Grist
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
The chemicals, called phthalates, are typically added to plastics like food packaging, shopping bags, and shower curtains to make them more flexible. Still, the federal government lacks strong rules for phthalates in common items like food packaging, and the chemicals remain ubiquitous.
Grist
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Yet it does nothing to address key questions about the underlying science of soil carbon sequestration, and whether carbon offsets are even an effective way to incentivize it. The Biden administration’s climate strategy includes investing in so-called nature-based solutions like storing carbon in soil.
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Business Green
JUNE 7, 2021
Global assessment of soil pollution warns of major threat to food supplies unless urgent action is taken to accelerate adoption of sustainable farming practices and tackle industrial waste. Soil protection is of the utmost importance to ensure the success of our future agri-food systems, ecosystem restoration and all lives on earth," he said.
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Morrisons has announced it will replace the plastic packaging from its bananas with paper bands, in a move that makes it the first supermarket to remove plastic banana packaging from all its stores. Morrisons's Banana Buyer, Elio Biondo, said: "Bananas have their own packaging - their skins.
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 15, 2022
Recent works completed in South Croydon used the proprietary soil enhancement system developed by Soil Science. But new technologies and new ways of conceptualising the problems are starting to appear, as specialist contractor Soil Science explains. And all that’s before you consider packaging or the use of plastic!
Business Green
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
UK government announces 45 countries have signed up to new coalition designed to accelerate efforts to expand nature based solutions to the climate crisis ?. The government pledges come on the same day as a group of nearly 100?high-profile We need to put people, nature and climate at the core of our food systems.
The Environmental Blog
MARCH 11, 2022
Packaging and food waste are some of the most common things in your daily life that you recycle. Paper, plastic, and glass are processed for repurposing, while food scraps make for composting that enriches soil while helping reduce landfill emissions. But what happens to old clothes? Clothing recycling is one of these changes.
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