Mombasa firm seeks to recycle Kenya’s e-waste

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The increasing use of technology has seen thousands of information technology (IT) devices finding their way into Kenya, and with poor disposal, they ...

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This California law changes things for plastics in the state

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All businesses selling into California will need to integrate new sustainability requirements into their use of plastics and plastic packaging. Signed...

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This company wants your post-industrial textile waste

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Everywhere Apparel wants to recycle your clothes. “The way we like to talk about our company is that we’re a full-stack materials company,...

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Circular solutions struggle to make an impact in disposables-reliant Singapore

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Container lending service Barepack Singapore’s journey will soon be coming to a close. The start-up announced in June that it will be shutting down op...

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Walmart begins search for sustainable packaging

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“We don’t have time to waste.” With this imperative tagline, American retail giant Walmart launched its Circular Connector this spri...

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Walmart’s would-be role as circular packaging matchmaker

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With a new circular economy lead in place as of March, Anastasia Smolina, Walmart is stepping up its focus on recycling and reuse on multiple fronts —...

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EU-KENYA GREEN DIPLOMACY REPORT-PROMOTING A TRANSITION TO A CLIMATE NEUTRAL, NATURE-POSITIVE, RESOURCE EFFICIENT AND MORE CIRCULAR GLOBAL ECONOMY

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On the 11th and 12th of May 2021, European Union and Kenya held a Virtual EU-Kenya Green Diplomacy Conference, an event organised as part of the EU’s ...

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Investigation into plastic pollution moves inland New research highlights the increasing threat of microplastics to global farming and food production

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Scientists at Staffordshire University are driving research to understand the scale of plastic pollution in agricultural soils and its impact around t...

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Wastewater causes a ‘manmade disaster’ for Karachi’s marine life

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  Litter, uncollected garbage and foul odours are testament to the ordeal facing residents of Chashma Goth near Ibrahim Hyderi, a fishing village...

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Shareholders are critical to holding Amazon accountable on sustainability

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  While all 15 investor-backed resolutions raised during Amazon’s recent shareholder meeting died on the vine, there was a glimmer of hope with a...

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