Growing City

New Technology by @li_cycle is #Recycling Tons of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Canada and the U.S. bit.ly/32Urxxo | @goodnewsnetwork

Wrapping gifts with festive paper and decorations can create anticipation and surprise, but it can also make a lot of garbage! Here are a few ideas to avoid wrapping paper completely: bit.ly/3oPnsTc

Follow these 10 take-action tips for reducing food waste this holiday season! #5. #Compost unavoidable food waste. ✔ Read more: bit.ly/3DtrmFE

Some #plastic alternatives need to be put in industrial #compost facilities or require acres of land for production. @swaythefuture's seaweed plastic needs neither. ♻🌱 bit.ly/3FKjaT0 | @FastCompany

"If many of us are doing small things, that's going to have a larger impact than one multi-million-dollar national initiative doing one big thing," says Thompson Tran of Wooden Boat Food Company. Read more: bit.ly/3bZ4mmp | @CBCNews

Ralph Lauren Gives Competitors New Way to Dye Cotton, Uses 90% Less Chemicals, 40% Less Energy & Half the Water. bit.ly/3bErzdw | @goodnewsnetwork #ClimateChange #ecofriendly #GreenFashion

Alternatively, if you don't have a #compost bin but want to add nutrients to your garden, the city recommends burying the chopped #pumpkin under 30 cm of soil. 🎃♻ More disposal options: bit.ly/3mxz4JA | @viawesome

10 Simple Ways to Avoid #Microplastics in Your Everyday Life: bit.ly/3vUMkLs | @EcoWatch

It's #TextilesTuesday! 🧥👖👢Today we are raising awareness on the environmental impact of clothing & textiles consumption, and looking ahead to a circular future. Information & resources➡️bit.ly/3pfASZm #WasteReductionWeek

The material that builds our world is the same one destroying it. Researchers in Tokyo have an intriguing solution. Read more: bit.ly/3vpFRro | @FastCompany

McDonald's Is Testing Out Plastic-Free Restaurants in Germany & Canada. Condiments came in edible waffle cups, & burgers were served in wrapping made from actual grass. bit.ly/3CxjrHc #plasticfree

At the age of 12 years old, Ferreira became determined to find a solution to remove microplastics from water. Read more on @BBC: bbc.in/3ktN7gN

Tip Top Australia is rolling out recyclable bread tags in a move that will eventually rid the nation of 400 million plastic bits a year. It might just be the best thing since sliced white bread! 🍞♻ Read more: bit.ly/3AgyJyK | @EcoWarrPrincess

LanzaTech has announced a partnership with athletic apparel company @lululemon, to create yarn and fabric using recycled carbon emissions. This is a lower-carbon potential game-changer for the apparel industry! ♻👏 Read more: bit.ly/3rUpHop | @FastCompany

It's no secret that single-use plastic waste is a vast problem. Are plastic-eating fungi and bacteria the solution to humanity’s plastic problem? Read more @BBCNews bbc.in/3ji4nVZ

Growing a few vegetables that you buy regularly may seem insignificant, but can save you money, cut down on single-use #plastic, and lower the environmental impact of what's on your plate! 🌱🍽 @EcoWatch: bit.ly/36GvxQc

Australian brewery @younghenrys is working to fight climate change with an unusual ingredient — algae. Their in-house cultivated algae not only absorb the CO2 released, they also produce as much oxygen as two & half acres of wilderness! 🙌bit.ly/36rahhr via @FoodTank

#PlasticFreeJuly starts this week! Challenge yourself to reduce your plastics footprint for the month of July and see the difference you can make. Learn more: plasticfreejuly.org

“#Biodegradability does not equal #compostability,” says Xu, a polymer scientist at the University of California. But with a pinch of polymer-munching enzymes it could make biodegradable plastic packaging truly compostable! 🌱🙌 Read: bit.ly/3dtAXBY | @ScienceNews

University of Cambridge Funds 'Vegan Spider Silk' to Replace Single-Use Plastic Packaging. It's great to see all the new & interesting alternatives to help us get to a plastic free World! 🙌🌎 Read more: bit.ly/3xVsFLa | @GreenMatters #plasticfree