Over 6,500
tons of rigid plastic saved in the last five years and the introduction of
recycled material in packaging: these are the results obtained by Ferrero
thanks to the 5R strategy on packaging. The company from Alba presented its
plan to reduce...
Japan
remains the country with the world's best reputation, according to new
research, while the popularity of the Australia has taken a nosedive. The
FutureBrand Country Index published for the first time since 2014 charts the
global perception of 75 different countries, ranking...
The world
is increasingly at risk of “climate apartheid”, where the rich pay to escape
heat and hunger caused by the escalating climate crisis while the rest of the
world suffers, a report from a UN human rights expert has said.
Philip
Alston, UN...
Grass straws
come directly from Vietnam and are 100% biodegradable. The producer is Tran
Minh Tien that make them with the stems of the "Lepironia
articulata", very common in the Mekong Delta region where the businessman
lives. This type of grass is perfect...
Plastic-free
beaches all over the world. Even in Mexico the plastic waste left along the
shore becomes an emergency and on many beaches a "Big Fish" has been
placed to encourage recycling.
The Central
American country is one of the most visited in the...
Venice is the Italian city most exposed to air pollution by cruise ships. The lagoon city ranks third overall in the ranking compiled by Transport & Environment that, in its report, examined 50 European port cities. In absolute terms,...
Plastic-free
beaches also in Tuscany. After Puglia, Tuscany also bans disposable plastic
items from the summer of 2019. In nine hundred bathing establishments, along
about 230 km of coastline, giving food and drink in non-recyclable disposable
containers will be forbidden.
The Tuscany Region, in...
The
European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW) is starting today, and represents
an initiative to stimulate and make visible activities, projects and events
that promote sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs). It takes place every year from 30 May until 5 June....
In Italy fishermen
become custodians of the cleanliness of the seas. The Council of Ministers
approved the Salvamare bill presented by Environment Minister Sergio Costa.
Fishermen will be able to collect the plastic and bring the one that ends up in
the nets...
Europe says
stop to the use of disposable plastic. The European Parliament approved a
package of measures that will ban disposable items by 2021. The new directive become
definitive in 2021 and prohibit Member States to use a series of disposable
plastic items...
