Today, 8 US states have laws about food recycling, 6 have food waste bans, and even more cities and states have enacted legislation for recycling. This comes as a result of THE public demand to reduce their landfills and carbon footprint. Moreover, at least half a dozen cities in America […]
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Have You ever Wondered where Does the Plastic You Use End Up?
Sadly, today, the world produces more than 380 million tones of plastic on a yearly basis that ends up as a pollutant of our environment and our oceans. However, not all of the plastics we throw away ends up in the oceans- a lot of it ends up in landfills […]
Scientists Discovered an Edible Mushroom That Eats Plastic
Unfortunately, the estimated 250 million tons of waste thrown out every year into the landfills of America is destroying our earth. Even though a straw ban helps reduce plastic use and waste, it doesn’t solve this huge problem. This is why environmentalists and scientists worldwide are searching for methods that […]