Combining the Fight Against COVID-19 With Climate Change

Similar to how the idea of “flattening the curve” was necessary to ensure that national health systems would not collapse, so too must the planet implement preventative strategies and adapt to changing realities, lest we all be dangerously unprepared when the worst effects of climate change arrive, too.
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ChopValue Recycles Used Chopsticks Into Products

It is estimated that Metro Vancouver throws out at least 100,000 single-use bamboo chopsticks every day. These chopsticks often travel more than 9,000 kilometers just to be used for a single meal. ChopValue, a Vancouver-based company, is looking to disrupt the disposable narrative.
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Germany Votes to Ban Single-Use Plastic by 2021

In a victory for the environment, Germany's Cabinet has voted to ban the sale of single-use plastic in the country by July 3, 2021. This includes the sale of many single-use items such as plastic cutlery, plastic plates, cotton buds, straws, and styrofoam food containers.
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