• Electric double-decker buses to arrive in London this fall

    If you're planning a trip to London by October, be sure to check out Chinese carmaker BYD's latest development, the zero-emission double-deck electric bus. The new model is a technical breakthrough in the field of transport. Isbrand Ho, Managing Director…

  • The Netherlands is preparing to launch roads made of recycled plastic

    Road construction company KWS Infra, which is a subsidiary of VolkerWessels (Netherlands), is preparing to implement a project to create the world's first highways made from recycled plastic - PlasticRoad. Plastic roads are planned to be assembled on site like…

  • Australians have written thousands of love emails to… trees

    Australia's second largest city, Melbourne, has set up an electronic tree database. The database, which received an interactive map, received information about 70,000 trees (their species, age, etc.) located both on the streets and in Melbourne parks. Each tree has its own...

  • During strong winds in Denmark, all the electricity needed is generated by windmills.

    Unusually strong winds experienced by Danish residents last week have led to a surge in the efficiency of windmills that are heavily used in this European country to generate electricity. On Thursday evening (July 9), Danish wind farms generated 116% of…

  • Hawaii becomes first US state to 'ban' plastic bags

    On July 1, a law banning plastic bags in Hawaii went into effect. This state was the first in the United States, whose residents decided to take such a step. However, the very next day, visitors to the city and region of Honolulu, where 70% of the population of Hawaii (almost 1 million out of 1.42 million) live, were given free so…

  • On July 19, Moscow will host a festival for vegans - “Go Vegan!”

    Next Sunday, July 19, Moscow will host a festival for vegans, vegetarians and raw foodists - “Go Vegan!”. On "Go Vegan!" the following events are planned: "Food Alley" - food for vegetarians, vegans and raw foodists from restaurants and cafes in Moscow: FRESH, ...

  • Moscow launches a crowdsourcing project to collect proposals for the City's Environmental Strategy

    The government of the Russian capital is completing the development of the Ecological Strategy for the Development of Moscow until 2030 and has launched a crowdsourcing project to collect proposals from residents. The idea of ​​crowdsourcing is that part of some functions or the solution of some issues is transferred ...

  • Burger King to Add Indian-Created Vegetarian Options to Restaurant Menus

    Major fast food chain Burger King plans to add vegetarian dishes that were created for the Indian market to its menus around the world. The first Burger King fast food restaurants opened in India last November. Their representatives were forced to develop a special menu with…

  • Adidas releases sneakers made from ocean plastic debris and fishing nets

    Everyone knows about tons of garbage drifting in the oceans. Adidas decided to draw public attention to this problem and released a new fabric sneaker, the upper part of which consists of strands and fibers of fishing gillnets and other recycled ocean debris. At…

  • In Moscow, over the Yauza River, a banner “No Garbage” was hung out of plastic bottles

    On June 30, a banner from the public organization Greenpeace with a size of 50 m2 “No Garbage” appeared on Tessinsky Bridge in Moscow. The inscription was made from 316 plastic bottles. The purpose of the action is to show the importance of recycling in general and plastic bottles in particular. From these bottles you can make ...