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Hundreds of camels across the UAE have died because of plastic consumption over the past decade, a study has shown….
Last weekend Goumbook launched the nation-wide “Refill Champions” youth ambassadorship program, raising awareness on issues related to bottled drinking water in the region compared to…
The findings were revealed in a study titled Is Nature a Priority for UAE Youth in the Covid-19 Recovery?The study was by Emirates Nature-WWF, Environment…
Plastic waste from single-use bottles at Zayed Sports City is set to shrink by 219 tonnes in a typical year, thanks to new refilling stations…
Around the world, a million bottles of water are sold every minute, and although they’re almost entirely recyclable, most get tossed into landfills, clog up…
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…
COVID-19 triggered an estimated global use of 129 billion face masks and 65 billion gloves every month. If we stitched together all of the masks…
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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