In nature, there is no concept of waste. Everything is food for something else - a leaf falls from a tree and feeds the forest. Instead of simply trying to do less harm, we should aim to do good. #circulareconomy
Is Turkey becoming the new European wasteland? After China, India, Vietnam and others have closed their gates to plastic waste imports, the exports to Turkey have more than doubled..☠️
https://t.co/nH3SgoqwE0
Barczak on EU waste policy: "little progress has been made in reducing waste across the EU. Overpackaging is a major issue, what we really need is waste prevention!" #minimumwaste
"Priority has to be given to prevention – the cheapest and easiest waste to treat is the one that has never been generated." - @PBarczak#wasteprevention https://t.co/GTB1bikUfV
It’s #GlobalRecyclingDay 🌱and this year we focus on the youth and youth-led initiatives to "recycle into the future". Kind of timely isn’t it after the biggest youth-led climate strike last week 😉 #minimumwaste
As of today, @CarrefourGroup customers in Spain can use their own glass or plastic containers & bags to carry out their purchases. Once the products are weighed, they are wrapped in paper, labeled & placed in the customer's packaging. #Reutiliza#Reuse
We need solutions to empower all citizens to participate in bringing the #circulareconomy to life and to effectively recover and reuse their organic waste. Check out key opportunity areas here: https://t.co/YGBY801ggH!
Last week Germany finally had a meeting on reducing plastic packaging. As the biggest user of packaging in Europe, political measures are needed!! Alas, the minister once again promoted only voluntary measures 😡
https://t.co/WuQwytrxvG
Love goes through our stomach.. ain’t this true.
This is why Ark of Taste is so essential: an initiative by slow food, it tries to preserve traditional local food that is in risk of disappearing #minimumwaste
https://t.co/aVmPP0yeI0
#DidYouKnow that in Norway, the more #plastic bottles companies recycle, the less tax they have to pay? If they reach a collective nationwide target of >95%, then they don’t pay any tax at all, and that’s been the case every year since 2011. https://t.co/Qyx8IMF1O2
Inspiration squid: the new eco-material to replace plastic?
Squid proteins have unique physical properties that can be made into smart materials that are capable of environmental sensing, self-healing and more! #minimumwaste
https://t.co/xIzAkgaKkq
Happy New Year! Kicking off 2019 with some positive #plasticfree vibes – great write-up about Dutch women-led startup The Great Bubble Barrier, our People's Choice winner for the TEDxAmsterdam 2018 Award. #thebigx#tedxams2018award https://t.co/Fytbp4msMQ
Worldwide, the average number of times a garment is worn has decreased by 36% compared to 15 years ago yet clothing production has doubled. We need new and disruptive ways of doing business. Clothing rental & resale, sharing & repair must become commonplace
#MakeFashionCircular