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Environmentalists Slam US$1 Billion Stunt To End Plastic Pollution
Environmental groups are slamming a new nonprofit that have pledged to back a total of US$1 billion to enhance recycling techniques and reduce plastic waste efforts. The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), spearheaded by the!-->…
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25 Green Queens Fighting For A Better Hong Kong & A Better World
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2019 (#IWD19), the Green Queen team wanted to showcase the women we admire the most in this crazy city we call home. Women who, on top of being incredible moms, friends, sisters, daughters!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Top 5 Plastic-Free Hotels & Resorts in Asia For Your Next Holiday
As an international hub, Hong Kong offers easy and direct access to some of the best vacation destinations in the world. With pristine beaches and prime oceanfront views, no one wants to think about the roughly 300 million tons of plastic!-->…
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Oldest & Largest Vegan Trade Fair VeggieWorld Lands in Hong Kong – March 16-17 2019 At PMQ
Across the globe, people are embracing plant-forward diets. Significantly "25- to 34-year-old Americans say they are vegans or vegetarian," as per the Economist. More locally, over a quarter of Hong Kongers now practicing 'flexitarianism,'!-->…
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Hong Kong’s First Green Women Festival Celebrates Women Of All Creeds & Backgrounds
Get ready to celebrate a day of women who make Hong Kong a greener place as part of the lead up to International Women's Day with local social enterprise Encompass HK hosting Vol. 1 of their Green Women Festival this Sunday, March 3, 2019!-->…
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Sharing Economy: China Embraces Rental Fashion, ‘Share What You Wear’ Platforms More Popular Than Ever
Fast fashion has serious consequences for the
environment. One of the solutions to avoid the constant cycle between buying
new clothes and throwing old ones out is clothes sharing, renting and swapping
platforms. Rental fashion is a!-->…
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Cambodia Zero Waste: Phnom Penh Gets Its First Plastic-Free School
A preschool in central Phnom Penh has become the first plastic-free institution in Cambodia. Hosting a series of workshops with local environmental conservation organisation Plastic Free Cambodia (PFC), Gecko Garden Preschool began!-->…
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Singapore Government Pronounces 2019 Year of Zero Waste, Launches Dedicated SGD 2 Mil Fund
Singapore’s
Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) announced 2019 as the
“Year Towards Zero Waste”. The aim is to raise awareness about waste and to
develop a culture of reducing, reusing and recycling in Singapore.
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Invisible Kitchen’s Conscious Catering: From Vegan Eats To Low Waste Packaging
Of all the industries that could use a green overhaul, catering is up there. Most catering involves a ridiculous amount of single-use plastics, way too much packaging and lots of meat and seafood heavy menus. Not to mention the waste!…
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Frontline Fashion – Redress Design Competition DocuSeries Returns With New Host Cara G
Frontline Fashion, the award-winning documentary from environmental NGO, Redress, has returned for its third installment on a new digital platform. Hosted by model and business entrepreneur Cara G McIlroy, the five-part series follows 11!-->…
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Chinese University of Hong Kong Launches Asia’s First Plant-Based Studies Course
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in partnership with social enterprise, Green Monday, has unveiled its first Plant-based Movement Studies for the 2018/19 academic year. A comprehensive plant-based lifestyle and movement education!-->…
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Marriott Phuket Fights Thailand Plastic Problem With Water Made From Air
Last year five-star beach resort JW Marriott Phuket replaced more than 100,000 plastic water bottles - providing guests with fresh filtered, mineral water using just the hot, humid air of Thailand from atmospheric water generators. Teaming!-->…
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Watsons Water Launches Plastic Bottle Collection With Cash Incentive
Watsons Water, one of Hong Kong's biggest producer and distributor of distilled bottled drinking water, has launched a cash incentive to get the public actively involved in recycling single-use plastics. Offering monetary vouchers and gift!-->…
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Slowood Kennedy Town: Hong Kong’s New Organic Grocery & Zero Waste Lifestyle Mecca
Upon the entrance at Slowood, if the giant six-and-a-half foot tall mushroom doesn't catch your attention, the clean industrial, steel-framed windows inviting you inside will. Looking more like a Scandi minimalist showroom than the city's!-->…
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Indian Textile Startup Malai Creates Vegan Leather Made From Coconut Waste
Coconut leather is the latest eco fabric to hit the fashion scene for sustainable leather alternatives. India-based startup, Malai, have developed bacterial cellulose grown from leftover coconut water and successfully converted the!-->…
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This Agritech Startup Wants To Grow Blueberries in Singapore: How Sustenir Tackles Food Security With Vertical Farming
The hot and humid climate in many Asian countries poses an obstacle to growing certain fruits and vegetables that thrive in cooler environments. Singapore, for instance, majorly relies on foreign imports for its food supply. Recent studies!-->…
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After China Closes its Doors, Malaysia Becomes New Dumping Ground for World’s Plastic Trash Despite Government Ban
One year since China imposed its National Sword policy ban on the world's plastic waste import, nearby Southeast Asian countries have struggled to pick up the scraps with Malaysia taking in the lion's share of supposed recyclable plastic!-->…
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First Ever Plastic-Free Flight Takes Off in Friendly Skies
In unprecedented air transport history, Portuguese charter airline Hi Fly has become the first operator to ditch single-use plastics on board. Following four series of of 'plastic-free' trial flights from a 10-hour Lisbon to Brazil journey!-->…
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Hong Kong Fast Casual Plant-Based Chain MANA Sells its 1 Millionth Flat
Less than six years since opening their organically inspired, locally produced, eco-friendly doors back in 2012, plant-based fast slow food concept MANA! have sold their one millionth flat in Hong Kong.
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4 Sustainable Fashion Apps Disrupting Clothes Shopping
The recent burst of coverage around fast fashion shows that shoppers are starting to turn away from unsustainable clothing, finally realising the threat it poses to the planet. But unsustainably made clothes are all around us — so how to…
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Green Queen Christmas Gift Guide 2018: The 10 Best Low-Waste, Conscious & Ethical Presents
This Xmas, be a #GiftActivist: give a present that initiates social and environmental change!
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