Wow!: Cambodia ‘upcycler’ turns tonnes of plastic bottles into brooms
CHANTHA LACH, of Reuters, reports on an innovative reuse of plastic bottles…
Wow!: Gaza man turns waste car tyres into materials for sports pitches
NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI, of Reuters, reports…
Essay: Plastic recycling is failing – here’s how the world must respond
CRESSIDA BOWYER, KEIRON ROBERTS and STEPHANIE NORTHEN – in an article first published on The Conversation – look at why new solutions are needed to deal with our plastic waste…
“Urban mining”: US cities see potential in building deconstruction
Local authorities increasingly require buildings to be taken apart rather than demolished, with eye to climate, sustainability and jobs impacts. CAREY L BIRON, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Wow!: Nigerian artist transforms oil kegs into faces to reduce waste
SEUN SANNI, of Reuters, reports on the work of Nigerian artist Oluwajuwonlo Adeyemi…
Turning to garbage dumps to survive, Argentines feel the pain of 100 per cent inflation
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaReuters Argentines facing an inflation rate set to top 100 per cent this year are grappling to survive, turning to recycling from garbage dumps or lining up to trade their belongings in barter clubs. The South American country is set to post its sharpest rise in prices this year since a period of […]
Wow!: No trash goes to waste on Greek islands racing to recycle
SEBASTIEN MALO, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports how, through practices ranging from shunning plastic to composting cigarettes, places like Tilos and Paros are ramping up efforts to reach zero waste and cut carbon emissions…
Looking to reduce landfill, UK churches offer repair services
Norwich, United Kingdom Mending leaf blowers, vacuum cleaners, repairing rips in trousers are not tasks that you would normally associate with a church. At Meon Valley Methodist Church in Hampshire, this is exactly what is happening. Environmentally-friendly church members decided to see what they could do to reduce the amount of broken portable domestic items […]
Essay: What is wishcycling? Two waste experts explain
JESSICA HEIGES and KATE O’NEILL, of the University of California, explain – in an article first published on The Conversation – the concept of ‘wishcycling’…
Essay: Plastic trash in the ocean is a global problem, and the US is the top source – a new report urges action
US scientists MATTHEW SAVOCA, ANNA ROBUCK and LAUREN KASHIWABARA – in an article published on The Conversation, explain why the US needs a national strategy to tackle plastic pollution…