Sustainability Newsletter

?? It's time for the weekly?#sustainability?news!

Welcome back to Evreka's Sustainability Bulletin :) We will be here every Thursday with developments from around the world.

Stay tuned and have a?#ZeroWaste?Day for a more?#sustainable?future!

?? The ozone layer has passed a 'significant milestone' as harmful chemicals drop by 50%. New research from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US has found that concentrations of harmful chemicals that damage the ozone layer have dropped. Read more

??The European Commission is requesting feedback on draft regulations for designing mobile phones and tablets to be more environmentally friendly, including the issue of recyclability. The aim is to ensure that mobile phones and tablets are designed to be energy efficient and durable, that consumers can easily repair, upgrade and maintain them and that it’s possible to?reuse and recycle the devices afterward.?Read more

?? Update from Evreka! Our second get together in the Netherlands was a great success! We would like to thank all attendees who enriched the event with their insightful contributions.

??Watch the testimonials from our "Evreka360 for Sustainability" event in Dubai! Find out what the attendees thought of the event! Watch now

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??Windmills provide a lot of energy and it is also the second cheapest form of sustainable energy.?On average, they last twenty years.?But then??Until recently, the windmill blades – made of composite – could not be recycled.?Siemens Gamesa figured out how to do that. Read more

?? Why tech companies are wrong to think electric cars are a solution to climate change? Tech companies offer to replace - little by little - vehicles equipped with internal combustion engines, which are considered too polluting, with electric vehicles which have a much lower carbon footprint. But lower doesn't mean zero either. Read more

??Patagonia's owner gives away company to fight?the climate crisis! As a new milestone in environmental corporate leadership, the billionaire owner of Patagonia Yvon Chouinard, is giving the entire company to a uniquely structured trust and nonprofit, designed to pump all of the company’s profits into saving the planet. Read more

?? Dubai Municipality announced one of the largest waste-to-energy projects! Located in Dubai’s Al Warsan area, the project will convert 45 per cent of the Emirate’s municipal waste into renewable energy once complete. Read more

?? US FDA greenlights a dozen resin recycling processes! Ten companies with technologies to recycle post-consumer PET, HDPE and PP into food and drink packaging have received the federal government’s thumbs-up this year. Read more