6 days ago2 minKenya harnesses fly larvae's appetite to process food wasteRotten bananas? Mushy avocados? Pulped oranges? Talash Huijbers wants them all. The 25-year-old is the founder of Insectipro, a Kenyan fa...
Jul 293 minLoss of bees leads to shortage of key food crops, new study findsA lack of bees in agricultural areas limits the supply of some food crops, a new US-based study has found, suggesting that the decline in...
Jul 212 minScientists discover new species of darkling beetle larvae that can decompose plasticA joint research team consisting of Professor Hyung Joon Cha and a doctoral student Seongwook Woo of the Department of Chemical Engineeri...
Jul 142 minDiageo to launch 100% plastic-free bottles for Johnnie Walker brand in early 2021 Diageo has created the world’s first ever 100% plastic free paper-based spirits bottle, made entirely from sustainably sourced wood. The ...
Jun 222 minAsda removes over 24.5 million plastic forks from salads in a bid to tackle plastic pollution· 41 tonnes of plastic a year saved by the move · Over 24.5 million plastic forks removed · In addition, Asda switches Asparagus out of n...
Jun 81 minEthiopia announces plans to plant 5 billion seedlings this year, as part of four year 20bn targetEthiopia is to plant 5 billion tree seedlings this year to help fight climate change and deforestation. The announcement was made followi...
May 265 minEvidence that fish flourish in a community-managed marine area offers hopeby Malavika Vyawahare on 21 May 2020 New research from Madagascar offers a glimmer of hope that locally managed marine areas (LMMAs), an ...
May 101 minWhaling in Iceland is shut down for second consecutive yearIceland's two whaling companies will skip the whale hunt this summer for the second straight year, with one telling AFP Friday that they w...
Mar 272 minScientists discover a bacterium that feeds on toxic plasticThe bacterium, which was found at a waste site where plastic had been dumped, is the first that is known to attack polyurethane. When bro...
Mar 241 minPrinces to ditch plastic packaging on all tuna multipacks, with 28m products to go plastic-freePrinces has announced plans to move all of its tuna multipacks to cardboard sleeve packaging, as part of a drive to attract new customers...
Mar 160 minFresh herbs + vegetables no matter the season, Rotofarm uses no soil and is completely hydroponic
Mar 151 minDutch supermarket chain Ekoplaza was the first to have plastic-free aisles - with 700 grocery items Dutch supermarket chain Ekoplaza joined with environmental campaign group A Plastic Planet back in 2018 to creat the world’s first Plast...
Mar 141 minSupermarket in Thailand innovates with banana leaves packaging and removes plastic packagingThe banana leaf packaging comes from the Rimping supermarket in Chiangmai, Thailand. A real estate company in Chiang Mai, Perfect Homes, ...
Mar 132 minGreenpeace proposes 70% meat consumption reduction by 2030Three burgers a week: that’s the maximum amount of meat Europeans should get used to eating, according to NGO Greenpeace, which has been ...
Mar 122 minLucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) trials drinks in plastic-free, edible seaweed-based sachets in gymsThe packaging, called Oohos, are created by packaging firm Skipping Rocks Lab and made by manufacturing firm Notpla. They can be eaten, c...
Mar 121 minAldi will delist brands that don't act on plastics packaging by 2022Aldi UK's chief executive Giles Hurley has written to suppliers of third-party brands, warning that they will be delisted unless they ali...
Mar 111 minIceland reduces plastic packaging usage by 29%Iceland has reduced its overall plastics packaging usage by 29%, the equivalent of 3,794 tonnes, two years on from its pledge to remove p...
