Exposed! 10 Surprising E-Waste Facts You Didn’t Know
Electronic waste is currently growing at an alarming rate and may reach worrisome rates by 2020. These E-waste facts will both shock and interest you!
Source: allgreenrecycling.com
Electronic waste is currently growing at an alarming rate and may reach worrisome rates by 2020. These E-waste facts will both shock and interest you!
Source: allgreenrecycling.com
virtual event focusing on sustainable tourism will take place in May.
Presented by TLC, ‘Reset Tourism. Sustainably’ puts nature and the protection of culture and heritage at the top of its agenda.
Taking place on May 25, starting at 9am UK time, it will have a line-up of speakers including representatives from UNWTO, ministers of tourism and specialists in sustainability, hotels operations and development.
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With the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacting global manufacturing demand and supply chains globally, there has been a considerable shift in global emissions. With such a reduction in human activity, there has been an almost 8% decrease of global energy-related CO2 emissions in 2020 to their lowest level in a decade. The UN advises global emissions must be reduced to this same extent, each year, for the subsequent decade to limit global warming to 1.5˚C.
With the XXIII Olympic Winter Games starting and a record-breaking 102 gold medals up for grabs this year, it got us thinking about medals…and metals in general. With so many uses from giving them as awards for super athletes, to using them in currency, trade markets, and more recently, electronics, it seems like the demand for precious metals isn’t going anywhere, but the supply is limited, even if the U.S. Geological Survey estimates there are 52,000 tons of minable gold still in the ground.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that he was trying “to balance our overriding objective of saving lives and protecting livelihoods.” Around 40% of South Africans live below the poverty line; the lockdown hit them hard.
Scandinavian fashion label and global It-brand Ganni hardly caused a stir recently when it closed Copenhagen Fashion Week with a sustainability-themed showcase titled “Life on Earth.” Considering that sustainability is now a consumer trend, it is no surprise that a luxury brand touted as “a magnet for cool girls all over the planet” aimed to boost its street cred with a show that put sustainability at its core.