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Number 8 – June 2021
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Separate collection: how to recycle single-use gloves and masks
The coronavirus emergency has placed all of us in front of a new challenge for recycling. The need to contain the infection and, therefore,...
Second-hand clothes are good for the environment and economy
Do you like changing clothes and shoes without spending a
fortune and above all respecting the environment? One solution is offered by
used clothes, a form...
Polar Bear Day, climate change threatens the king of the Arctic
By 2050 we may have 30% less polar bears. The main cause is the climate change caused by human activities, which is making its...
The impact of detergents on the environment
Almost every family uses laundry detergent to clean and
sanitize linen but detergents can be very harmful to the environment. The
German magazine Öko-Test, in one...
Eco-friendly packaging, Vitamin supplements choose green packaging
With eco-sustainability increasingly at the center of
consumers' preferences and purchasing choices, companies are also starting to
be sensitive to the green issue. And the first...
Wavestar, the platform that create clean energy from the waves
A machine that uses the energy produced by the wave motion
of the sea to transform it into electricity: this is the basic principle of
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