This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Charlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda More than 300,000 disposable nappies are sent to landfill or incinerated every minute, creating a huge problem for the environment.Compostable and reusable alternatives are better for the environment, but still come with […]Disposable nappies are one of the biggest contributors to plastic waste – but how green are the alternatives?
August 23, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Charlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda More than 300,000 disposable nappies are sent to landfill or incinerated every minute, creating a huge problem for the environment.Compostable and reusable alternatives are better for the environment, but still come with […]Circular economy: Commission takes action to reduce waste from single-use plastics
September 30, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is today taking legal steps against 11 Member States, calling on them to step up the implementation of the Single-Use Plastics Directive in order to reduce the impact of certain plastic products on the environment and on human health. Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, […]5 innovators adding value to plastic waste and improving working conditions
August 24, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Seruni Putri Soewondo, Senior Communications Associate, The Incubation Network Plastic waste pollution in Southeast Asia is at alarming levels and thus calls for urgent solutions.Increased collection and aggregation of plastic waste, alongside improved operations and working conditions of […]4 innovative ways to reuse plastic waste
March 18, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kayleigh Bateman, Senior Writer, Formative Content 175 nations have agreed to draw up the world’s first plastic pollution treaty.Organizations around the world are already working on innovative ways to tackle plastic pollution.This includes repurposing waste plastic as bricks, […]4 ways Pakistan is tackling plastic waste and pollution
November 19, 2021 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Malik Amin Aslam Khan, Advisor to Prime Minister of Pakistan on Climate Change & Global Vice President of IUCN To eliminate plastic pollution, banning plastic bags is not enough. Creative solutions are needed to prevent and mitigate plastic […]How a ‘trash-to-treasure’ mentality can change plastic waste
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Samson Just 9% of plastic waste created is recycled;Recycling rates could be 100% with improved waste management, an optimized recycling system and clever product design;To build a trash-to-treasure or waste-to-product mindset, the financial and sustainability benefits must […]Material and human garbage
May 24, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article was written by one of our passionate readers, Mr. Tomasso Merlo. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not The European Sting’s position on the issue. We in the rich world export plastic waste and import human waste. We are turning the planet into a huge garbage dump. We produce […]This member of the banana tree family could help us cut COVID-19 plastic waste
August 10, 2020 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Harry Kretchmer, Senior Writer, Formative Content The abaca tree, a relative of the banana, produces fibre that’s being made into COVID-19 PPE products, including facemasks. Conservationists say single-use plastic PPE is adding to marine pollution. Abaca fibres – […]Protector or polluter? The impact of COVID-19 on the movement to end plastic waste
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kristin Hughes, Director, Global Plastic Action Partnership, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Geneva Plastics play a key role in protecting people, especially frontline workers, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Informal waste pickers are particularly vulnerable to […]This entrepreneur built an island resort out of plastic waste
December 16, 2019 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Senior Writer, Formative Content The island off Africa’s Ivory Coast floats on 700,000 plastic bottles packed into boxes. The resort is equipped with solar panels and has a pool. Entrepreneurs are finding innovative ways to control […]Plastic waste from Western countries is poisoning Indonesia
December 4, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johnny Wood, Senior Writer, Formative Content Indonesia has become a dumping ground for plastic from Australia, Europe and North America. The waste is burned as fuel by local communities, causing respiratory illness and other long-term health problems for […]Seaweed straws and loose-leaf tea: 6 ways to reduce plastic waste
July 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content In the past 65 years, plastic production has substantially outpaced that of any other manufactured material. And while it is incredibly useful and versatile, the financial, as well as environmental, costs associated […]
This Indian school accepts plastic waste instead of fees
May 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom, Senior Writer, Formative Content It’s not unusual for children to arrive at school carrying bags. Usually, you might expect them to be full of books. But at one school in India, students are turning up with […]Here’s what happened when one Guatemalan town went to war on plastic waste
February 14, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johnny Wood, Senior Writer , Formative Content Mauricio Mendez, mayor of a small Mayan town in south-west Guatemala, is leading a revolt against plastic pollution. In 2016 he initiated a ban on the sale and distribution of single-use plastics […]We must stop choking the ocean with plastic waste. Here’s how
January 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jim Fitterling, Chief Executive Officer, Dow Chemical Company The ocean can’t take any more. For centuries we have dumped our unwanted waste into the seas, creating a crisis that threatens not only marine life, but everything that depends on […]New York high school students are getting free water bottles to cut plastic waste
October 1, 2018 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alex Gray, Senior Writer, Formative Content What happens when you give free eco-friendly water bottles to thousands of high schoolers? You get a drastic reduction in plastic waste. Or at least that’s the idea behind a new partnership […]This is what countries are doing to fight plastic waste
June 11, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Briony Harris, Formative Content The world is entering a new era in its relationship with plastic. What was once a miracle product has become public enemy number one. Plastic’s success is largely due to the fact that it […]
