Zero Waste

How can we protect ourselves from the current coronavirus outbreak whilst minimising our impact on our planet, which is already facing a multitude of ecological threats, from rising temperatures to overflowing landfills? The novel…
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Adidas, the global sportswear and sneaker giant, has just donated a sustainable American football field made out of 1.8 million recycled plastic bottles. Collected from beaches, coastal communities, shorelines and remote islands, the newly…
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Singaporean startup Lumitics, a food waste technology company, has recently secured US$557,000 in an oversubscribed seed funding round. The financing was led by boutique early stage investment firm ReadyVentures and angel investor and…
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Hong Kong-headquartered startup denim unspun has been named on Time magazine’s prestigious list of 100 Best Inventions of 2019. Using 3D scanning and robotics technology, the brand creates personalised jeans that not only guarantees a…
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Sweden-headquartered global fast fashion behemoth H&M has announced yet another sustainability move in their plan to promote a circular economy in fashion: their new Conscious Collection this year will feature a number of items made…
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Singapore-based startup Pass It On is making plantable candles and helping reforestation efforts in Bali at the same time. Not only are their entire range of soy wax candles packaged completely plastic-free, the pots themselves can be…
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Unveiling their sustainability plans, global sportswear and footwear brand Adidas has announced that more than half of the polyester used in Adidas products will come from recycled materials and plastic waste. The brand will take this…
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Happy Baton, Hong Kong’s very first online toy library offering subscription services, is encouraging a circular economy for children’s toys. Giving parents and caretakers in Hong Kong a convenient solution to provide preloved toys to your…
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ThredUP, the world’s largest fashion resale platform, has just launched a new tool called the Fashion Footprint Calculator to help customers understand the environmental cost of their fashion choices. Developed in collaboration with…
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Hong Kong startup Zoobbay is the first marketplace in the city to offer premium refurbished phones in a bid to reduce e-waste. Their circular model of increasing the lifespan of electronics operates by taking in preloved phones and fixing…
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In a recent policy announcement, China will be stepping up its restrictions on the sale, production and use of disposable plastic products. According to the state planner, the country will ban disposable plastic bags in all major cities by…
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In an elaborate conversation with the Guardian, one of the world’s leading and most respected fashion trend forecasters Lidewij Edelkoort says that the future of the industry has to be environmentally-friendly. The Dutch-born…
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Asian online fashion retail giant Zalora has just partnered up with luxury resale platform StyleTribute. The collaboration will offer users over 10,000 new choices of preloved luxury clothing, bags and accessories on Zalora’s mobile and…
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Multinational personal care corporation Kimberly-Clark has invested US$ 25 million in reusable period underwear brand Thinx, signalling that sustainable menstrual care products is a market that is here to stay. The investment is expected…
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It seems like it won’t just be sustainable fashion exploding this year - secondhand beauty is taking off as well. Driven by eco-conscious consumers, companies are now coming up with platforms for beauty enthusiasts to buy and sell used…
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Thanks to the digital age, secondhand shopping has totally taken off online and is no longer confined to the neighbourhood charity thrift shop. Gone are the days where you have to sort through piles of donated clothing for your next…
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Chinese e-commerce giants are gearing up to offer tech-forward solutions to help consumers correctly sort waste for recycling, artificial intelligence (AI) powered trash-sorting app functions to virtual personal assistants. These…
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Are you ready to make the move to becoming more zero-waste this January? Faced with our overflowing landfills, the global plastic ocean pollution crisis and our ecological emergency, it’s more important than ever to make impactful changes…
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Making a statement about sustainability, Vogue Italia, the Italian edition of the globally iconic fashion magazine, has ditched photoshoots in their January issue. In place of glossy images are 8 illustrated covers, which are intended to…
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We have already seen consumers turn their attention to what products are made out of, and by which processes - but what happens to it afterwards will become a major concern for 2020. We predict that more shoppers will be asking questions…
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“Swag” or “Stuff We All Get” are literally the freebies that companies giveaway as a means of promoting their brand. So yes, they are those pesky pens, note pads, tote bags, hoodies, jackets, USBs, folders with plastered on corporate logos…
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