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‘The Responsibility To Lead Change Falls To Governments and Business Groups, Not Consumers’ – Q&A w/ Muuse CEO Jonathan…
An interview with Jonathan Tostevin, CEO of Muuse, one of Asia's leading reusable packaging startups on the company's biggest wins, the importance of regulation and the economics of reuse.
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5 Zero Waste Bathroom Swaps to Try
We all could do with being more environmentally responsible. These simple zero-waste bathroom swaps can help.
Have you seen the stats about our global plastic waste crisis? It's terrifying. So below, we share bathroom swaps to make.!-->!-->!-->…
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Resale Driving Consumer Purchasing Habits, New Report Finds
A new report conducted by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and secondhand platform Vestiaire Collective finds the resale market could make up 40 percent of the overall apparel market in the coming years.
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21 Ways To Use Baking Soda: The Zero-Waste Multipurpose Household Gem
It’s unbelievable how much one teaspoon of baking soda can do for our bodies and households! Baking soda is an indispensable item in any zero-waste arsenal and the ultimate multi-purpose home ingredient. The fine white powder has!-->…
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Could This Paper Cup Help Us Quit Plastic Coffee Cups for Good?
A new patented paper cup called The Good Cup aims to help consumers quit single-use plastic. Can it work?
ChoosePlanetA, a green packaging solutions company, says its Good Cup can help reduce the use of plastic cups. Its alternative is!-->!-->!-->…
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Anina Turns Food Waste Into Sustainable Plant-Based Ready-Meals
Israeli food tech start-up Anina is using upcycled vegetables to create ready meal "pods" that use up imperfect vegetables for healthy plant-based meals.
About 33 percent of the world's food is wasted every year—close to 1.3 billion!-->!-->!-->…
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Compostable Seaweed-Coated Coffee Balls Are Coming for Your Nespresso
Your coffee habit is on notice. Swiss retail giant Migros says it is launching a proprietary coffeemaking system aimed at replacing single-use coffee pods.
Launching in Switzerland and France, Migros' CoffeeB Coffee Balls were five!-->!-->!-->…
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Selfridges’ Move to Increase Resale, Repair, Rental, and Refills
U.K. department store chain Selfridges is putting sustainability front and center. It says by 2030, nearly half of its customer interactions should be based on resale, repair, rental, or refills.
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Sustainable Texting? Green Queen’s Climate Conscious Emoji Guide
Emojispeak totally count as a language on its own nowadays. But using the laughing face or the red heart emoji is so 2016. It's 2022, time to upgrade your emojis the sustainable way.
PSA: it's now officially cool to be sustainable! So!-->!-->!-->…
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The 13 Best Secondhand Clothes Shops in Hong Kong
You can dress stylishly and sustainably with a little help from the best secondhand shops in Hong Kong.
We know, WE KNOW. It’s always tempting to shop with all the new and trendy clothes everywhere, especially when it feels like they!-->!-->!-->…
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AlgiKnit Closes $13 Million Series A For Kelp-Based Fashion Revolution
New York sustainable materials startup AlgiKnit has closed a $13 million Series A funding round, led by Collaborative Fund. Other participants include H&M CO:LAB, Starlight Ventures, Third Nature Ventures, and existing backers Horizons!-->…
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From Plastic Waste to “Green Concrete”: Sino Group Partners with EcoBricks to Inaugurate Sustainable Solutions for the Built Environment
An inaugural partnership between Hong Kong real estate developer Sino Group and local sustainability-focused startup EcoBricks upcycled over 5,400 kg of plastic waste into construction bricks at the city’s Gold Coast in the Tuen Mun!-->…
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Is Vilifying Food Waste The Secret To Limiting Global Warming? New Research Says Yes
Reducing food waste is the single best solution to the climate crisis, suggests a recent study. Project Drawdown identified the strategy as having the most tangible potential to reduce emissions. It is not the first time that an adaptation!-->…
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Ebay Launches Marketplace To Divert Imperfect New Fashion Items From Landfill
Online retail giant Ebay has launched a new marketplace. Ebay Imperfects offers a way for clothing brands to sell new but not QC-passed pieces to consumers looking for a bargain. The initiative will save shoppers up to 60 percent on retail!-->…
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Use Only What You Need: Sharing Economy Platform Scoops $20 Million For On-Demand Home Appliance Lending App
New York-headquartered Tulu has netted £20 million in a Series A round, led by VC New Era Capital Partners, with participation by Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Kärcher New Venture and Round Hill Ventures. Previous investors doubled down in!-->…
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Resale Platform Vestiaire Collective Acquires Industry Peer Tradesy As Circular Fashion Economy Continues To Grow
Global resale platform Vestiaire Collective has acquired fellow industry peer Tradesy. The two secondhand platforms represent a global commitment to promotion of a circular fashion model. Both companies were launched in 2009, in Paris and!-->…
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Pandamart And Olio Join Forces In Singapore To Tackle Food Waste Through Redistribution
Pandamart Singapore, an online cloud grocery store, has entered into a partnership with free-sharing app Olio. The two are working together to reduce food waste in the Lion City by redistributing unsold food, for free, within local!-->…
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Deliveroo Hong Kong Unveils HK$2M Sustainable Packaging Solution To Help Restaurants Go Zero-Waste
Deliveroo HK is taking steps to reduce food packaging waste generated by its restaurant partners. The delivery giant is investing HK$2 million to incentivise a scheme that will encourage restaurants to use plastic-free packaging for their!-->…
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Circular Economy Platform ‘Re’ Secures $4 Million To Open To All Cosmetics Brands And Retailers
Re is a circular economy platform founded around the principle of reusing items and recieved £3 million to bring their system to more retailers. Re was launched by Beauty Kitchen to stop the influx of single-use plastic in the beauty!-->…
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‘Historic’ UN Resolution Aims to End Global Plastic Pollution
In what's being hailed as an historic moment in the fight against plastic waste, the United Nations has adopted a resolution that will hold member nations legally accountable for their contributions to the global plastic pollution crisis.!-->…
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Is Hemp The Answer To Our Global Deforestation Crisis?
The widespread cultivation of industrial hemp might hold the key to save the planet, fight pollution and efficiently tackle our worldwide climate crisis. So why isn't it?
According to a 2019 analysis published in the journal Science,!-->!-->!-->…
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