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…
Less consumption, more recycling needed to meet climate goals, ministers say
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation Countries worldwide will not meet their targets to slash planet-warming emissions unless they cut unnecessary consumption and shift urgently to circular economies that reuse resources, environment ministers and top executives said this week. In a circular economy, materials – such as metals, minerals and plastic – are recycled to cut back […]
ESSAY: WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY – WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?
Tuesday, 5th June, is World Environment Day. With the average Aussie buying 27 kilograms of new clothing every year and throwing away 23 kilograms – most of which is destined for landfill, ALEXIS TODOROVSKI, of the SCRgroup, offers advice on how we can all get involved in living more sustainably…