Good News Notes: “Swedish furniture giant IKEA recently added plant-based chicken nuggets to its menu in the United States. The new option is part of a kids meal (recommended for children 12 and under) that includes broccoli and is priced at $3.49. While IKEA typically develops its own plant-based meats, these nuggets are made by…
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Upcycled crops used to make new, surprising products in Japan
Good News Notes: “Upcycling crops that would have otherwise been thrown away is becoming more popular, from making denim out of sugarcane residue to cooking jam from concentrated banana skins. As there is a wide variety of upcycled products, such environmentally friendly brands are likely to catch the eye of consumers. Residue resulting from pressed…
Hydrogen from plastic waste: Japanese corporations’ plan could be boon for resource-constrained nation
Good News Notes: “Three major Japanese corporations — car maker Toyota, industrial gases giant Iwatani and engineer JGC Holdings (formerly Japanese Gasoline Co) — are teaming up to produce clean hydrogen from household and industrial plastic waste by 2025, according to Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei. Producing hydrogen from waste is a fairly new but growing…
Germany powering down three nuclear plants in shift to renewables
Good News Notes: “Germany will be shutting down three of its six remaining nuclear power stations on Friday as it moves away from nuclear power in favor of renewable energy. The nuclear reactors in the cities of Grohnde, Brokdorf and Gundremmingen will be shut down and disconnected on the evening of Dec. 31. According to S&P…
Tesco Launches Loop Recycle Program in Stores
Good News Notes: “As British grocery store chain Tesco continues to grow its sustainability program, it has implemented a zero-waste packaging system at 10 of its stores in England. The Tesco program offered by TerraCycle’s reusable packaging platform Loop will include 88 products. The grocer says if the program is successful with consumers, packaging could…
Australia: Black soldier flies to upcycle food waste
Good News Notes: “An Australian consortium proposes using black soldier flies to tackle the country’s food waste problem by 2030. The Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), waste management company Goterra and the University of Queensland utilises said flies in its infrastructure as a potential green solution to organic waste. According to Goterra founder…
Community Fridges Are Popping Up Worldwide As A Solution To Food Insecurity And Waste
Good News Notes: “Community fridges are where residents come together to share food supplies. They have become a meaningful and crucial resource worldwide during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. It’s based on the premise that community should be a means of survival during times of scarcity – particularly when the institutions we depend on fail to provide sufficient…
Tiny Bot Helps Clean Up the Sea
Good News Notes: “This tiny bot is helping to clean up the sea. The ‘Jellyfishbot’ is a robotic sea cleaning device. It is operated by a remote control, and its creators say it can turn corners and enter narrow spaces to collect trash like plastic bags, beverage bottles, and used surgical masks from areas of…
UNHCR – The refugee weightlifter giving back as mental health nurse
Good News Notes: ‘“I thought it was a dream!” he tweeted about his moment in the global spotlight last week, adding that he was proud to represent refugees as well as health workers, as he is now a mental health nurse in the UK. Tchatchet, 25, is among the 29 members of the Refugee Olympic…
Arvin Goods calls BS on sustainable fashion, launches its own apparel line
Good News Notes: “I always felt there was a better way to do what we are doing,” says Dustin Winegardner, co-founder and managing director of local sustainable apparel brand Arvin Goods. “As I learned more and more about the impacts of the apparel industry, and then how easily adaptable alternative materials are, it seemed like a no-brainer,”…