Jeju United football club recycles plastic bottles to make uniforms with help of fans
Oct 28, 2021 23:50 pm UTC| Nature Sports Economy
South Korean football club Jeju United flaunted their blue uniform made from recycled plastic bottles last Sunday, instead of the official orange, at a home game against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at home. The football...
S. Korean research institute sells tech for producing biodegradable plastic using cow manure
Oct 28, 2021 23:49 pm UTC| Science Nature Economy
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has transferred its technology for producing biodegradable plastic using radiated cow manure to a local eco-friendly plastic maker for 30 million won and a royalty of 2.5...
Coca-Cola pilots refillable solution in Sweden
Oct 28, 2021 23:39 pm UTC| Nature Economy
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is conducting a trial of refillable on-the-go solutions at a convenience store in Sweden to test consumers response to the containers and their potential to reduce waste. The trial,...
Starbucks Korea reduces waste with reusable tumblers as other coffee shops create more trash
Oct 27, 2021 23:53 pm UTC| Nature Life Economy
Starbucks and A Twosome Place are the only ones of South Koreas 10 top coffee shop franchises that are selling tumblers and flasks with replaceable tumbler parts that could help reduce waste. Most coffee shops offer...
Budweiser to deploy zero-emission green hydrogen at UK brewery
Oct 27, 2021 15:51 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Budweiser Brewing Group will explore using zero-emission green hydrogen at its Magor brewery in South Wales through its partnership with UK-based green hydrogen energy company Protium. The plan is to build the first...
Uniqlo Japan to buy back old clothes for recycling
Oct 26, 2021 23:07 pm UTC| Nature Life Economy
Until Nov 30, owners of worn-out Uniqlo Heat Tech shirts, down jackets, or down vests can get digital coupons worth up to 1,000 yen for bringing them to a Uniqlo store in Japan. The campaign dubbed Re: Uniqlo aims to...
Pro-environment consumers, suppliers patronize 'ugly' fruits and vegetables
Oct 25, 2021 23:42 pm UTC| Nature Life Economy
Pro-environment consumers and suppliers are patronizing ugly agricultural products that do not fit market standards to counter the practice of discarding them. Unsightly produce is now attracting a growing market as...
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