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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?
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Plastic-Free Groceries: Zero Closes $11.8 Million Seed Round To Expand The US’s ‘Most Sustainable’ Delivery Service
Californian sustainable packaging grocery startup Zero has scooped $11.8 million in seed funding led by Sway Ventures to continue its recent 'two hour eco delivery' expansion across the United States. The company, which delivers a wide!-->…
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10 Simple, Sustainable Lifestyle Tips for a Greener Year
As more individuals make small but meaningful changes to their daily lives, we can make a major difference for the planet. We don’t know about you, but that definitely gets the Green Queen team excited about the changes we can take on for!-->…
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5 Vegan and Cruelty-Free Asian Beauty Brands That Are Doing Sustainability Right
Vegan beauty is on trend in a big way. From better ingredients made with plants to products that are tested on humans, not animals, these brands are prioritizing sustainability in products that work.
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Waste Colonialism Should Be The Shame Of The Privileged West, Not Its Best Kept Secret
Behind promises of net-zero emissions by 2050, the U.K. and some of its European brethren are working tirelessly. Not to reach targets more quickly, but to slippery shoulder the responsibility of proper waste management. Poorer, less!-->…
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The 6 Most Exciting Packaging Startups Helping Solve The Plastic Waste Crisis
We zone in on six packaging startups from all over the world who are at the forefront of fighting plastic waste with their solutions.
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Pieter Pot Secures €9 million To Deliver On Sustainable Grocery Shopping Ambitions
Dutch startup Pieter Pot has closed a funding round led by ETF Partners. SHIFT Interest, The Future Food Fund and IQ Capital all participated, bringing total investment to €9 million. Funding is expected to assist with expansion into the!-->…
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Using Food Waste to Feed the Highest Urban Farm in Hong Kong
One of DBS Bank's offices in Hong Kong is taking action on food waste, turning it into compost to grow fresh produce at its urban farm.
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5 Secondhand Fashion Platforms For Your Sustainable Online Shopping Fix
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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H&M and IKEA Partner On Recycled Textile Databank In Sustainability Push
IKEA and H&M have teamed up to explore the potential and challenges in using recycled textiles to meet their 2030 sustainability targets.
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Who Gives A Crap? Oatly Investor Backs Plastic-Free Toilet Paper Startup in $30M Series A
Who Gives A Crap, the Aussie eco-friendly toilet paper company, has raised $30.7 million in its latest Series A funding round. The round was led by Verlinvest, the firm that has backed Oatly and Tony’s Chocolonely, and a number of other!-->…
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Exclusive: Starbucks Launches Global Reusable Campaign, Will Offer Up To 2 Million Cups Across APAC
Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee chain, is going circular. In a new global campaign, the company will be serving handcrafted beverages in reusable cups, offering increased discounts for customers who bring in their own cup for a!-->…
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Reusable Containers Aren’t Always Better For The Environment Than Disposable Ones: New Research
By: Alejandro Gallego Schmid, Adisa Azapagic & Joan Manuel F. Mendoza
We are facing a waste crisis, with landfills across the world at full capacity and mountains of “recycled” waste dumped in developing!-->!-->!-->…
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How Upcycled Mushrooms Could Help Make Beer Vegan-Friendly
It’s not common knowledge, but not all beers out there are vegan. Some brands use finings in the brewing process that are derived from animals, making the final product not 100% free from animal byproducts and therefore unsuitable for!-->…
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UK To Ban Single-Use Cutlery and Tableware In ‘War On Plastic’
The UK government has outlined plans to ban single-use plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene cups in England in its "war on plastic".
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