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 […]
The McDonald’s restaurants in Australia will be replacing plastic cutlery with wooden utensils. The fast-food chain announced this change at the plastic summit which recently took place in Australia. By the end of this year, the plastic cutlery in the 900 McDonald’s restaurants in Australia will be removed. This decision […]
One thing that most homes have a pile of is plastic bags, right? And, we use most of these bags to pack something or to take with us to the store. But, this couple from Sierra Vista Arizona is using them in a much different, unusual way and by doing […]
As of 1st March, if you go shopping for groceries without a bag in New York, you’ll have plenty on your hands because the seller won’t have any plastic ones to give you. According to the NYC Department of Sanitation, in New York only, the residents use more than 10 […]
A group of Greenpeace activists and citizens brought a 15-feet tall ‘garbage monster’ to the state capitol in Tallahassee and then placed it in front of a Publix supermarket in order to spread awareness about the pollution with plastic bags. Publix continues showing scarce support in their efforts to remove […]
Aldi, the discount supermarket giant, announced their plans to test alternative bags in all of their shops, in total, 830. The supermarkets will provide paper bags in half of their stores and in the other half, there will be compostable ones available. The trial started at the end of July […]
China is one of the major contributors to the global plastic pollution. From plastic sitting in landfills to plastic bags dangling from trees, this is a huge environmental issue that requires urgent and drastic measures. The Chinese government seems to be well-aware of this so they’ve recently announced measures to […]
Indeed, single use plastics is destroying our oceans and killing our marine life and filling up our landfills; however, this student from the UK may have come up with a solution. She created a bioplastic from fish waste and algae and won the James Dyson Award for it. Lucy Hughes […]
Thailand decided to start the New Year with a ban on plastic bags from major stores. This solution is a part of a campaign by the government and retailers for a complete ban in 2021 as an effort to lower the waste and debris reduction from seas. In the last […]
An amazing group of high school students is helping the homeless and the environment by recycling plastic bags and making blankets from them. How amazing is this? Shelby Tillema is a senior at Lakewood High School and she formed a club where the students don’t just help the homeless, but […]