Europe’s biggest producers of textile waste

Menswear brand LabFresh has published an interesting study regarding the amount of textile waste that is produced in some European countries.

Read the full story on Euronews.com:

https://www.euronews.com/living/2020/01/20/europe-s-worst-offenders-for-burning-and-binning-clothes-revealed

Green ideas: Turkey’s Zero Waste project

Turkey has launched an innovative and comprehensive Zero Waste project that helps to increase recycling and reduce waste also in the maritime areas.

Read more about the Zero Waste project on Daily Sabah:

https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2020/01/01/from-zero-to-the-future-national-recycling-movement-gathers-momentum

Green ideas: Food in exchange for plastic waste in India

Garbage Cafe in Ambikapur, India, gives a hot meal in exchange for plastic waste.

Read the full story on The Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/dec/24/from-rubbish-to-rice-the-cafe-that-gives-food-in-exchange-for-plastic

Green ideas: Plastic and glass waste is used to manufacture construction materials in Kenya

Kenyan environmental scientist Hope Wakio Mwanake manufactures construction materials from plastic and glass waste in the company she co-founded, Eco Blocks and Tiles.

Read the full story on Al Jazeera:

https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/kenyan-scientist-throw-plastics-build-homes-191213191145227.html

Information about Eco Blocks and Tiles:

http://ecoblocksandtiles.co.ke