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Beyond the Circle

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A few hundred years ago, the same could be said of humans. Before then, we discarded hand tools, worn out loin cloths, or lunch leftovers without harming the food chain.…

Living Plastic-Free

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Last year, the #PlasticFreeJuly campaign inspired over 250 million individuals across 177 countries to give up single-use plastic and combat plastic pollution. On average, each participant saved 23kg of plastic…
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Re-Inventing the Wheel

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Tyres are likely to be a growing problem. As well as being significant contributors to harmful microplastics which end up in the oceans and waterways, tyres which are burned around the globe, as well as for fuel, raise several emissions issues.

Time to Switch

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In a gentle way, the title of Naomi Klein’s book ‘This Changes Everything’ reminds us that everything must change. But changing course is hard in a strong headwind. To make the change less painful it is best to wait until wind drops.

Amazon Action

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The Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest – home to 10% of all the known living species. It took days of blazing fires before the press started reporting. A wave…

Plastic Neutral, Human Positive

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Sublime: Where did the idea for rePurpose come from? Peter: rePurpose began when my co-founders and I found ourselves in Deonar East in Mumbai, one of Asia’s largest landfill. That…

Project Frankincense

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Frankincense has a rich cultural and economic history dating back thousands of years – long before its appearance as one of the bible’s most famous birthday presents. It was revered…

Kick The Can

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How do you summarize 300 sessions over four and half days? The sessions are picked by hundreds of experts and the staffed with the brightest minds in their fields.  The…

Waste Wonderland

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I’m chatting to the friendly concierge at my hotel in Seoul. “I’d like to go here Ashely”, as I point at the paper map – Google Maps isn’t permitted in…