What we learned this week

Re:Tuna, the Swedish mall for secondhand goods, has a new shop: Ikea. The pilot store will sell refurbished products and is part of Ikea’s plans to support a circular economy.

Here’s something that’s been a long time coming: the world’s first and only certified flushable sanitary pads were launched this week by Planera. Where most pads are 90% plastic, these are fully biodegradeable.

A lot of NGOs don’t do any kind of aftercare on their schemes, so SolarAid are a good example of doing things wel...