Circular Economy
Almost 70% of all drinks can are recycled – making it the most recycled drinks container on earth, according to global figures from the International…
Working in collaboration with colleagues at universities and institutions in the UK, China and Saudi Arabia, researchers in the Edwards/ Xiao group at Oxford’s Department…
“We have a big, bold agenda before us – now we must work to make it real in people’s lives everywhere,” declared UN Secretary-General Ban…
Face masks are part of our daily lives during the pandemic. Many are made from plastics and designed to be used just once, which means…
For many people in the world, food waste has become a habit: buying more food than we need at markets, letting fruits and vegetables spoil…
Most hotels in the Sultanate which claim to have banned plastics have a long way to go. This is not a small task by any…
Bioplastics are being touted by industry marketers as the solution to plastics pollution. But the idea that bottles and packaging made of plant-based material can…
Countless news articles and many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) would seem to agree—single-use plastic is the current poster child for everything wrong with stewardship of our…
SDG 12 demands a transition towards improved resource efficiency, consideration of the entire life cycle of economic activities, and active global engagement in multilateral environmental…
Some bioplastics are compostable, but they generally require an industrial composting facility to process these materials. Many towns and cities do not have access to…
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