Red Sea City Hurghada's single use plastic ban will be 100% implemented by end of July
The Governor of the Red Sea governorate, Major General Ahmad Abdallah announced earlier in June that plastic bags in Hurghada would be...
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25% of highest-emitting companies do not report their emissions & will not hit Paris climate goals
New research finds highest-emitting companies off-track to meet Paris climate goals, and puts investors on “emergency footing” Landmark...
New 2019 Unesco Heritage Biospheres - Lower Mura Valley Biosphere Reserve, Austria
Located in the southeast of Austria and bordering the Slovenian Mura River Biosphere Reserve, the Unteres Murtal Biosphere Reserves...
Unilever's Cif refill will remove 1.5 million plastic bottles from UK supermarkets
Unilever has launched the Cif ecorefill, the new at-home technology that allows consumers to refill and reuse their Cif spray bottles for...
Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza to ban single use plastics by 2021
The regional parliament of Spain's Balearic Islands has approved a new waste control law prohibiting the use of disposable plastic items,...
Zara-owner Inditex will eliminate all single-use plastics from customer sales by 2023
Inditex to eliminate single-use plastics Zara-owner Inditex will eliminate all single-use plastics from customer sales by 2023, executive...
18 New sites join UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves, globally now 701 biosphere reserves
UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme added 18 new sites in 12 countries to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, which now...
70% of companies fail to disclose impact on world’s forests
New report finds that 70% of 1,500 companies with high impact on forests fail to provide data on their impactMajor brands like Dominos,...
South Australia to ban plastic straws and cutlery
South Australia to ban plastic straws and cutlery South Australia's environment minister wants the state to become the first in the...
Fashion Transparency Index the guide to the top 200 fashion brands' environmental impact
The Fashion Transparency Index 2019 reviews and ranks 200 of the biggest global fashion and apparel brands and retailers according to how...
Ocean Hugger’s Plant-Based Tuna and Eel arrives in Europe
Ocean Hugger Foods is showcasing its plant-based sushi products in London at 2019 Hyper Japan Show, from today July 12, to July 14....
Uniqlo is set to remove single-use plastic bags by September 1st
Uniqlo to phase out plastic bags Fashion retailer Uniqlo's parent company Fast Retailing is set to remove single-use plastic bags from...
Coke, Pepsi will need 5 times more recycled PET than is available now, to hit 2030 recycle goals
Coke, Pepsi, others encourage curb-side recycling, oppose deposit programs in push to get more reusable plastic As reprted by WSJ,...
Asda to stop offering single-use plastic carrier bags with online grocery shopping from July 31st
Asda is to stop providing single-use plastic carrier bags with its online grocery orders, in a move that will remove around 85 million...
Top brands & retailers join UK Plastic Pact to ban eight most used plastic items by end of 2020
76 businesses, including those that are responsible for 85% of plastic packaging sold through supermarkets, have signed up to the UK...
PepsiCo to introduce alternatives to plastic packaging for three brands
PepsiCo will offer LIFEWTR brand in 100% rPET bottles, remove plastic packaging from bubly sparkling. Credit: PepsiCo, Inc. PepsiCo is to...
Nestlé launches YES! snack bars in recyclable paper wrapper, in a breakthrough industry innovation
Nestlé has announced today the launch of its YES! snack bars in a new recyclable paper wrapper. In a breakthrough innovation, for the...
New York's state-wide ban on single-use plastic bags goes into effect on March 1, 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York legislature have approved a new fiscal budget that includes a state-wide ban on single-use...
Mexico City passes a ban on plastic bags, utensils & other disposable plastic items for late 2020
Mexico City bans disposable plastics Mexico City lawmakers have passed a ban on plastic bags, utensils and other disposable plastic items...
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