering third parties access to its supply chain and logistics network as part of its sustainability push.
India is working toward a ban on single-use plastics, starting with strict policies at the Taj Mahal. It’s past time for the rest of the world to follow suit.
Join us as we chat with investor and educator Alexandre Lazarow as he discusses how businesses can thrive in a world with new rules.