“When we aim for zero waste, it borders on obsession a little”

Each month, Release digs into an environmental theme. After hunting, skiing, and biodiversity, fourth episode, is sobriety our future? “It was only the health crisis that pushed me to produce more waste.” On the other side of the screen, Sébastien Moreau, 45, smirks and optimism in the heyday. Despite the constraints imposed by two months … Read more

An enzyme found in compost to recycle plastic endlessly

Everyday, find the Green thread, the environment meeting of Release. Today, three questions to better understand a scientific breakthrough. Researchers say they’ve found the solution to endlessly recycle the most common plastic, PET. And this thanks to a particularly effective enzyme, which breaks down (depolymerizes) the plastic and allows its reuse, they explain in a … Read more

Reusable bottles: Generational conflict in the beverage market – WORLD

economy returnable bottles Generational conflict in the beverage market – – Status: 00:10 a.m. | Reading time: 3 minutes – – – – – – – Almost every second buyer of returnable bottles brings them back to the store within a week Source: picture alliance / Wolfram Stein – – No age group uses recyclable … Read more

Common in clinics and medical practices: millions of stainless steel instruments end up in the trash

Disposable instead of reusable: Thousands of stainless steel instruments such as scissors and tweezers are thrown away every day in German medical practices and clinics. It is cheaper than sterilizing them, but it is ecologically very questionable. There are now around 15 million disposable instruments a year. Is there another way? After a few cuts, … Read more

Earning money with old smartphones: what are the options?

If you buy a new smartphone, you don’t have to put the old one in the drawer. Online retailers often pay considerable sums for it. And that is comparatively easy. How many phones do you have in your drawer? At least one thing will happen if you can believe the statistics: According to surveys by … Read more