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Finalists named in The Afri-Plastics Challenge £1 million prize
The Afri-Plastics Challenge has announced the 15 finalists of its strand Accelerating Growth, which aims to reward innovative downstream solutions for managing plastic waste after it has been used and discarded.
Izzy Cosmetics Offers Refillable Mascara Solution
Izzy, the US-based cosmetics brand now offers products in a refillable stainless-steel tube that can be returned, cleaned, and reused.
Furetank and Eskilstuna Biogas sign LBG agreement
Furetank, the Swedish shipping company, has signed an agreement to acquire liquefied biogas (LBG) with Eskilstuna Biogas.
Decarbonizing Switzerland Through Solar and Wind Power
It is estimated that fossil fuel power plants used for electricity production are responsible for a quarter of the total greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. However, in Switzerland electricity is mainly produced by nuclear and hydroelectric power plants; this production…
Protein-Based Bioplastics Are Strong And Degradable
Biodegradable bioplastics could provide an alternative to the eight million tons of plastic that end up in the oceans every year. As packaging demands rise, so is the waste generated by plastics based on petrochemicals. Unfortunately, bioplastics based on natural…
Cleantech’s war on drugs
Active pharmaceutical compound (API) pollution is one of cleantech’s greatest challenges. From antipsychotics to antibiotics, mind and body-altering drugs are poisoning rivers and lakes around the world. In 2018, researchers detected 13 APIs in fish from 25 urban sites in…