Browsing Tag
Recycling
27 posts
Think Globally, Rebuild Locally
In order to recycle construction materials, keep them close to home, a new study of Amsterdam suggests. Peter…
Make Your Business More Environmentally Friendly With These Useful Tips
As a business owner, it’s your responsibility to ensure that your business is environmentally friendly. The world’s governments…
What Happens To Old Or Used Laptops In The End? Check Out Our List
Like everything else in life, sometimes technology needs to be replaced. Whether your laptop has become outdated, or…
Here’s How To Care For Your Phone And The Environment
The Earth is already suffering due to decades of toxic waste from all sorts and kinds of different…
3 Unique Ways You Can Show Your Business Cares About The Environment
Doing our bit for the planet is important; we all know on a domestic, personal level. Yet what…
How To Start A Zero Waste Lifestyle (And Stick To It)
The way that we live our lives in the 21st century has changed immeasurably and is barely recognisable…
How China’s Plastics Ban Threw Global Recycling Into Disarray
China’s ban on plastic waste imports exposes a global vulnerability that nations must quickly address. Swissquote and The…
Recycling Your Trash Is Very Important – Here’s Why
There was a time when no one paid much attention to recycling. Today, however, and as the world…
5 Tips For A Small Business To Improve Their Recycling Efforts
For a long time, many businesses turned a blind eye to recycling. Instead of seeing it as a…
4 Facts Of Plastic Water Bottles And The Impact To Climate Change In 2020
The dangers of climate change are very real. They are already being felt in certain parts of the…
The History Behind The Iconic Recycling Symbol ♻
When you think of the word “recycling,” the iconic green triple-arrow loop most likely comes to mind. Who…
Plastic Bans Won’t Put An End To Plastic Pollution — Here’s Why
At the beginning of 2019, around 112 countries, states and cities worldwide imposed bans on single-use plastics including…
As more developing countries reject plastic waste exports, wealthy nations seek solutions at home
Less than two years after China banned most imports of scrap material from abroad, many of its neighbors…
Why Modern Cities Are Going Green And Getting Rid Of Plastic
It has been making international headlines, cities around the world are adapting to living without plastic, and the…
If you recycled all the plastic garbage in the world, you could buy the NFL, Apple and Microsoft
This year, I served on the judging panel for The Royal Statistical Society’s International Statistic of the Year.…
4 Ways To Curb Our Addiction To Plastic
Not all plastic is evil, but our world could probably do with a whole lot less of it.…
How This Town Produces No Trash
Do you find separating trash by paper and plastic a chore? Then think about the residents of Kamikatsu,…
Going Green Shouldn’t Be This Hard
Climate change is a massive problem. But can individual habit changes actually make an impact? This feature…
Even The Ancients Cared About Heritage Buildings Before Reinventing Them
In any debate on new construction in our urban centres you are likely to hear phrases like sustainable…
Why Our Cities Need To Go On A Resource Diet
Cities are the epicentres of human activity. They cover less than 2% of the earth’s land surface but…
In Singapore, Coffee Waste Disaster Turned Good Common Sense
Sustainability is a big word to reckon with. The impact of human greed and insatiable mining of this…
10 Habits To Start On Earth Day Instead Of Just Celebrating Earth Day
Happy Earth Day! As we celebrate Earth Day today there are different activities all over the world that…
America Is So Wasteful, Time To Use It To Its Advantage
A few cities are using leftovers to power buses and buildings. Americans funnel 40 percent of it into…
From Transportation To Transformation : New Hope For The Homeless
Homelessness is a serious and deep-rooted issue that affects nearly every country on Earth. It’s a problem for…
19 Foods You Can Regrow From Scraps
Want to take your commitment to local foods to the next level? Look no further than your own…
How French Supermarkets Shared Goodwill To People
Legislation barring stores from spoiling and throwing away food is aimed at tackling epidemic of waste alongside food…
OurCycle LA Turns E-Waste Into Societal Gain
Nearly 10,000 computers will be either refurbished for use in disadvantaged neighbourhoods or recycled as part of broader…