Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
plastic pollution, Tag
- 'Single-use' is announced as the Word of the Year 2018 Fri, 9 Nov 18, 4:30amCollins Dictionary has announced its choice for 2018 Word of the Year — single-use. This term describes items, often plastic, that are made to be used just once before they are thrown away. The frequent use of these items...
- European parliament supports the ban of single-use plastics Thu, 1 Nov 18, 8:00amThe EU adopted new plans last week to ban single-use plastic items like plates, straws, cutlery, balloon sticks and cotton buds — which make up over 70 percent of marine litter — by 2021...
- SodaStream deploys an ocean-sweeper to clean up plastic waste in the Caribbean Sea Fri, 26 Oct 18, 3:30amSodaStream has announced the launch of its massive ocean-sweeper, a contraption designed to dismantle booming plastic waste patches in marine waters. The "Holy Turtle" has already started cleaning up plastic in the Caribbean...
- Study finds 90 percent of table salt contains microplastics Fri, 19 Oct 18, 8:00amAccording to a new study that observed sea, rock and lake salts, 90 percent of the table salt brands sold around the world contain microplastics. Several years ago, researchers discovered that microplastics were in sea salt,...
- Jamaica will ban plastic bags, straws and Styrofoam by 2019 Thu, 18 Oct 18, 9:00amJamaica has become the latest country to introduce a ban on single-use plastics. In order to reduce pollution and the impact of plastic on the environment, the Caribbean nation will ban single-use plastic bags, plastic straws...
- Walkers launches free recycling program amid growing pressure from critics Tue, 9 Oct 18, 8:00amAn online social media campaign calling for popular U.K. chip manufacturer Walkers to adopt a more sustainable packaging method has succeeded. After hundreds of thousands of empty potato crisp packages were sent back to Walkers...
- Lecomte reaches mile 1,000 in his swim across the Pacific Ocean Thu, 4 Oct 18, 8:00amBen Lecomte, the first person to swim across the Atlantic Ocean back in 1998, is now attempting to be the first swimmer to traverse the Pacific Ocean. The record-setter is taking on the challenge not only for himself, but...
- Nuatan is the bioplastic that could answer the plastic pollution crisis Tue, 2 Oct 18, 7:00amA potential solution to the world's plastic pollution crisis has recently been unveiled at the London Design Festival. Crafting Plastics Studio, established by design duo Vlasta Kubušová and Miroslav Král, created the...
- Even fish can eat Nuatan, the bioplastic that could answer the plastic pollution crisis Tue, 2 Oct 18, 7:00amA potential solution to the world's plastic pollution crisis has recently been unveiled at the London Design Festival. Crafting Plastics Studio, established by design duo Vlasta Kubušová and Miroslav Král, created the...
- Environmental campaign floods UK Royal Mail with empty potato chip bags Sat, 29 Sep 18, 5:30amThe U.K. postal service has implored its public to stop mailing empty potato chip bags addressed without an envelope after a surge in chip bag mailings was encountered by its courier offices. The mailings are part of an environmental...
- Plastic-eating mushrooms are the new superheroes in combating the growing waste crisis Thu, 27 Sep 18, 1:30amA new study from the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London says that fungi are capable of expediting the breakdown of plastic waste. The aspergillus tubingensis fungus was featured in the State of the World's Fungi 2018 report,...
- California implements plastic straw ban at dine-in restaurants Wed, 26 Sep 18, 5:30amA monumental week of reforms forged by California lawmakers saw no sign of slowing down as groundbreaking legislation was brought into effect by Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday...
- UK's Co-op to ditch single-use plastic bags for biodegradable bags Tue, 25 Sep 18, 7:00amA popular supermarket chain in the U.K. is taking a step toward bettering the environment by putting a stop to plastic waste. Co-op recently announced plans to use compostable shopping bags, which double as biodegradable...
- Global movement will call out consumer brands most responsible for plastic pollution Fri, 14 Sep 18, 7:30amThe Story of Stuff Project is launching a global call to action in combating plastic pollution. The ambitious initiative plans to identify the most pervasive polluting companies while simultaneously cleaning up coastal and...
- Danish brewer Carlsberg to swap plastic 6-pack rings for glue Fri, 7 Sep 18, 8:30amThe Danish beer company Carlsberg is doing its part in cutting down plastic waste. The brewing company just vowed to stop using plastic six-pack rings to hold its cans together, instead opting for glue. Once the new policy...