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The research team, led by Eric Emerson, a professor of disability population health at the University of Sydney, found that people with disabilities have been impacted remarkably more in these economic terms than people living without disabilities. Fifty percent of people with disabilities were found to have had to reduce work hours compared with 45% of nondisabled people. Seven percent of disabled people had used a food bank compared with 1.7% of people without disabilities; 8.1% had gone hungry in April versus 4.4%; and 16.6%—versus 9.1%—were behind on bill payments. Eighteen percent described themselves as being in a difficult financial position, versus 8.4%. … [Read more...] about People with disabilities have been disproportionately affected by the economic impact of COVID-19

Companies that focus on local production, like Infarm, which grows greens and herbs directly inside grocery stores, can avoid the packaging that would normally be used in shipping. Other designs still use plastic, but make packaging easier to recycle, like a label-free water bottle that’s made from a single material (of course, the better option for water is a reusable container). This kind of innovation will continue to grow as the problems with plastic become even more obvious: By 2040, according to one recent report, the amount of plastic flowing into the ocean could triple without major changes in the current system. … [Read more...] about 7 ways the circular economy will grow in 2021