"People’s understanding of sustainability and the impact of their own behaviors on the environment are currently quite limited compared to what is needed to address social and environmental challenges.
Our data points to a significant gap between perceived impacts versus actual impacts: consumers view recycling as having the most positive impact on protecting the environment while actions that have much more impact – such as eating less meat or buying used items – tend to be seen as less impactful."
TVs, laptops, household items, books and even face masks still sealed in their original packaging -- all like-new products that Amazon directs its warehouses to destroy rather than reuse or redistribute. One ex-employee says they were told their "target" was to destroy over 100,000 items every week.
Overall, 50% of all items are unopened and still in their shrink wrap. The other half are returns and in good condition. Staff have just become numb to what they are being asked to do."
Most of us were already aware of the harm our #ThrowawayCulture does to us and our #planet -- but this is a whole new level of unnecessary #waste, and it needs to stop.
The average EU citizen generated 4.8 tonnes of waste in 2020 - but only 38% of it was recycled. In some member states, more than 60% of household waste still goes to landfill.
As Europe aims for a fully circular economy, how are individual countries doing on waste management? How much waste is generated and recycled per inhabitant in Europe? And which European countries recycle the most?
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@yunod It is, in part, a simple matter of the lifetime of the animal. Chickens are slaughtered within 6 weeks of birth in some cases, Cattle much longer. It all stems from that - of course Cattle also use far far more water than other animals used for meat.
#Germany’s Ministry of Economic Cooperation (#BMZ) announced the suspension of all development #aid for the #Palestinian territories while the funds are being “comprehensively examined.”
Is #Mastodon really viable for the small to medium-sized operator?
We assert, "NO!"
We did something simple. With a Mastodon tab open we hit Ctrl+Shift+E to get the Network Tab. With an inactive thread open in Mastodon, we went to another website to read an article.
An hour passes and what we discovered shocked us. Mastodon somehow justified sending us 55MB of data. The #NetworkTab said 55MB over 1500 requests (53MB transferred).
It's also socially irresponsible as smaller operators struggle to cope with M'don's demands. Our instance for example is being forced to shutdown due to being unable to handle the $40/month cost.
It means more #centralisation. We're back at square one, because most users tolerated M'don bringing anti-features to #Fediverse.
#Announcement - Unfiltered.Coop is co-hosting an event on #labor, #energy, #waste, with journalists, unions & academia, in-person in #Tokyo and virtually, Oct 1st.
In the land of the U.S. #embargo, Cuba’s Apple technicians are kings.
“We Cubans are used to doing more with less,” Pupo Hondal told #RestOfWorld. “Each #Mac we successfully fix is a Mac we rescue from being discarded as #waste — and even those we can’t fix, find new purpose in saving others. There’s a magic in fixing what others would have otherwise discarded.”
Apple has unveiled an iPhone with USB-C charger in line with EU law.
Previous iPhone models had used Apple's own "Lightning" charger ports. In June 2022, the European Union passed a law requiring all devices to be compatible with a USB Type-C charging port by late 2024, arguing that it will reduce electronic waste and save money for consumers.
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Scientists in China may have just reinvented the toilet bowl (bgr.com)
A group of scientists in China have created an ultra-slippery toilet bowl that can repel almost any type of liquids or solids.