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Business Planet

Europe races to secure raw materials critical for energy transition

In partnership with The European Commission

Europe is working against the clock to secure raw materials to power its clean energy transition and lessen China's stranglehold over vital elements.

Ecotech

Solar panels: Scientists make recycling breakthrough

Tens of thousands of solar panels ended up in landfill every year in Australia...until now.

Earth News

Watch as ballet dancers twirl amid ‘celestial’ plastic waste set

Japan's K-Ballet troupe is highlighting the plastic waste problem in its latest performance.

Earth News

Could coffee pods be better for the environment than filter coffee?

A new study compared greenhouse gas emissions from the entire lifecycle of pod, filter and instant coffee.

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Earth News

What is the world’s most sustainable company?

The annual Global 100 ranking reveals the world's greenest companies.

The Exchange

The circular economy: A €4.1 trillion opportunity?

In partnership with Media City

We talk to the people and players who believe the circular economy is a way to create sustainable growth and also generate profit.

Earth News

Watch this artist make political portraits from a mountain of plastic

Congolese artist Patrick Cikuru Cirimwami is using plastic waste to create shame portraits of politicians ‘responsible for the destruction of the environment’.

Creators

One man’s trash: meet the band making sweet music from rubbish

The Barcelona-based group defines their sound as “world jazz.” But then you realise than the 'guitarist' is playing a surfboard fitted with strings and the percussionist is playing on a plastic jug filled with water.

Earth News

'Love Island' is back with a boost for pre-loved fashion

After the hit UK show partnered with eBay in 2022, searches for ‘pre-loved clothing’ soared by 1,600 per cent on the platform.

Earth News

Solar-powered carbon capture breakthrough could ‘cut fossil fuels out’

New solar-powered technology can transform CO2 and plastic waste into sustainable fuels and cosmetics.

Earth News

What items will be included in England’s single-use plastic ban?

Similar single-use plastic bans are already in place in Scotland and Wales.

Food and Drink

The Dutch bakers making stale bread fresh again

A group of bakers in the Netherlands is reducing waste by recycling unsold bread and making it fresh again

Earth News

Spain rules tobacco companies must pay for cigarette butt clean up

Spain has also banned single-use plastic cutlery and plates.

Earth News

How to recycle your Christmas tree this January

Cut Christmas trees don’t have to be binned at the end of the 12th night - see how others across Europe are putting them to good use.

Ecotech

How can human hair be used to fight pollution?

Belgian NGO Dung Dung uses human hair clippings to absorb environmental pollutants in water.

Scenes

Meet the Spanish orchestra making sweet music with trash

In partnership with Media City

You realise how good it is to recycle by looking at those violins and how good they sound.

Earth News

Hotel miniature toiletries could be banned under new EU law

In Europe, each person generates almost 180 kg of packaging waste on average every year.

Home

Second hand Christmas: Why gifting revamped tech is on the rise

“Preloved” is booming across the board - but this Christmas, it’s second hand tech that’s taking centre stage for shoppers and gift givers.

Hungary

Cleaning rivers in Hungary using an automated solar-powered boat

Robo-Collect has been designed to collect waste from rivers in Hungary. It’s the country’s first automated solar-powered cleaning vessel and will begin work next year

Earth News

This is what the biggest brands need to do to reduce plastic waste

A new report from WWF tracks plastic use from companies like McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Starbucks.