The resale market for secondhand fashion is growing 21 times faster than retail, with everyone from luxury brands to young shoppers getting in on the act.

Sean Fleming 03 Apr 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

127 countries now regulate plastic bags. Why aren't we seeing less pollution?

Despite increasing legislation against plastic waste around the world, plastic pollution is still a huge problem which shows no sign of abating.

Carole Excell · World Resources Institute 21 Mar 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Straws made of seaweed could replace plastic alternatives

A startup called Loliware is thinking outside of the plastic box and introducing an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic straws. Soon "hyper-compostable" seaweed straws — that ...

Guest Contributor 18 Mar 2019

Indonesia

Indonesia has a plan to deal with its plastic waste problem

The Government of Indonesia wants to solve its plastic crisis for good and inspire others to follow suit. And it has become the first country to partner with the Global Plastic Action Par...

Kate Whiting 13 Mar 2019

Middle East and North Africa

The Middle East's first zero-waste shop has opened in Beirut

EcoSouk's founder says that the circular economy and the concept of fixing and reusing things has always been a part of Lebanese culture.

Sophie Hirsh · Green Matters 12 Mar 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Monster avocados and bread beer: 12 technologies fighting food waste

Around the world millions of tonnes of food is wasted each year. What if we could turn it into something useful?

Liz Goodwin · World Resources Institute 08 Mar 2019

3D Printing

Print your city? 3D printing is revolutionizing our urban futures

In the future, 3D-printing techniques could allow the construction industry to use local waste products when building new homes and infrastructure.

Sylvie Albert and Tomas Diez · The Conversation 06 Mar 2019

Africa

This boat made of old flip-flops is flying the flag for cleaner African seas

The Flipflopi, made from entirely from plastic waste, sailed 500km from Kenya to Zanzibar to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the ocean.

Wesley Langat · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 20 Feb 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This new system could change how we recycle

IBM is working on a new process - named VolCat - to separate dirty plastic containers, fabrics and more into recyclable materials.

Sophie Hirsh · Green Matters 20 Feb 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

At this Italian bookshop, children swap their recycling for something to read

An Italian bookseller is hoping his initiative to encourage plastic recycling will raise environmental awareness while fostering a love of reading at the same time.

Emma Charlton 19 Feb 2019

Circular Economy

4 key steps towards a circular economy

Transforming our linear system will take leadership, collaboration, innovation and commitment to break the status quo.

Antonia Gawel 14 Feb 2019

Circular Economy

Plastic is a global problem. It’s also a global opportunity

Our addiction to plastic has created a huge global problem. But new technologies and ventures are closing the plastic loop, bringing discarded plastics back into the supply chain as a raw...

Peter Lacy, Wesley Spindler, and Cathy McAndrew 25 Jan 2019

Circular Economy

The world’s e-waste is a huge problem. It’s also a golden opportunity

Of the staggering 50 million tonnes of e-waste produced globally each year, just 20% is recycled. But a circular approach, as outlined in a new report, could turn the world's e-waste moun...

Guy Ryder and Houlin Zhao 24 Jan 2019

Circular Economy

It's time for the circular economy to go global - and you can help

The Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy launched 18 months ago, and has already made great strides with projects around the world. Now it's time to scale those up - and we need...

Frans van Houten and Naoko Ishii 24 Jan 2019

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