environment From fishing nets to clothes: new initiatives to clean the seas A few associations, among which Healthy Seas and Aquafil, have developed a method for recuperating fishing nets left scattered in the sea and re-using them in a productive way, so as to reduce the amount of litter smothering the oceans. WRITTEN BY Ilaria Bernardi IL 01/11/2018 Leggi di più
environment Plastic Radar: a collective challenge to fight plastic Greenpeace Italy has devised a way to highlight one of the main current environmental issues: each day a huge amount of plastic ends up in the sea or on beaches. How can we contribute? Plastic Radar, launched by Greenpeace, offers a solution. WRITTEN BY Chiara Pieri IL 29/06/2018 Leggi di più
environment Sea Bubbles, the zero-emission flying taxi A team of collaborators of Alain Thébaud, a French engineer specialized in making boats, has developed an innovative technology: a taxi able to travel a few inches above water. Sailing along the main canals of French cities, it offers passengers an alternative to metropolitan traffic. WRITTEN BY Rebecca Maslowsky IL 26/06/2018 Leggi di più
environment Stop wasting, start recycling: two years of waste in a little jar Recently, the “Zero Waste” phenomenon has taken the web by storm, thanks to the contribution of Kathryn Kellogg, a young blogger who collected her waste in a little jar for two years. Images of the ridiculously small amount of waste she produced have become viral, generating a substantial response: the challenge against waste has been accepted by many families and environmentalist associations. WRITTEN BY Rebecca Maslowsky IL 21/06/2018 Leggi di più
environment World environment day 2018: “If you can’t reuse it, refuse it” This year’s environmental awareness day (5th June) was entirely dedicated to the challenge against plastic. Among behavioural education, awareness of the present crisis and global proposals, the world, alarmed by the situation, mobilizes. WRITTEN BY Chiara Pieri IL 06/06/2018 Leggi di più
environment The “Super-Abile” Garden in Salussola farms well-being Ten years ago, in Salussola (BI), an oasis of well-being for disabled people was born: the Mario and Marie Gianinetto farm has recently conceived a project allowing wheelchair-bound people to experience farming thanks to the “Super-Abile” Garden. WRITTEN BY Rebecca Maslowsky IL 17/05/2018 Leggi di più
