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The materials she sources are waste that others cannot process or recycle, preventing tonnes of plastic waste from ending up in landfills.

A Kenyan woman's startup recycles plastic into bricks that are five times stronger than concrete What started as a plastic collection company became an initiative to transform plastic waste into something useful, all through Kenyan engineer Nzambi Matee's vision.

It is estimated that 15 to 20% of food produced for an event is wasted. Make sure to make food recovery a part of your contract.

HALLELUJAH! Those regulations could include requiring airlines to compensate passengers as well as cover their meals, hotel rooms and rebooking fees in cases of preventable delays and cancelations.

Biden wants airlines to pay passengers whose flights are hit by preventable delays No airline currently offers cash compensation in addition to refunds or amenities. The White House plans to change that. The move comes after a chaotic holiday travel season.

Verification could mean that the venue supplies documentation that it purchased food from sustainable growers, separated and recycled waste, or used electricity from a clean-energy supplier.

Green Clauses: Don’t Forget the Remedy Contract clauses that spell out a venue's sustainability responsibilities aren't effective without consequences for non-performance.

I am a couch koala... what are you?

Are You a Cubicle Cat or a Couch Koala? Test Your Office Personality. Personality assessment has ballooned into a giant industry that aims to explain your working style. Take our quiz to find out what kind of office creature you are.

The reality of recycling has fallen far short of what’s needed to significantly reduce the amount of waste entering our ecosystem, especially in the case of single-use plastics.

Recycling Isn’t Enough: Our Goal Should Be ‘Uncycling’ On a practical level, we simply cannot recycle our way out of the damage that plastic waste is doing to our world, our environment and ourselves. That’s why it's time to consider uncycling — or reducing our use of single-use plastics down to zero.

The fibers of certain grass species can be just as strong as wood, but lighter, and orders of magnitude faster to produce and can absorb 30 tons of carbon dioxide via photosynthesis throughout its lifetime.

Making Building Materials Out of Fast-Growing Grasses Capture More Carbon Than Trees for US Startup It turns out that with sophisticated laminating and molding machines, the fibers of certain grass species can be just as strong as wood

Pick My Brain is the world’s first knowledge marketplace. It’s where smart, interesting and passionate people (we call them Brains) go to unlock new ways to buy, sell and gift knowledge.

Pick My Brain Pick My Brain makes it easy for people to book and pay you for your time, knowledge and experience. Set your own rate, rules, and availability and invite your network to connect with you on your own terms.

With member values now presenting in different capacities, there is a new framework for understanding what meaningful engagement is including those who explore issues for positive community outcomes.

Membership Value Just Changed Right Before Your Eyes The pandemic changed many things about life for associations, and maybe a critical piece that’s been overlooked, amongst the event cancelations and revenue shortfalls, has been membership engagement. Cathi Hight, President of the Hight Performance Group, who recently spoke at the Texas Society of ...

NAVC’s efforts succeeded with 28,000 attendees, exhibitors, and speakers from 78 countries, with a whopping 9,500 first-time attendees in the mix—34 percent of the convention’s total attendance.
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The Biohub at Ings Farm is a regenerative agricultural initiative that will enable the group to grow its own produce using the latest in sustainable and circular agricultural techniques.

Biohub at Ings Farm - the next innovation in event food Biohub at Ings Farm launches - Sister brands Lime Venue Portfolio and The Venues Collection announce the next innovation in event food -

We create meaningful that introduce your attendees to sustainable products they can use at home.
Great Wrap is a revolutionary stretch wrap material made with potato waste and will break down in under 180 days.

100% Compostable Stretch Wrap | Made From Food Waste - Great Wrap Great Wrap offers Australian made compostable stretch wrap. 100% compostable by diverting food waste from landfill & converting it into the main ingredient.

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We are integrating solutions that give clients more choice, help educate travelers, and drive real progress in sustainable travel.
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Whether an event is a fully immersive live experience or a sponsorship moment, these seven levers can be dialed up or down to make conference interactions more memorable and effective.

Behaviour science: how to connect with customers Anton Jerges, CEO of brand experience agency, We Are Collider, says conferences need behavioural science to be more meaningful and memorable

The ICCA UK & Ireland Chapter, ABPCO, MIA and are joining forces to advocate and improve DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) in the business events industry. Download the report here.

DEI Survey | New Intent The ICCA UK & Ireland Chapter, ABPCO and New Intent are joining forces to advocate and improve DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) in the business events industry.

The power of the event industry lies in encouraging new habits at home that are good for the planet are incredibly relevant to changing our perception of waste.

Will Mill Be a Game-Changing Solution to Home Food Waste? The Mill system offers a practical, circular solution for reducing home food waste and the resulting, climate-changing greenhouse gases — with minimal effort on the part of users.

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If you are holding an in , inform your attendees about the world's largest natural flower garden or consider it as a .

Dubai Miracle Garden Tourist Attractions | Dubai Miracle Garden Dubai Miracle Garden is home to many unparalleled tourist attractions. From a flower covered A380 to lake park and umbrella tunnel, DMG has everything a tourist looks for

By replacing plastic badge holders and using eco-friendly reinforced recyclable paper, GES delivered the look and durability of traditional badges while focusing on event sustainability.

GES launches eco-friendly badge holders | Event Industry News GES launched its eco-friendly badge holders following a successful roll out at the Climate Action Innovation Zone in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in November