Most Australians recognise that extracting resources to make products that we use and then throw away is unsustainable. There is a call to shift to a circular economy…

Single-Use Plastics – As consumers put more pressure on corporations to take action against single-use plastic, one grocery store stands out: Whole Foods. This change wi…

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.

The European Union wants to reduce the sale of single-use plastics in supermarkets.

Ikea has announced that it will only be using renewable and recycled materials from 2020.

Which country is winning the race to a circular economy?It’s not something one country can achieve by themselves, but in recent years, certain nations have taken the lead by clearly embarking on……

It’s being killed the name of “convenience.”…

The European Parliament and the Council gave their official green light to the Single-use Plastics Directive on Tuesday morning (21 May). Larissa Copello de Souza explains how the implementation period is a golden opportunity to raise the bar even further.

“Today’s decision could soon become one of Europe’s proudest achievements, but national governments must introduce these laws swiftly.”…

STRASBOURG: Single-use plastic items such as straws, forks and knives as well as cotton buds will be banned in the European Union by 2021 …

The ban applies to all retailers, not just supermarkets, including newsagents, takeaways, pharmacies and discount variety stores.

Campaign relaunched with pressure group’s support…

Now even schools are ready to take the challenge of eliminating our dependence on single-use plastics. They set themselves a target to refrain from single-use plastics by 2022.

Banned items will include food and beverage containers made of expanded polystyrene and all products made of oxo-degradable plastic.

On any given day, plumes of noxious smoke rise above the Agbogbloshie dump site in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The billowing black smoke comes from the many informal e-waste recyclers who take unwanted electronics, strip them of their cables and burn away the protective covers to reach the valuable copper beneath. 

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The city said it was inspired by jurisdictions such as Vancouver, which announced its own ban and Mayor Valerie Plante said her administration would move slowly to help businesses transition.

In this video, Romain Ferrari, President of Fondation 2019, presents a series of economic and regulatory measures that could help the transition to a circular economy. These measures were the subject of proposals under France’s Roadmap for a Circular Economy (2018).

Mayor Gianni De Martino has approved an order banning all single-use plastics that aren’t biodegradable as of Wednesday, May 1.

A single-use suction device manufacturer will present its range of products at this year’s Arab Health in Dubai, as it looks to source new distributor partners in the Middle East.