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England’s higher education regulator is happy to intervene on all kinds of non-regulatory issues. But, as David Kernohan finds, it has very little interest in the environmental sustainability of the sector – and now our best source of data is at risk.
LOOP Mission reached the semi-final of the Government of Canada’s Food Waste Reduction Challenge and won $100,000.
More than a third of food worldwide is wasted, which accounts for eight percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, one in seven Canadians experience food insecurity. To accelerate and advance diverse and high-impact solutions to fight food waste, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada launched the Food Waste Reduction Challenge, a $20 million initiative under the Food Policy for Canada.
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The Sustainable Living programme is a practical, fun way to learn and use actions which reduce your environmental impacts.
Urgent fundamental changes to ‘fast fashion’ clothing items which are treated by many as disposable is needed to stem a devastating impact upon the environment according to scientists.
The recycling of bottles, non-bottle rigid plastic and film declined by 27 million pounds in 2019 or 0.5% — and though North American recyclers continue to recycle the majority of the post-consumer plastic recovered, declines in mature recycling streams make brand company commitments to increase recycled content more challenging, according to a new report. In order for brands to be able to procure quality feedstock at lower environmental and economic costs, collection of quality material is essential for recyclers, says Steve Alexander, president and CEO of the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR). The report, based on the results of a 2019 survey sponsored by the APR, the Foundation for Plastic Recycling, and the American Chemistry Council (ACC), found that recycling of plastics in North America has risen approximately 8% since 2017, though recycling of bottles, non-bottle rigid plastic and film declined.
A total of 223 plastic-burning sites have been found in Palestinian villages and Israeli settlements, but such industries’ importance in the West Bank economy make it difficult to find a solution…