Drinks industry off the pace on green issues
From high water usage to packaging materials and recycling, the drinks industry has fallen far behind best practice on environmental issues, according to a new report....
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Designer fills London Store With 90,000 Plastic Bottles to Spread Message About Waste
Go Green, Go Greyhound DESIGNER FILLS LONDON STORE WITH 90,000 BOTTLES TO SPREAD MESSAGE ABOUT PLASTIC WASTE Back in 2007, the UK alone was using 10.6 billion plastic bags a year and t...
Italy is using Malaysia as a dumping ground for plastic waste
Go Green, Go Greyhound Italy is using Malaysia as a dumping ground for plastic waste Anger mounts as Italian companies found illegally delivering waste to Southeast Asia in move that risks...
Victoria’s Secret under fire after store dumps hundreds of bras in bin
Go Green, Go Greyhound Victoria's Secret under fire after store dumps hundreds of bras in bin Discovery draws criticism from those who say fashion industry generates too much waste...
Will Tech Solve Fashion’s Waste Problem?
WILL TECH SOLVE FASHION’S WASTE PROBLEM? The fashion industry is notoriously wasteful. These tech solutions could help change that. To keep up with rapidly changing fashion trends, app...
Lego Challenge to find a Strong Sustainable Alternative Plastic
Lego Takes On The Challenge To Find A Strong, Sustainable Alternative Plastic You can build anything with Lego. All you need is a bit of imagination and some bricks in a range of shapes, siz...
America’s ‘recycled’ plastic waste is clogging landfills, survey finds
Go Green, Go Greyhound America’s 'recycled' plastic waste is clogging landfills, survey finds Many facilities lack the ability to process ‘mixed plastics’, a category of waste that h...
Plastic wasteland: Where the West sends its rubbish
In Sungai Petani in Malaysia, residents were initially happy when companies once again began using the old industrial sites left behind by electronics companies who had departed for China in...
Buncrana’s Brown Bins to become the focus of new Pilot Project
Go Green, Go Greyhound Buncrana’s brown bins are to become the focus of a new pilot scheme that will raise awareness among Irish householders as to what food and organic waste should be d...
Jonathan Cohen Launches Latest Fashion Line to ‘Reinvent Waste’
Fashion designer Jonathan Cohen has used Econyl nylon to create his ten fall/winter 2020 pieces in a nod to zero-waste design. The designer says the use of Econyl furthers the company’s co...
This modern furniture collection is made from manufacturing waste
After doing some research, Byounghwi Jeon, founder of Studio Pesi, quickly noticed the massive amount of leftover materials going to waste in a furniture factory....
The Mattress Landfill Crisis Recycling Nightmare
The mattress landfill crisis: how the race to bring us better beds led to a recycling nightmare As the sleep economy grows, online companies vie to sell us new mattresses, offering 100-da...
