Grass straws
come directly from Vietnam and are 100% biodegradable. The producer is Tran
Minh Tien that make them with the stems of the "Lepironia
articulata", very common in the Mekong Delta region where the businessman
lives. This type of grass is perfect...
Plastic-free
beaches all over the world. Even in Mexico the plastic waste left along the
shore becomes an emergency and on many beaches a "Big Fish" has been
placed to encourage recycling.
The Central
American country is one of the most visited in the...
Venice is the Italian city most exposed to air pollution by cruise ships. The lagoon city ranks third overall in the ranking compiled by Transport & Environment that, in its report, examined 50 European port cities. In absolute terms,...
Plastic-free
beaches also in Tuscany. After Puglia, Tuscany also bans disposable plastic
items from the summer of 2019. In nine hundred bathing establishments, along
about 230 km of coastline, giving food and drink in non-recyclable disposable
containers will be forbidden.
The Tuscany Region, in...
The
European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW) is starting today, and represents
an initiative to stimulate and make visible activities, projects and events
that promote sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs). It takes place every year from 30 May until 5 June....
In Italy fishermen
become custodians of the cleanliness of the seas. The Council of Ministers
approved the Salvamare bill presented by Environment Minister Sergio Costa.
Fishermen will be able to collect the plastic and bring the one that ends up in
the nets...
Europe says
stop to the use of disposable plastic. The European Parliament approved a
package of measures that will ban disposable items by 2021. The new directive become
definitive in 2021 and prohibit Member States to use a series of disposable
plastic items...
"Alliance
to end plastic waste" is the agreement signed by about thirty
multinational petrochemical companies with the aim of combating the abuse of
plastic and reducing the waste produced by it, which floats on the great rivers
of the world and reaches the...
Air
pollution kills more than cigarettes. Smog causes around 8.8 million victims
worldwide in one year, or 120 deaths per 100,000 people. On the other hand,
smoking kills 7.2 million, mostly causing cardiovascular diseases. In Europe,
we have 790,000 deaths per year (133...
