New stylish sunglasses made from up-cycled denim
After eight years and 436 prototypes, an inventor from Cornwall England has perfected his technique of up-cycling denim waste into luxury sunglasses. In a world …
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Fighting fatbergs and hidden plastics: Unblocktober, the world’s first month-long national campaign to improve the health of our watercourses
Do you want to help reduce the amount of plastic entering our seas and rivers? Well, it’s easier than you think. Unblocktober is the world’s …
Small UK retail businesses revenue drops as shoppers avoid plastic packaging
Consumers vote with their money and the proof of that is in the results of a new research* from Paymentsense. It reveals that over half (54%) …
New reusable Christmas gift wrap made from 100% waste plastic bottles
Wrag Wrap is a Devon based company owned by two women Nicky and Louise who aim to revolutionize the gift wrapping market! In a bid …
National poll reveals Britons are unaware that buying preloved or second-hand furniture is greener than buying new
With the UK on an ambitious path towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, a survey from online auction marketplace Auction Technology Group (ATG) has revealed …
VegfestUK returns to Olympia West on October 26th – 27th 2019
One of the UK’s biggest annual vegan festivals – VegfestUK – makes its return to Olympia London. With around 370 stalls including many new vegan …
Brits Buy 972 Items of Clothing in Their Lifetime That They Never Wear
New sustainability research from Thought reveals UK shoppers will buy 28 items of clothing on average this year, but will only wear just over half …
SUSTAINABILITY-MINDED CORPORATIONS COME TOGETHER TO ANNOUNCE NEW WASTE FREE SHOPPING PLATFORM
DAVOS, Switzerland, January 24, 2019 – A coalition of the largest consumer product companies, along with international recycling leader TerraCycle, today unveiled a global, first-of-its-kind, …
Bioreefs and plastic-free periods: Waitrose announces winners of £1m plastic challenge
‘Bioreefs’ that fight plastic waste and a environmental campaign for ‘Plastic-Free Periods’ were amongst the winning projects for Waitrose & Partners unique £1 million grant …
Who Made Your Clothes? Fashion Revolution Week 2019, 22nd to 28th April
Fashion Revolution Week, the annual global campaign calling for a fairer, safer, more transparent fashion industry, will run from Monday 22nd – Sunday 28th April …
M&S TRIALS PLASTIC-FREE PRODUCE AS IT ACCELERATES PLASTIC REDUCTION PLAN
16 January 2019 Marks & Spencer today steps-up its commitment to reducing the amount of plastic it uses by launching over 90 lines of loose …
The month of wholesome and feel good food. Veganuary 2019!
Veganuary inspires hundreds of thousands of people around the world try a vegan diet for a month. It takes place all year round, but most …