The cost of living crisis: what are governments doing to help?
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Ugandan designer upcycles British cast-offs – and returns them to sender
Making a statement in more ways than one, a new fashion collection is made from the global north’s cast-offs. Can it reboot Uganda’s textile industry? As fashion statements go, Ugandan-based designer Bobby Kolade’s new collection is as bold as they come. The mish mash of stitched-together panels holds an unequivocal message, one that’s printed loud […]
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Has the circular economy finally reached a positive tipping point?
What is the circular economic? Should we embrace it? When will it become mainstream? Experts weigh in Positive News has been reporting on the circular economy for over a decade, but hitherto it’s remained a niche concept. Is it finally here? Positive tipping point? Is circularity now a business priority We gathered two experienced observers […]
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What went right: the garbage patch cleanup, plus more positive news
The great garbage patch cleanup was a landmark It is emblematic of our throwaway society and a stark reminder of the dangers of single-use plastic. However, this week’s milestone reached: 100,000 kg of plastic was removed from the Great Pacific garbage patches. Admittedly, it’s small fry. The floating mass of rubbish, which covers an area […]
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Taste of the future? Vertical farming is finally growing up in the UK
Vertical farms promise to boost food security, reduce emissions and do away with fertilisers – and they are springing up across the UK The only way is up for the UK’s nascent vertical farming industry. The sector promises hyperlocal produce and a small environmental footprint. This sector is thriving amid rising grocery prices, as well […]
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Scientists accidentally discover ‘scallop discos’ as an eco-friendly fishing method
According to government statistics, the UK fleet catches almost 30,000 tonnes worth of scallops each year. They have been caught at great environmental costs. Large-scale commercial scallop harvesting uses dredges to scrape the shellfish from the sea bed – a practice that damages sensitive habitats and other species. It is expensive and time-consuming to hire […]
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Surfers offer free wooden bellyboards to cut plastic pollution
Traditional bellyboards can be borrowed at no cost from 140 British beaches. This is thanks to a Cornish startup dedicated to recycling polystyrene boards. Locals call them ‘snappers’ – the bargain-bucket polystyrene bodyboards that are a beach time favourite with kids, but that invariably prove as shortlived as the great British summer. On beaches in […]
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Three good things: UK summer festivals that connect you with nature
1. Medicine Festival (18-21 Aug) This festival ‘for people and planet’, held in an ancient woodland in Berkshire, is the leading light of a new breed of wellbeing festival – it’s alcohol-free and focused more on fire circles and cacao ceremonies than mosh pits. Through talks and workshops, the founders want to help people understand […]
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Site earmarked for Trump border wall will become a river park
Parklife has triumphed over division with the announcement that a binational riverpark will be built on land previously earmarked for the US-Mexico border wall. The border town of Laredo in Texas had been resigned to the construction of a concrete and steel wall which threatened to separate the city and its people from the Rio […]
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What went right this week: closing the health gap, plus more positive news
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