All posts tagged "Sustainability"

The Maldives is an archipelago that is constantly expanding, with new human-made islands being constantly added to the area's 1,192 natural islands. The latest and largest project is the Fari Islands in the North Malé Atoll. Initially a set of small sandbanks jutting out of the Indian Ocean, there are now three large islands, born in a five-year period using pumps, dredgers and breakwaters. The largest is home to a tourist resort. At first glance, it looks like many other resorts, with a shimmering turquoise lagoon whose temperature is a steady 28 degrees Celsius. Palm trees are dotted along s......

The idea is a good one, in theory: You buy one plastic Christmas tree for life, and never again will an evergreen be chopped down in your name. And yet plastic trees - especially in the low-price segment - only have a lifespan of a few years before they start to look old and are thrown away. While they don't shed needles and aren't a problem for people with allergies, plastic pines do appear to be losing their image as the more environmentally friendly choice. Recent research in the UK has shown that Gen Z respondents and Millennials are more likely to select a real fir tree than their older G......

Don't be too hasty when it comes to throwing away stale bread or other items you have baked. You can use dried out crusts in a whole new loaf, says baking specialist Lutz Geissler. He is a fan of preventing waste and creates recipes from old or left over bread. Take any dry left over bread and place it in the oven at 120 to 130 degrees Celsius. That process will give your bread dough a more intense aroma and a juicier crumb. Then grind the dry leftovers in a mixer or grate them and leave it in water to rest overnight. Then take the swollen leftovers and mix them in with the other ingredients f......