Category: Pollution

Suppliers highlight benefits of bamboo and sugar cane toilet paper

Choosing the right brand of toilet paper may not top your list when it comes to greening up your supply chain but maybe it should. Just ask suppliers of toilet paper made from bamboo or sugar cane.

San Diego cruise port strengthens shore power infrastructure

The Port of San Diego will add its third shore power connection next year. The Board of Port Commissioners green-lighted a $676,000 equipment purchase and consulting contract with Watts Marine (formerly known as Cochran Marine). 

Virgin Atlantic completes first transatlantic flight powered by sustainable fuel

Virgin Atlantic on Tuesday will operate the world's first transatlantic flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). 

Transitioning to reusable packaging could eliminate 1 trillion single-use bottles and cups

A new report highlights the urgent need for reusable beverage packaging as a solution to the global plastic crisis. The report, produced by ocean advocacy group Oceana, shows that just a 10-percentage point increase in reusable beverage packaging by 2030 could eliminate over 1 trillion single-use plastic bottles and cups.

Ponant to launch zero-emission cruise ship with solid sails by 2030

Cruising has been heavily criticised for its effect on the environment but French line Ponant is aiming for a more sustainable future with its plans for a 200-passenger ocean-going ship it claims will be emission-free when sailing, manoeuvring, in port or at anchor.

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The Westin Washington launches a new sleep enhancing program 

The Westin Washington, D.C. Downtown announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Dr. Whitney Roban, Ph.D., a leading sleep expert, to launch a new sleep enhancing program designed to support the wellness routines of its guests, specifically those who experience “First Night Effect.”