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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
How data is helping cities counter plastic pollution
Officials in Lagos, Nigeria, were facing a dilemma. It was the early 2020s, and the city of 22 million was being overwhelmed by plastic pollution. Water sachets and takeaway containers …
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Answering ten pressing questions about plastic pollution
The world generated an estimated 400 million tonnes of plastic waste last year. This torrent of water and …
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Zero Waste Day shines a light on fashion and textiles
Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide marked the International Day of Zero Waste, which spotlighted solutions to the …
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
As electronic waste surges, countries look for answers
Oleg Zaitsev strides across a factory floor in Almaty, Kazakhstan as a row of workers sort through old …
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4 February 2025
World Economic Forum
25 countries unite in fight against plastic pollution
26 July 2024
4 December 2023
13 July 2023
2 February 2023
24 March 2022
Dole Sunshine Company
Dole Sunshine Company turns banana waste into fibres of purpose with Musa Fabric
8 December 2021
6 December 2021
19 November 2021
The Prophets
‘Rapic cycle’ - Oxwash secures £500K in 15 hours
29 August 2019
Blue Planet Environmental Solutions
Blue Planet moves closer to ‘zero waste to landfill’ vision with new green building solution
19 August 2019
Blue Planet Environmental Solutions
Blue Planet’s latest acquisition marks entry into industrial waste processing
21 June 2019
Zero Waste SG
Less single-use items for NDP funpack 2019
3 June 2019
31 January 2019
27 November 2018
Blue Planet Environmental Solution Pte Ltd
SBI-backed Neev Fund invests in Blue Planet to advance sustainable development in Asia
5 January 2017
Clean the World Asia
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