Interesting step by The Lego Group, highlighting the challenge to manufacturers in ‘going green’. Perhaps I’m missing something but is it so bad that
#LEGO bricks are made from ABS (a petroleum-based plastic), when they can be rebuilt into new models again and again? The very definition of recycling!
#sustainability https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66910573
Lego axes plan to make bricks from recycled bottles
The toy giant finds that the new crude oil-free material did not cut carbon emissions.
BBC NewsI created this GIF for use in a pinned announcement to my first year undergraduate
#Tourism students at
#BournemouthUniversity on our Virtual Learning Environment. Surprising easy to do with
#Canva and am inspired to do more now I've seen the end result
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[email protected] Indeed! They are called ‘toppers’ according to the article you shared
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[email protected] Here’s a delightful example of yarn-bombing, close to where I live (suburban Bristol)

Rented e-scooters cleared from Paris streets on eve of ban
Electric scooter rental experiment in French capital ends after 5 years of controversy
The GuardianWhy do tourists persist in taking holidays in destinations affected by ongoing disasters and tragedies? Dean MacCannell may have the answer
#tourism #crisis #disaster #authenticity #Maui #Rhodes https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/30/tourists-rhodes-maui-burned-travel
Why did tourists keep coming as Rhodes and Maui burned? It’s about far more than denial
As the world heats up, we need to confront what our urge to travel is really rooted in, says Moya Lothian-McLean, a contributing editor at Novara Media
The GuardianCenter Parcs UK and Ireland is valued at between £4-5 billion by its owners, the Canadian private equity group Brookfield, who are looking to sell up. The company hosts more than 2 million guests per year at six sites, achieving around 98 percent occupancy. The business is thought to be resilient to the UK economic downturn as more travellers opt for domestic destinations over foreign holidays after the COVID-19 pandemic. (Pictured: facilities at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest, Cumbria)