Good News Notes: The world’s ability to produce waste outpaces its ability to manage it. In Cavite, informal waste pickers are helping stem the plastic pollution tide by turning trash into useful products with the assistance of Project ASEANO. ASEANO is a project under Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA),…
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Less Plastic Thailand Turns Plastic Bottles into Life-Saving PPE
Good News Notes: “Less Plastic Thailand is asking the public to donate PET bottles to ensure doctors have enough supplies of reusable protective clothing. The “PET To PPE Project” turns used Polyethylene Terephthalate or PET bottles into reusable PPE, both isolation gowns and coverall suits. “The PET To PPE Project” was launched last year after…
Volvo Is Removing All Leather From Its Future Cars
Good News Notes: “Volvo will lead the sustainability movement into the automobile industry by setting a new animal-free standard for car production. The international car company will begin its transition to sustainable, fully animal-free production with leather. The Swedish car company will start this transition with its new C40 Recharges – an electric coupe SUV…
New discovery: Scientists turn plastic bottles into vanilla flavoring
Good News Notes: “While the world is slowly taking small steps to reduce plastic consumption, it becomes more and more evident how global plastic pollution has alarming effects on humans, wildlife, and the environment. Plastics lose their material value after one use, which is why it is important to find more ways to upcycle them…
Will California’s roads soon be made of recycled plastic?
Good News Notes: “Plastic bottles by the side of a road are a common sight, an unseemly reminder of how often consumer products are discarded carelessly. Now some of those bottles may become part of the road. A Northern California company has devised a process that integrates recycled plastic into road repaving, an innovation that…