Trick or trash: Candy makers grapple with plastic waste
Halloween treats have a tricky problem: plastic packaging that's difficult to recycle.
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Oct 30, 2022
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Eating lots of meat is bad for the environment, but we don't know enough about how consumption is changing
Responsible for roughly a third of the UK's diet-related carbon emissions, the consumption and production of meat is a substantial contributor to climate change. A report commissioned by the government last year reflects ...
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Oct 27, 2022
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Words matter in food freshness, safety messaging
Changing the wording about expiration dates on perishable food items—which is currently unregulated and widely variable—could help reduce food waste, according to a new Cornell-led study.
Economics & Business
Oct 20, 2022
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Lab-grown pigments and food by-products: The future of natural textile dyes
As the environmental impact of the fashion and textile industries becomes clearer, the demand and need for sustainable alternatives is growing. One international research group aims to replace toxic synthetic dyes with natural ...
Materials Science
Sep 30, 2022
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Majority of Gen Z unaware of how meat consumption impacts climate
A survey of young Australians by a University of Sydney researcher found that while the majority believe climate change is anthropogenic—caused by humans—fewer than half understand the impact of livestock and meat consumption.
Environment
Sep 26, 2022
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Why 'best before' food labeling is not best for the planet or your budget
U.K. supermarkets have removed "best before" dates on thousands of fresh food products in an effort to reduce food waste.
Environment
Sep 19, 2022
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An arms race over food waste: Sydney cockatoos are still opening curbside bins, despite our best efforts to stop them
Bloody hell! That cockatoo just opened my bin, and it's eating my leftover pizza. We can't have that, I'll put a rock on the lid to stop it opening the bin. Problem solved…?
Plants & Animals
Sep 17, 2022
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Eating insects can be good for the planet. Europeans should eat more of them
Insects are a nutritious food source that can be produced more sustainably than conventional livestock. While eating insects is common in many world regions, in western cultures it is more likely met with disgust.
Agriculture
Sep 13, 2022
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The hungry bugs fighting Uganda's fertiliser crisis
As fertilizer prices shot up following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ugandan villager Peter Wakisi fretted for the future of his small farm and his young family.
Agriculture
Sep 8, 2022
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It's not just vehicles and factories, what we eat can pollute the environment
We've increasingly seen environmental sustainability in news headlines, as governments around the world seek to address the problems of the changing climate. As a result, we are all now more aware of how various aspects of ...
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Sep 6, 2022
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