OPINION: Marie Kondo’s New Online Store Represents Everything That’s Wrong With Our Consumer Culture
Marie Kondo selling useless things online sparks no joy for our planet.
Marie Kondo, the pint-sized Japanese personality that achieved global fame including a New York Times bestselling book and a Netflix show, has launched an online!-->!-->!-->…
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Experience Presents: 8 Christmas Gift Ideas That Aren’t Things
Hong Kong is suffering from a consumption problem, and we have the power to affect change with our individual daily actions. Just to put into perspective, Hong Kong sends 370 tonnes of textiles to our landfills every single day. While the!-->…
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PizzaExpress India Launches Vegan Cheese Pizzas Across All Locations
Iconic global pizza chain PizzaExpress has just launched vegan cheese pizzas across all locations in India. Partnering up with local Mumbai-based cheese manufacturer Soft Spot Foods, the 100% plant-based cheese pizzas will now be available!-->…
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US Plant-Based FoodTech Giants Impossible & Beyond Look To Conquer China
It's the perfect storm of market factors for a China protein revolution- a pork shortage crisis spurred on by the African Swine Fever epidemic, a trade war that has driven up meat prices, a younger generation motivated by environmental and!-->…
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Browser Extension TreeClicks Helps Online Shopaholics Plant Trees
Online browser extension TreeClicks plants trees for users who shop on its affiliated e-commerce sites, including big names like Amazon, Ebay and ASOS. While shopping itself is not the best decision for the planet- reducing overall!-->…
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15 Genius Eco & Upcycled Christmas Decoration Ideas To Put Up This Year
Every Christmas, we generate huge amounts of water, greenhouse cases and paper waste. If we all try to reduce our eco-footprint a little bit, it could go a long way! Before you buy any mixed material tinsel, new ornaments and battery!-->…
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5 Ways Alt Protein Is Different In Asia OR What I Learnt From My Internship at GoodDot India
In my very humble opinion, I think GoodDot, the Indian vegetarian meat company, is majorly slept-on in the world of alt protein. I’m so energised by all the innovation from startups, but I believe the global movement is definitely not!-->…
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Landmark PET Report: Southeast Asia Plastic Crisis Result Of Government Inaction
A major report about plastic bottle recycling in the Southeast Asian region reveals the severity of the waste crisis facing countries that simply do not have the adequate infrastructure for collection with hundreds of millions of dollars!-->…
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Clean Skincare Brand Kinship Debuts Traceable Ocean Plastic Waste Packaging
In what appears to a world first, US brand Kinship has just launched a new skincare line with packaging made from traceable ocean plastic waste. In line with the global consumer trend demanding that businesses offer products that consist!-->…
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Sustainable Secondhand Christmas Is Around The Corner, Says B-Stock Report
According to the world’s largest online B2B platform for returned and excess consumer items, B-Stock Solutions, the secondhand apparel market is growing 21 times faster than the primary market, making secondhand gifts a likely trend this!-->…
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Keep Your Used Mascara Wands Out Of The Landfill & Help Save Orphaned Wildlife
Wands For Wildlife, an initiative by non-profit animal rehabilitation centre Appalachian Wildlife Refuge, lets you donate your used mascara wands to help save orphaned animals. Not only will you be giving injured and orphaned animals a!-->…
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UK Athleisure Brand Sweaty Betty Opens Hong Kong Store At Central’s ifc Mall
Premium athletic and yoga sportswear brand hailing from the United Kingdom, Sweaty Betty, has opened a Hong Kong shop in Central's ifc Mall following a leap in sales in recent years. This marks the brand’s very first store in Asia, a!-->…
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CBD Is Officially More Popular Than The Beatles, Beyoncé & The Impossible Burger on Google
CBD, aka cannabidiol, the hemp-plant derived chemical compound that is crucially non-psychoactive and has been associated with a wide range of therapeutic properties is officially having a global moment. The hype surrounding CBD has!-->…
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“Children’s Health & Wellbeing Being Robbed By Climate Change” Says Harvard Medical School
A baby born in 2019 will live a life that is fundamentally affected by climate change, says a new report by The Lancet commission. Due to soaring global temperatures - which are showing no signs of slowdown with carbon emissions rising!-->…
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10 Eco-Friendly Christmas Tree Ideas To Start The Festive Season
While real trees do use up fewer materials and resources to produce than fake ones, these “eco” varieties of organically grown trees often need to be ordered and transported from harvesters half-way across the world, leaving behind a hefty!-->…
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Indian Consumers Are Ready To Choose Sustainability, Lack Affordable Alternatives
In a new report by Indian multinational corporation Mahindra, Indian consumers want to make sustainable lifestyle choices but are blocked by lack of accessibility and affordability. Rather than lacking climate consciousness, the report!-->…
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BREAKING: WeWork Backtracks On Meat Ban, Serves Pork Soup & Bacon Sandwiches At 2 Singapore Locations
It's been a tough few months for co-working behemoth WeWork. After a failed IPO that resulted in a barrage of negative press and shocking headlines, Green Queen can exclusively share that the company, previously valued at US$ 49 billion,!-->…
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Zero Waste History: The Humble Origins Of The Shampoo Bar
Before modern liquid shampoo became widespread, hair care routines didn’t involve so much plastic waste. Now, we are conditioned (!) to believe we need liquid shampoo in plastic bottles that usually get disposed of rather than refilled,!-->…
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Alarm As Study Finds Air Pollution Nanoparticles Linked To Brain Cancer
For the first time, new research evidence is showing a link between air pollution nanoparticles and brain cancer. The study, published in the journal Epidemiology, is among the slew of new scientific research coming out showcasing the!-->…
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Southeast Asia Snare Crisis: Illegal Hunting Bigger Threat To Biodiversity Than Forest Logging
A new study, conducted by conservationists from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and other environmental organisations, has found that illegal snares are a more severe threat to Southeast Asia’s biodiversity than degradation caused by forest!-->…
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#InternationalToleranceDay: 5 Ways To Be More Tolerant
On November 16th each year, the world comes together to celebrate the International Day for Tolerance. In 1995, UNESCO declared the annual observance day to generate public awareness about the dangers of intolerance. At a time where!-->…
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