Tag Archives: waste

Repair or replace: here’s why you should ditch the “disposable” and try repairing what you have + a few reminders that will accompany you through this change! Repair or replace? It’s a question we should ask ourselves every time we come across something broken. In this regard, there is a quote by Annie Leonard, a […]

Plastic is really all around you. It is in your phone, clothes or fridge. Oceans, rivers and lakes are full of our plastic waste. Not mentioning hundreds of tons waste ending up on a rubbish dump. We live in a plastic age. And plastic is slowly getting into our bodies. How? By water, we are […]

Most of us are food lovers. We buy, we cook, we eat, we waste. But have you thought, where all the food waste ends up? And what is the environmental footprint of it? Food waste is a major problem of this age. On one side of the world, starving children are begging for a piece […]

I know you want to recycle, but did you know that you can Upcycle and maintain the Ecosystem at the same time? Here’s an idea to craft this winter: a simple Bird Feeder from a Plastic Bottle! Upcycle and Sustain the Ecosystem Complementary to a world with less pollution and waste, to Upcycle or Upcycling is […]

The junk emergence is something that threatens Earth and not only. Also Space needs help and, above all, it needs to be cleaned! Space problems are not always enough discussed. They are usually felt as something distant, as something that does not directly touch us, but it is not quite so. Thanks to events and […]

Do you think that’s possible for one person to produce more than 156 kg of packaging waste per year? No? Unfortunately somehow you can, and you probably do too. This is indeed the average of packaging waste generation for inhabitant in the European Union, a truly excessive amount that damages the environment and oceans irreversibly. We had already spoken […]

Thailand is perhaps one of the most beautiful places in the world, and is one of the most visited countries. Millions of tourists each year fall in love with the beaches, are enchanted in front of the temples, discover flavors and traditions of the rich Thai culture. And so Thailand has also become one of the […]

The numbers in the study of the MacArthur Foundation, presented at the opening of the World Economic Forum in Davos, are alarming and shocking. If nothing will change, if mankind will continue to destroy the seas of the Earth, in 2050 there will be more plastic than fish. Our plastic production does not diminish but […]

Hotels and all the accommodations generate large volumes of waste every year that endanger the local natural attractions and produce more and more greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to the dramatic climate change in recent years. In America, for example, the hotel industry annually produces 13.6 million tons of waste. A statistic of the Piedmont region […]

On the occasion of the European Week for Waste Reduction, here there are new Ecobnb’s tips for a more sustainable lifestyle. Let’s find out 10 ideas to reduce waste in our travels! 1. Avoid bottled water We suggest you to always carry a water bottle and, when possible, to drink from the fountains of the city […]