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22 May 2020

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Waste

Less than 10% of all the plastic trash ever produced has been recycled. Is this process the breakthrough we’ve been waiting for?

21 May 2020

A sea of plastic bottles. Image: Tom Page, CC BY-SA 2.0

Waste

Singapore postpones packaging reduction deadline for companies in light of Covid-19 disruption

13 May 2020

An advertisement for Dove soap.

Corporate Responsibility

Unilever has pioneered sustainable business for the last decade. But has it done enough?

7 May 2020

tortoise eats plastic bag

Waste

How satellite imagery is helping to detect plastic pollution in the ocean

2 May 2020

A Pepsi model lies amid other debris. Could plastic-using brands save the circular economy? Image: Eco-Business

Waste

As Covid-era recycling industry wilts, investments in Asia show how plastic polluters can save circular economy

22 April 2020

A woman with her baby at a bus stop in Delhi. Women in developing countries are being hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. Image: rajput/​SOPA Images/​Shutterstock

Carbon & Climate

How the coronavirus pandemic is changing people and our planet

6 April 2020

Aveda products, promoted as using post-consumer recycled plastic.

Waste

Coronavirus-induced oil price plunge is hurting the circular economy for plastic

25 March 2020

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Waste

Seaweed over plastic: Indonesia's race towards sustainable packaging

24 March 2020

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Waste

Will Coke's new recycling facility help ease the Philippines' plastic woes?

18 March 2020

Speaker made from “non-recyclable” plastic waste

Policy & Finance

What does the EU circular economy plan mean for China?

13 March 2020

A beach clean up in Indonesia. Companies pay to have beaches cleaned to offset the plastic they cannot eliminate from their operations. Image: Seven Clean Seas

Waste

What is plastic offsetting? And can it really help to fight the plastic crisis?

29 February 2020

The IKEA catalogue. Customers are starting to complain about the unsolicited mass-mailing of the paper catalogues. Image: supplied by anonymous customer

Waste

In the digital age, why is sustainability pioneer IKEA still mass-mailing customers printed catalogues?

28 February 2020

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Corporate Responsibility

Apps and blockchain help European supermarkets lure climate-conscious consumers

20 February 2020

bali trash

Waste

In Bali, young people fight against plastic plague that threatens paradise

18 February 2020

petaling street malaysia

Waste

Malaysia urged to cut down on plastic packaging for cleaner seas

17 February 2020

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Food & Agriculture

‘New agricultural revolution’ needed to boost food security, cut emissions

11 February 2020

cadbury recycled packaging

Waste

Food and beverage industry: No plans to totally discard plastic

29 January 2020

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Waste

What China’s waste import ban has meant for the West

22 January 2020

plastic china recycling waste

Waste

Will China's sweeping ban to phase out plastic work?

15 January 2020

Sunrise in Bangkok, one of Southeast Asia's most climate-vulnerable cities.

Cities

Which sustainability solutions are most needed to save Southeast Asia’s cities?

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