Unfortunately, the single-use plastic wrap is what helps keep fruits and veggies fresh and clean, and almost every household or market uses it. Supermarkets are overflown with this type of packaging, most of which isn’t recyclable. Sadly, plastic waste that’s produced by food consumption ends up in landfills and the […]
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MIT Scientists Successfully Developed Breathable & Eco-Friendly Fabric Using the Material for Single-Use Bags
MIT engineers successfully developed self-cooling fabrics using polyethylene, a material that’s common in the production of plastic bags. When considering materials that are potential fabrics of the future, scientists seemed to have dismissed a widely available choice, i.e. polyethylene. Polyethylene is the stuff in plastic wraps and grocery bags and […]
Microplastics Highest in the Maldives, Study Finds
Microplastics is everywhere and according to a recent study, the island chain of the Maldives, known for its rich marine biodiversity, has the highest level of pollution with microplastics, both on its beaches and on the waters near the shore. The study, led by marine scientists from the Flinders University […]
Dyper & TerraCycle Make Composting Diapers Accessible
Did you know that regular diapers take around 500 years to decompose? Unfortunately, per a year, trash cans have more than 18 billion disposable diapers waiting to be transported into the landfills. This number is only for the US. So, you can imagine how bigger the number is for the […]
Microplastics Pollution in Soil Is Threatening Human Health & Soil Organisms
Unfortunately, microplastic pollution cause major damage to the soil-dwelling mites, larvae, and other creatures which keep the land fertile, according to a new study. The study points out that the discarded plastic garbage is concentrated higher in our soil than in the oceans, but has a similarly negative outcome for […]
Recycled Plastic in the US Is Clogging Landfills, Finds a Survey
According to a major survey of hundreds of recycling facilities throughout the US, a lot of the plastic items which Americans put in their bins for recycling aren’t being recycled at all! The survey was done by Greenpeace and its results showed that out of the 367 recycling facilities surveyed, […]
Norway Recycles 97 % of Their Plastic Bottles: Should Other Countries Do The Same?
In 2017, a 6-metre-long whale appeared on the shores of the Sotra Island in Norway. Emaciated and in poor health, the zoologists decided to put it down. Sadly, they discovered 30 plastic things inside the belly of the beaked whale, including plastic bread bags and sweet wrappers. Unfortunately, plastic is […]
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 […]
IKEA Plans to Switch from Styrofoam to Mushroom-Made Packaging
Unfortunately, nowadays, almost all of the retail products we purchase are packaged and almost half of this packaging is plastic and Styrofoam too. Although packing in plastic has its benefits like lighter weight, durability, longer shelf-life, and convenience, plastic takes a long time to degrade and thus, it causes damage […]
Italian Bars Are Using Pasta Straws Called Stroodles instead of Plastic Ones
In the world of plastic waste, air pollution, and climate change, Italians are putting in a lot of effort to contribute in the fight against overuse of plastic. Namely, some bars in Italia have kicked out plastic straws from use and are giving their customers noodles to drink their beverages. […]