Single-use plastics Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 25 Jan 2019 07:30:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Life without single-use plastics: the case of San Pedro La Laguna https://www.greenoptimistic.com/life-without-single-use-plastics-the-case-of-san-pedro-la-laguna-20190125/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/life-without-single-use-plastics-the-case-of-san-pedro-la-laguna-20190125/#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2019 07:30:19 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=67779 “You don’t need a straw for beer, so why use one for soda?” argues Victor Tuch Gonzales, municipal planning director in the Guatemalan town of San Pedro La Laguna. By 2016, the town, and the nearby lake of Lake Atitlan, were drowning in plastic. The waste disposal plant that had been built to handle ten […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/life-without-single-use-plastics-the-case-of-san-pedro-la-laguna-20190125/feed/ 0 67779 India Bans All Single-Use Plastics From Airports https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-bans-all-single-use-plastics-from-airports-20190109/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-bans-all-single-use-plastics-from-airports-20190109/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2019 19:26:22 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=67737 India introduces a ban on all single-use plastics at 129 airports across the country. This is the first step to reaching the higher goal- make all airports plastic-free. India is one of the top four global plastic polluters. The economy of the country got quite a boost over the last years, bypassing the UK in […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-bans-all-single-use-plastics-from-airports-20190109/feed/ 1 67737 Ikea Pledges to Remove Single-Use Plastics and Other Sustainability Actions https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ikea-pledges-to-remove-single-use-plastics-and-other-sustainability-actions-20180923/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ikea-pledges-to-remove-single-use-plastics-and-other-sustainability-actions-20180923/#respond Sun, 23 Sep 2018 18:01:05 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=67189 Within the next two years, Ikea will remove all single-use plastic from its product range and restaurants as part of its latest sustainability plan. The Swedish furniture retailer pledged to design all its products using “circular principles” with the aim of using only renewable and recycled materials. Ikea, known for its ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances […]

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