Reinventing food supply chains for a growing world

Image- Avery Dennison

After two decades of impressive economic growth, Asia has changed beyond all recognition. As lives have improved, the prevalence of hunger and poor nu...

Read More

The technological evolution of materials recycling

Brooklyn, New York - November 7, 2016: Recycling heaps at the Sims Municipal Recycling Center. It is a State-of-the-Art Material Recovery Facility in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York.

Have you been to a materials recovery facility (MRF)? I’ve had the pleasure of touring a couple, and the thing that sticks out about my experiences th...

Read More

There isn’t enough recycled plastic for companies to meet commitments. What now?

Plastic recycling and reuse concept. Empty plastic bottle and various fabrics made of recycled polyester fiber synthetic fabric on a blue background. Environmental protection waste recycling.

Many companies have made commitments to drastically increase their use of post-consumer recycled content (PCR) in their packaging or products. Take Ne...

Read More

Are carbon offsets a joke? A response to comedian John Oliver

John Oliver

Oliver also left viewers thinking that offsets are only ever used to greenwash, which again ignores what’s actually happening. Many companies follow b...

Read More

Tesco launches new waste-busting service to help suppliers swap surplus stock

tesco-food-waste-app-shutterstock-logo

“Excess stock or waste for one supplier could be a valuable commodity to another,” said Sarah Bradbury, Tesco quality director. “By ...

Read More

New rule coming through: How to keep up with changing climate regulations

Earth days

In an effort to salvage our planet for generations to come, climate-protection measures are intensifying around the world. Most recently, the Security...

Read More

How climate change reporting can change the face of investment

Earthday

What motivates industries to reduce their environmental impact? In order for businesses to be transparent with their investors, they need to have cons...

Read More

Gov’t Endorses Elimination Of Problematic Plastics

Dr Ayub Macharia, officially launching the Priority List

The Kenya Plastics Pact (KPP) has published a list of problematic and unnecessary plastic items to be eliminated in Kenya. This adds to the already ex...

Read More

EcoFlow: Your eco-friendly, innovative, off-grid energy solution

ecoflow

Rising energy prices are forcing people to seek alternative sources of this important commodity that fuels many activities in homes and offices. Given...

Read More

5 lessons from Closed Loop Partners’ challenge to reinvent retail bags

Returnity copy

The single-use plastic retail bag is a highly visible symbol of our incumbent linear, take-make-waste system: these bags are used for an average of 12...

Read More