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The Circulate Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to solving the ocean plastic pollution challenge in emerging markets, today announced the launch of its Responsible Sourcing Initiative to uplift informal waste workers and address the most pressing human rights issues in the plastic waste recycling supply chain. The launch follows the latest mandate to prepare the first draft of the legally binding instrument on plastic pollution by the end of November, where recognition of the roles

Intrepid Travel, the world’s largest adventure travel company, plans to grow further in Sri Lanka, with its Colombo team already having doubled in just one year to become its largest globally with more than 230 staff and tour leaders.This is a different approach to some other multinational corporations that have pulled back investment in the […]

Zero Plastic Planet, an Accra-based non-profit organization has embarked on a beach clean-up exercise at the Ningo Prampam Beach, to mark World Earth Day. The purpose of the exercise is to collect plastic waste, prevent them from entering the ocean and educate the indigenes of Ningo Prampram on the detriments…

Zero Plastic Planet, an Accra-based non-profit organization has embarked on a beach clean-up exercise at the Ningo Prampam Beach, to mark World Earth Day. The purpose of the exercise is to collect plastic waste, prevent them from entering the ocean and educate the indigenes of Ningo Prampram on the detriments…

Plastic is expected to outweigh fish in the sea by 2050; 79% of plastic waste is still ending up in landfills and oceans; yet only 9% of plastic is recycled worldwide. Jeremy Alun-Jones, COO of Cib...

A new campaign has been created that encourages “every player in the producer to consumer supply chain to utilise plastic responsibly".

SangSom Thai rum has partnered with SOUR Bangkok to give 11,000 wasted bottles new purpose via 'The Repurpose Bar', demonstrating the brand’s sustainability spirit.

The government published the Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999. The Regulations prohibit the manufacturing, importing, sale and exporting of six categories of single-use plastic (SUP) items with some exemptions, crafted to ease businesses into the transition or provide access to certain SUPs for Canadians with disabilities. The Regulations aim to deliver on Canada's 2019 commitment to ban harmful single-use plastics.

/CNW/ - Canadians are concerned about the impact of plastic waste and want concrete action to improve the recycling of plastics and prevent pollution. The...

Placing plastic straws, a life sustaining accessibility tool, under the same restrictions for sale as tobacco products is overly harsh, and detrimental to the dignity and inclusion of disabled people