Postcards: Japanese manicurist takes on plastic pollution, one nail at a time

TOM BATEMAN, of Reuters, says Japanese manicurist Naomi Arimoto acknowledges her nail art is a drop in an ocean of plastic pollution, but says raising consciousness of the problem is a step towards a solution…
A Sustainable Life: A beginner’s guide to greenwash and four ways to avoid falling for it

LALA RUKH, in an article first published on The Conversation, explores the idea of greenwashing and how we might be being duped…
Essay: More consumption, more demand for resources, more waste: why urban mining’s time has come

Australian-based researchers MICHAEL ODEI ERDIAW-KWASIE, MATTHEW ABUNYEWAH and PATRICK BRANDFUL COBBINAH, in an article first published on The Conversation, explore the idea of ‘urban mining’ – and the role it can play in the green transition taking place around the world…
A Sustainable Life: UK public is becoming more ‘carbon capable’ – here’s what that means

In an article first published on The Conversation, SAM HAMPTON and LORRAINE WHITMARSH reveal what their research conducted at the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations reveals about trends in taking action to address climate change…
Wow!: Cambodia ‘upcycler’ turns tonnes of plastic bottles into brooms

CHANTHA LACH, of Reuters, reports on an innovative reuse of plastic bottles…
Wow!: Gaza man turns waste car tyres into materials for sports pitches

NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI, of Reuters, reports…
Essay: Plastic recycling is failing – here’s how the world must respond

CRESSIDA BOWYER, KEIRON ROBERTS and STEPHANIE NORTHEN – in an article first published on The Conversation – look at why new solutions are needed to deal with our plastic waste…
“Urban mining”: US cities see potential in building deconstruction

Local authorities increasingly require buildings to be taken apart rather than demolished, with eye to climate, sustainability and jobs impacts. CAREY L BIRON, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Wow!: Nigerian artist transforms oil kegs into faces to reduce waste

SEUN SANNI, of Reuters, reports on the work of Nigerian artist Oluwajuwonlo Adeyemi…
Turning to garbage dumps to survive, Argentines feel the pain of 100 per cent inflation

Buenos Aires, Argentina Reuters Argentines facing an inflation rate set to top 100 per cent this year are grappling to survive, turning to recycling from garbage dumps or lining up to trade their belongings in barter clubs. The South American country is set to post its sharpest rise in prices this year since a period […]