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Earth Overshoot Day: We Need More Than The Earth Can Give Us
On August 22nd we are going to cross the point, where one planet was enough for us. Our annual demand on nature’s renewable resources and services exceeded what Earth can regenerate over the year. This day was named as Earth Overshoot Day 2020. Global Footprint network developed the Ecological Footprint metric to measure this problem. Ecological […]
Continue readingFood Waste: A Huge Problem of Nowadays
Most of us are food lovers. We buy, we cook, we eat, we waste. But have you thought, where all the food waste ends up? And what is the environmental footprint of it? Food waste is a major problem of this age. On one side of the world, starving children are begging for a piece […]
Continue readingStop wasting food to slow down climate change
From garden to garbage, how heavy is the effect of wasting food on climate? Data show that is fundamental to stop wasting food to reduce greenhouse emissions. Here we explain why! Food waste comes at all levels. According to FAO, in fact, one-third of the whole food production for human consumption is at risk of being […]
Continue readingZero Waste Hotels: best practices in Italy
Hotels and all the accommodations generate large volumes of waste every year that endanger the local natural attractions and produce more and more greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to the dramatic climate change in recent years. In America, for example, the hotel industry annually produces 13.6 million tons of waste. A statistic of the Piedmont region […]
Continue reading10 ideas to reduce waste on holiday
On the occasion of the European Week for Waste Reduction, here there are new Ecobnb’s tips for a more sustainable lifestyle. Let’s find out 10 ideas to reduce waste in our travels! 1. Avoid bottled water We suggest you to always carry a water bottle and, when possible, to drink from the fountains of the city […]
Continue readingAmazing anti-waste projects
In modern society important techniques and ideas to reduce every day wasting have become increasingly important, in fact the consumer lifestyle, that is common among most of the world’s population, brings us to produce a lot more of waste than is not really necessary. Just think about the world production of waste, which is, per […]
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