Tag: Business

  • Apple to create $1bn Texas base

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    Apple has announced plans to build a new campus in Austin, Texas, saying the project will involve a $1bn (£790m) investment. The company already has an existing base in the city. The iPhone-maker said it expected the latest move would eventually make it the state capital’s biggest private employer. One expert said the area had a […]

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  • Bioplastic Made From Potato Waste

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    London-based designers Rowan Minkley and Robert Nicoll use waste potato peelings to create an eco-friendly alternative to single-use materials like MDF and chipboard, called Chip[s] Board. Shocked by the environmental impact and short lifespan of many readily disposable materials, Minkley and Nicoll set out to develop a material that, if thrown out in the same […]

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  • Recycling Holiday Chocolates is Harder Than You Think

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    Christmas chocolate packaging can make up almost half the product’s total weight, and cause “confusion” when recycling, according to new research by Which? The Ferrero Rocher Collection tray was the worst offender, with 42 per cent of its total weight taken up by packaging, while just 11 per cent was recyclable. At the other end […]

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  • Putting a Spotlight on Ocean Pollution Crisis

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    The Swim may be over, but the cause for which Ben Lecomte tried to swim across the Pacific Ocean remains as important as ever. Lecomte logged about 1,700 miles in the water, using the effort to bring attention to the growing problem of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. He and the crew had persevered […]

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  • 3 Quick and Kid Friendly Holiday DIYs

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    The holiday season is a great time to do holiday crafts with your friend and family! Here are 3 amazing, quick, and kid friendly DIY projects you can try in the week leading up to Christmas! Remember to reduce, reuse, and recycle as much as you can with all our holiday crafts! 1. Get Creative […]

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  • Marriott data breach traced to Chinese hackers: Report

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    U.S. investigators have identified state-sponsored Chinese hackers as the party most likely responsible for the Marriott hotels data breach that exposed the personal information of roughly 500 million people, according to a report Tuesday. The hackers are said to have acted on behalf of China’s Ministry of State Security, Beijing’s civilian spy agency, the New York […]

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  • Destroying the Ocean Means Destroying the Wonders it Holds as Well

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    It’s been said that everything that is to be seen has already been seen. But as far as our planet’s oceans are concerned, nothing could be further from the truth. Just recently, a veteran underwater videographer saw a 26-foot-long pyrosome — a colony of tiny sea animals who link together into a free-floating mass. As […]

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  • Reduce Holiday Plastic Use with These 9 Tips

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    It’s December, the season of twinkling lights, wrapping up warm and eating your own body weight in chocolate. But it’s also the time of year when plastic packaging goes into overdrive. Even if you manage to avoid buying plastic presents, supermarkets and other retailers bombard us with plastic at every turn – satsumas in plastic […]

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  • DIY Chalkboard Stocking Hangers

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    Why buy a cookie-cutter stocking hanger when a custom one can be made with a few staple workshop tools? This project is a perfect way for the woodworker of the family to contribute to the holiday decor. Materials Needed: two 1/2″ x 6″ x 4″ poplar boards (for two holders) table saw router wood glue […]

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  • Coca-Cola’s Hong Kong Distributor Reducing Plastic Use

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    In a shift away from plastic containers, Coca-Cola’s Hong Kong distributor will produce more drinks in cans and glass bottles, and roll out hundreds of water dispensers across the city as part of its waste reduction and recycling measures. Swire Coca-Cola Hong Kong will invest more than HK$150 million (US$19.2 million) in new production equipment […]

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