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The zero waste fashion designer taking over TikTok

Young people are rallying against fast fashion. To meet the demand, designers are turning to social media.

Eco-Innovation

World’s ‘most sustainable’ glass bottle has just been invented

One manufacturer in Northern Ireland is using biofuels to minimise carbon emissions in the glass-making process.

Living

Take a look inside the school bus converted into a tiny home

A virtual tour of this sustainable home on wheels, kitted out with recycled materials and powered by solar energy.

Green News

Brexit ‘loophole’ allows UK to ignore EU ban on plastic waste exports

A ‘loophole’ means the UK will continue exporting waste to countries such as Malaysia, Pakistan and Vietnam.

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Islands of floating waste clog river in Bosnia

Islands of waste have formed on a major river in Bosnia, causing an environmental emergency and threatening a regional hydropower plant.

Green News

EU bans plastic waste from being shipped to developing countries

The strategy hopes to stop the Global South from becoming a dumping ground for Europe’s plastic.

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Global challenges turn to constructive solutions for all

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Business Line looks at how innovative business opportunties are arising from plastic waste, the search for a COVID-19 vaccine and shops going digital due to pandemic restrictions.

Eco-Innovation

Kenyan women turn plastic waste into bricks stronger than concrete

Waste is recycled and turned into bricks at this innovative, African organisation.

Living

Weird and wonderful repurposed gifts saving waste from landfill

These gift ideas help to keep waste out of landfill this Christmas.

Belgium

EU Summit: Stricter regulation on batteries as part of climate plan

It's the first of a number of initiatives under the European Commission's new Circular Economy Action Plan.

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Watch: Explosives bring smokestack crashing to the ground

The explosion was detonated at an old power plant in Alabama.

United Kingdom

Bristol explosion: Four dead, one injured in blast at UK sewage plant

Authorities have confirmed there are a "number of casualties" in the blast, which is believed to taken place in a chemical tank at a water recycling centre.

Green News

Is a fake Christmas tree better for the environment than a real one?

The answer is a lot more complicated than you might think.

Business Planet

Circular economy: reshaping Europe's textile industry

In partnership with The European Commission

This year as part of its Green Deal, the European Commission unveiled its Circular Economy Action Plan. The strategy seeks to strengthen innovation in the textile sector and dramatically boost recycling. Business Planet visited Monza in Italy to see an innovative project helping to lead the way.

Green News

Confused about recycling symbols? You aren’t alone

We want to recycle but often, we aren't sure how.

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COVID-19 restrictions squeeze incomes of waste recyclers

Nairobi's giant mountain of rubbish is usually covered with recyclers, people who scramble through the city's waste to earn some cash, but now they say they can't collect enough to feed their families.

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REFRESH - the EU project to drastically reduce food waste

In partnership with The European Commission

A fifth of all food produced in Europe ends up being wasted. We look into the major strides being taken towards creating a joined-up food production system that will help drastically reduce food waste.

Green News

'Unusual but nice': The Russian house covered in discarded bottle tops

Creator Svetlana Kuzevanova started making murals with bottle caps after being inspired by her cross stitch-patterns.

Europe News

EU Commission headquarters aims for carbon neutrality by 2030

The EU's Berlaymont building at the heart of Brussels' European district has set the objective of becoming carbon neutral by the end of the decade. And one small Belgian company is helping it to do so, recycling the huge campaign banners that hang from its walls.

World

Here’s a look inside a COVID-19 waste facility in Abu Dhabi

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of people’s lives including their health, ability to socialise, and also the environment.