Consumer goods manufacturer Unilever East Africa has signed a partnership with a Nairobi-based plant to recycle plastic containers and cut pollution. Unilever has injected Sh30 million in Mr Green Africa in a pact that will see the plant’s collection centres rise from the current 25 to 100 across the country in two years. Unilever reckons […]

Approximately 12,000 tons of organic material is collected at curbside each year in the city. During a September 11 Oxnard, Calif., City Council meeting, council members approved a three-year, $4 million agreement with Agromin for the company to provide organic waste recycling services to the city. Approximately 12,000 tons of organic material is collected at […]

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities wrapped city recycling trucks with original works from local artists as part of this year’s Designed to Recycle project. This year, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration has, once again, wrapped district recycling trucks with original art by local artists. The Designed to Recycle initiative, which launched in […]

Landfill expected to generate revenue for county with no curbside pickup of trash or recyclables. The Cumberland County, Va., board of supervisors has approved a conditional land use permit and rezoning of 1,144 acres for a landfill. The board has also signed a host agreement with County Waste, which will own the facility. The site, […]

One of the most popular soccer clubs in the world is launching a crypto token that it says will boost fan numbers by allowing them to “be heard.” For the effort, Italy’s Juventus Football Club, which boasts Cristiano Ronaldo as a current team member, is teaming up with Socios.com to launch the “Juventus Official Fan Token.” The token will be […]

An idyllic Cornish beach has been criticised for the placement of a rock out at sea. From Ben Nevis being ‘too high’ and the Louvre being ‘not very interesting’, finicky visitor reviews are now commonplace Lusty Glaze beach in Newquay, Cornwall, might have been 2017’s beach of the year, but it has a long way to […]

A glorious muddle of lamb, roasted aubergine, Middle Eastern spices and crisp chickpeas Last year I was at Breddo’s, an extremely good taqueria in London’s Soho, and found myself ordering the crab nachos. They were superb, and reminded me why deviations from “authentic” recipes are not always a bad thing. El pastor, an exquisite street-food […]

Being a moviegoer used to be easy. You’d see a trailer for the new Star Wars or James Bond flick, get excited, maybe read a review or an interview with the director in your local paper, and then you’d go see the movie. End of transaction. All you would know of the casting process is who ended […]

When friendship is peddled as a means to a different end, it makes it hard for both sexes to build the intimacy that being friends requires. The events of the last year — the #MeToo movement and its exposure of rampant sexual harassment in the media and Hollywood, as well as accusations that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaughassaulted a fellow high school-aged girl more […]

The strongman has blamed White House pressure for a financial crisis that began long before this summer’s spat over detained U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson. BURSA, Turkey — In an ancient city built on money and trade, times are hard. Bursa, the original capital of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey’s fourth-largest city, lay at the heart […]