Month: September 2025

In Brazil, an innovative floating garden drifts gracefully along a polluted river, serving as both a work of art and a natural water purifier. This eco-friendly creation is built on a buoyant platform covered with soil and vibrant flowers, while beneath the surface, the plant roots act like living filters. As the garden moves with the current, its roots absorb toxins, trap waste particles, and...

An Eco-Friendly Way to Sip Drinks In Vietnam, innovative artisans and small businesses are producing biodegradable straws made from wild grass and natural materials like rice flour and tapioca starch. The wild grass straws, derived from the plant Lepironia articulata (known locally as “co bang”), a type of wild grass that grows abundantly in the Mekong Delta, have naturally hollow stems...

Billions of discarded face masks are breaking down into microplastics and releasing toxic chemicals into the environment, accumulating in the food chain. This poses a long-term threat to biodiversity and human health. Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, face masks have become an essential tool for personal protection. However, along with their widespread use, billions of discarded masks...

Green Action Week (GAW) is a global campaign aimed at promoting sustainable consumption in all parts of the world. It takes place between September and November each year. Participants in the campaign showcase creative ways of bringing about change by facilitating the sharing of, and access to, resources. Through various activities such as interactive workshops on sustainable living alongside...