Source: ecowatch.com Published: November 15, 2017 Plastic debris collected by NOAA staff and volunteers on the Midway Atoll in the Pacific ocean. Holly Richards / USFWS / Flickr David Leestma Plastic is moldable, durable, and its versatility means it’s everywhere...
Source: ecowatch.com Published: October 31, 2017 Flint, Michigan water distribution. U.S. Department of Agriculture / Flickr Lorraine Chow Flint, Michigan doesn’t just have a water problem—it has a water bottle problem. Ever since the 2014 lead...
Source: uproxx.com Published: October 26, 2017 Steve Bramucci Click here to watch “Is This The Solution To Plastic Waste Pollution?”: https://youtu.be/o_STBEU7ykI We can’t lie to ourselves anymore. Plastic is oil. It doesn’t biodegrade (instead it photodegrades,...
Source: onegreenplanet.org Published: August 10, 2017 Click here to watch “Cameroon’s 1st made boat from “recycled plastic bottles waste” by Madiba&Nature.”: https://youtu.be/rRQaCaGGqVc Recycling and repurposing used plastic waste...
Source: huffingtonpost.co.uk Published: August 1, 2017 By Sophie Gallagher They might be small, but they are proving to be mighty, as scientists have discovered a breed of microbes living in Antarctic glaciers are protecting the planet from worsening global warming....
Source: ecowatch.com Published: July 31, 2017 Lorraine Chow Fresh after meeting its 100 percent renewable energy milestone, LEGO is making progress towards its 2030 goal of replacing 20 types of its traditional, petroleum-based bricks with sustainable alternatives....
Source: quill.com Published: April 21, 2017 Eugene Feygin Since its inception, plastic has found its way into our homes and work lives more than most of us recognize. But when it comes to buying, cooking, and storing food, plastic is pervasive. Hundreds of studies...
Source: theguardian.com Published: June 29, 2017 Natalie Fee left a job in television to focus on reducing plastic pollution. Her latest project, Refill, aims to make reusing a plastic bottle simpler than buying a new one and it’s catching on in cities from Bath to...
Source: onegreenplanet.org Published: June 23, 2017 Image source: gouravgola89/Pixabay By Aleksandra Pajda In light of the current plastic waste crisis, recycling and reusing this omnipresent, but threatening, material is one of the biggest tactics we can use to lower...
Source: blog.laddawn.com Published: July 26, 2016 by Owen Richardson A common misconception is that plastics are the number one component of landfills and the fastest growing segment. That’s not true. Because modern packaging cannot be eliminated from the shipment and...
