Desperate to restore the Chao Praya River to a pristine state, an abbot in the Thai capital began recycling in his temple. Now he has a floating ally in his efforts to clean up the riverPhotographs by Lauren DeCicca“Once upon a time this river was filled with fish; now, nothing…
As Americans worry about inflation and ‘no planet B’, some look to the trash for answersWhen Annemarie Cox drives around San Diego, she scans the urban landscape for one thing that the rest of the population likely ignores: dumpsters. Where other people see trash, she sees possibilities – quirky secondhand…
Photojournalists Muntaka Chasant and Bénédicte Kurzen and writer Anas Aremeyaw Anas have documented the flow of electronic waste between Europe and GhanaSixty-two million tonnes. That is the volume of electrical and electronic waste generated worldwide in 2022, according to the latest Global E-Waste Monitor report published today by the UN.…
‘Reusable’ is now a selling point for products that should, inherently, be reusable to begin with – and we’re buying itI used to keep a plastic bag of plastic bags under my kitchen sink. Like the water in the pipes above, around which they accumulated, it seemed I had bags…
On the car-free island of Lamu the animals are vital for transport. But with little grass for grazing, donkeys are rummaging through rubbish – and eating deadly plasticThe smell of sea water and fresh dung fill the oceanfront air on the Kenyan island of Lamu, as donkeys plod along the…
Five stores will offer to alter, clean or mend clothes in service marketed as a way to help prevent wasteJohn Lewis customers will be able to give their favourite leather jacket a new lease of life or have a cushion cover fixed, as part of a repairs partnership with Timpson…
Pedro Romero is one of hundreds of thousands of informal waste workers the world over, from Paris to Bangalore Pedro Romero’s story is a familiar one in New York: he wasn’t born or raised here, but he moved to the city to take advantage of the bustling metropolis’s many opportunities.…
It is possible to give your mattress a second life. Here are some handy tipsChange by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at [email protected] 1.8m mattresses are thrown out…
NYC has lagged behind the UK in waste disposal. But with wheelie bins replacing bin bags, we’re finally catching upLast year, 200 composting bins were rolled out in New York City, with a unit on every other corner you could open and close via an app. This was exciting for…
Keeping cockatoos out of them, fending off crocodiles with them – four decades of using wheelie bins has taught Australians they’re not just a place to dispose of your wasteNew York City has unveiled its latest tactic in a “trash revolution” to wrangle control of its city back from rats.So…
After decades of bags lining the streets, the mayor has proudly wheeled out a McKinsey-approved trash canThe revolution will not be televised. Unless it’s Mayor Eric Adams’s Trash Revolution, of course. In which case a press conference will be held, music blasted, and every camera crew in the five boroughs…
Advert trumpeting storm overflow plans should have disclosed past environmental harms, says ASAA Wessex Water TV advert about its plans to tackle storm overflows has been banned as misleading because it omitted key information about its record on sewage pollution.The Advertising Standards Agency investigated after receiving a complaint about the…
