Zero Waste

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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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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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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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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Dole, the world’s biggest fruit and vegetable producer, says it now upcycles 80% of "ugly" fruit in its Thailand farms to fight food waste.
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Tech companies have come under greater pressure in recent months to clean up their act, and now, Samsung wants to stem criticism by launching a new sustainability plan. The South Korean giant says it wants to divert all waste from landfill…
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Hong Kong will finally see a waste-charging scheme come into force, after years of campaigning by the city’s green groups and delays by lawmakers. On Thursday (August 26), the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) approved the new bill,…
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Apeel, the startup whose tech enables longer-lasting fresh produce, has just bagged $250 million in a fresh funding round. The round, led by Singapore’s Temasek, will go towards Apeel’s continued expansion across Europe, the U.S. and U.K.…
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Yemoja recently unveiled microalgae-derived EPS which is in high demand in cosmetics for its antiaging and rejuvenating properties.
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A new ShipNaked campaign wants to fight packaging waste by asking online shopping giants like Amazon to deliver without boxes or bags.
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Dole has partnered up with London startup Ananas Anam to repurpose its pineapple leaves into Piñatex, the vegan leather alternative.
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Switching just 10% of plastic packaging to reusables could prevent half of the world's annual ocean plastic waste, a new WEF report says.
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Zero-waste online supermarket Lyfa secured funding to create reusable packaging in its bid to reduce waste from groceries.
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President Biden will soon order the FTC to draft new "right to repair" rules to let consumers fix their own products independently.
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As part of its vision to be zero waste and circular, sportswear giant Nike has built a community basketball court in Hong Kong — Shek Lei Grind Court from Nike Grind — derived from 20,000 pairs of used sneakers. The court surface is made…
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Zero-waste vegan beauty brand Mono Skincare has debuted what it claims is the world’s first dissolvable skincare pastille.
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REN's zero-waste sample tube features an aluminum reclosable break-off nozzle without the need for mini plastic caps.
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Founders behind the dairy-free ice cream brand Fravocado, have launched an online frozen food shop Mighty Plants to tackle food waste.
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Author J.B. MacKinnon shares the idea behind his new thought-provoking book, The Day the World Stops Shopping.
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Apeel, the company whose technology slows down the rate of spoilage of fresh fruit, has several big-name partnerships under its belt. Currently, the California food waste fighting startup works with major produce suppliers like Del Monte…
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Lomi, the new home food waste machine launched by compostable phone case brand Pela, has managed to attract more than US$6.8 million from over 18,000 backers through its Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. The kitchen countertop appliance…
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