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A new inventory management solution developed by Celonis and Peech has been launched to help retailers and consumer packaged goods companies reduce waste and revenue loss from perishable goods. The product, called the Celonis Inventory Lifecycle Optimisation…
Indonesian Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot Tanjung said that the government is targeting to process waste into fuel and electricity in 30 big cities by 2029. He added that each city can produce around 20 megawatts of electricity. The…
Starbucks today announced a new program to reduce food waste at select Starbucks stores across Japan. To ensure unsold food does not go to waste, participating stores have the option of marking down select bakery products by 20% several hours prior to…
Back in May, the world’s largest foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), was going to announce that it was building a U.S. based chip manufacturing facility. The U.S. facility moved one step closer to reality. Taiwan’s ministry of economic…
Hyundai Motor has announced the launch of its sustainable fashion collection – Re:Style 2020 – created by upcycling discarded automotive waste materials from manufacturing and scrapping processes. The company says it has taken a creative approach to…
Vietnam will cut down 75 percent of its marine plastics and stop generating plastic waste in coastal tourist areas by 2030, the government says. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a national action plan on the management of plastic waste in the ocean…
Australia’s food waste problem is getting worse, like meal delivery services fuel further waste. The nation’s total food waste bill is now $10.1 billion, up from $8.9 billion dollars in 2018, making it the highest in four years of data collected by the…
Australia’s largest bulk foods and zero waste retailer The Source Bulk Foods has unveiled its first outlet in Singapore. Located at Cluny Court, the store will carry a wide range of pantry staples, numbering more than 350 products that include premium whole…
Little Yellow Bird has raised over $440,000 in an equity fundraising campaign – having passed its minimum funding figure of $300,000, and becoming New Zealand’s self-professed ‘first community-owned ethical fashion brand’. The campaign has only hours left,…
South Korea is to ban big-time supermarkets and retailers nationwide from selling single-use plastic bags in an attempt to conserve natural resources and reduce recyclable waste. The ban will come into effect on Tuesday as part of a revised law on conserving…
Samsonite has launched an eco luggage collection for Asia made of Recyclex, a material comprising 100 per cent post-consumer recycled plastic (PET) bottles. As part of its public-facing environmental program, Samsonite has been working with one of its…
Starbucks Korea is stocking all 1,225 of its stores nationwide with paper straws in a bid to cut down on its plastic usage. Starting last Monday, Starbucks began stocking all of its stores with white paper straws, which it found during trials to be more…
As part of McDonald’s initiative to use its scale to contribute to positive changes in the communities where it operates, Arcos Dorados – McDonald’s franchisee in Latin America and the Caribbean- will cease to offer plastic straws in its 2,100 restaurants…
Four electronics retailers, Best Denki, Courts, Gain City and Harvey Norman have joined DHL, StarHub and Tes’ Renew program to further encourage electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) recycling in Singapore. Under the collaboration agreement, the four…
The life cycle of electronics and electrical equipment (EEE) does not end when they stop working.If recycled properly, the precious metals found in electronic waste can go towards new EEE products.Discarded consumer electronics such as mobile phones, for…
The government has made it mandatory for retail businesses across Indonesia to charge customers 1.5 cents for each plastic bag they use. Supermarkets and vendors in cities across Indonesia have begun charging customers for plastic bags in a bid to reduce…
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