As part of their effort to decrease the plastic waste that’s polluting our precious oceans and planet, governments from all over the world are putting a ban on single-use plastics. These tiny items like cutlery, cups, plastic bags, and balloons can stay polluting the oceans and marine life for hundreds […]
With the climate change crisis being one of the most talked about topics in today’s world, we see many amazing teens leading the path towards a better future. One such teen is Greta Thunberg- the voice of a new generation of eco fighters who’re asking for their right to live […]
The rise in usage of disposable facial masks and gloves because of the coronavirus is adding to and already major issue. It increases the plastic pollution and is a threat to the health of our marine life and oceans, claim environmentalists. The New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, issued an order […]
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 […]
Pejo 3000 is a ski resort located in the north of Italy and it will become one of the first ski areas in the world to become free of plastic. The resort is located right within the Stelvio National Park and has recently announced that they’re prohibiting disposable glasses, straws, […]
To help save our planet Earth and clean his home from plastic pollution, this young man from Cameroon came up with the idea to use plastic bottles and transform them into canoes, known as EcoBoats. The young man, Ismael Essome Ebone, was motivated to work on these boats after he […]
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 […]
Narendra Modi, Indian PM, had a bold plan to fight off single-use plastic. In August during Independence Day, he had said he would prohibit single-use plastic throughout the country. He addressed the crowd of thousands who were gathered for his Independence Day speech to take the big step together on […]
Unfortunately, new findings acquired by a WWF report show that the average individual consumes 5 grams of plastic on a weekly basis or the equivalent of a credit card. The researchers point out that people consume up to 102,000 pieces of plastic that are smaller than one millimeter which is […]
Beautiful news: an 18-year-old boy from Ireland received the 2019 Google Science Fair award for his development of a method that helps remove microplastics from water. His project was based on a useful methodology for the removal of plastics from the oceans that’s based on magnets. During his research, he […]