Youth Engagement

UAE Youth Call For Stronger Environment Policies and Reducing Single-Use Plastic

The findings were revealed in a study titled Is Nature a Priority for UAE Youth...

New Water Refilling Stations Installed at Zayed Sports City

Plastic waste from single-use bottles at Zayed Sports City is set to shrink by 219...

Why Are We Hooked Into Drinking Bottled Water And How To Do Better

Around the world, a million bottles of water are sold every minute, and although they’re...

Hotels In Oman Are Rolling Out Environmental Initiatives

Most hotels in the Sultanate which claim to have banned plastics have a long way...

Circular solutions to plastics waste

Countless news articles and many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) would seem to agree—single-use plastic is the...

COVID19 Has Worsened the Ocean Plastic Pollution Problem

COVID-19 triggered an estimated global use of 129 billion face masks and 65 billion gloves...

Microplastics are contaminating the fruit and vegetables we eat, according to separate scientific studies published this week

Here, there, and everywhere. No place is safe from plastic pollution. In a report published...

Plastic Rain, microplastics are blowing all over the world

Here, there, and everywhere. No place is safe from plastic pollution. In a report published...

Youth wanting to change the world, leading by example

Goumbook interviews two Drop It Youth Ambassadors: Neola Castelino, Grade 11, Our Own English High...

France sets example on anti-waste law in bid to shift to circular economy

France is one of the first countries in the world to pass a comprehensive anti-waste...

Is recycled PET a Solution for Sustainability in Fashion?

The idea of turning plastic bottles into fabrics is not new. Since the 1990s, a...

American University of Sharjah leads fight on plastic

American University of Sharjah (AUS) has announced plans to tackle plastic and Styrofoam waste, and...

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