Golf courses, a major source of water pollution, surge in number in S. Korea
Jun 15, 2022 23:09 pm UTC| Sports Nature Economy Business
The number of golf courses in South Korea, mong major emitters of wastewater, is surging with 516 in 2020, up by 188 since 2010, as golf fever sweeps across the country. Other sources of water pollution such as...
Heinz and Tesco partner with packaging industry experts to develop recycled soft plastic pots
Jun 15, 2022 06:37 am UTC| Nature Economy Business Life
Heinz and UK supermarket Tesco are collaborating with packaging industry experts Plastic Energy, Sabic, and Berry Globa to develop and trial recycled soft plastic for Heinz Beanz Snap Pots. Heinz Beanz Snap Pots are...
Absolut enlists startup's help in developing fiber-based bottle cap
Jun 14, 2022 08:12 am UTC| Nature Economy Business Science
The Absolut Company is enlisting the help of Swedish start-up Blue Ocean Closures in developing a fiber-based closure cap for its Absolut Vodka bottle. The caps design uses a combination of sustainably sourced FSC fiber...
IATA blasts EU's plan to expand emissions rule for flights
Jun 12, 2022 14:31 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) criticized the EUs Parliament for seeking to expand its emissions trading system to all flights departing the 27-nation bloc. The IATA, which claims to represent 290...
S. Korea to produce biodegradable plastic with seaweed
Jun 10, 2022 05:08 am UTC| Economy Nature Business Science
South Koreas Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and a research team at Pohang University of Science and Technology will begin developing technology that uses marine plants to produce biodegradable plastic material. Among...
Conservation science still rests on how animals can benefit humans
Jun 09, 2022 08:44 am UTC| Nature
The accelerating loss of other species around the globe is so extensive that many experts now refer to it as the sixth mass extinction. Its driven in large part by an unprecedented loss of vital ecosystems such as forests...
Plastic pollution lawsuit against Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé to proceed in California
Jun 08, 2022 22:25 pm UTC| Law Nature Economy Business
A state judge has ruled that a lawsuit against major food and beverage companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé over the plastic pollution of Californias coastline can move forward. The lawsuit was brought...
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