The Secret Life of Plastic October 3, 2023 What happens to our trash once we’ve done our duty and tossed it into the right bin? … Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Waste, Single-Use Plastics Publication: Walrus Read more...
Shampoos and soaps are mostly water. Here’s why you should buy them without it. October 3, 2023 Looking around my bathroom a few years ago, I noticed two things. Almost everything came in a plastic container. And despite being labeled soap,… Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Waste, Single-Use Plastics Publication: The Washington Post Read more...
Indonesia Cracks Down on Imports of Contaminated Plastic Waste August 14, 2023 The country’s experience offers a window into the complex challenge of stemming a global tide of unrecyclable plastic. … Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Waste, Sustainable Waste Management Publication: Undark Read more...
International Plastic Overshoot Day: Which countries are best at recycling the polluting material? July 28, 2023 Today is International Plastic Overshoot Day: the point at which humans can no longer properly manage the plastic waste we produce annually. … Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Recycling, Plastic Waste Publication: Euronews Green Read more...
Chemical-Free Cleaning: Why Switching to Natural Products is a Healthy Choice July 19, 2023 We all want to keep our homes and business spaces clean, but the traditional cleaning products we use can be harsh on both our… Tags: Chemical Cleaners, Natural Cleaning Products, Plastic Waste, Toxic Products Read more...
Will The EU’s Flagship Packaging Legislation Be The Largest Driver Of Plastic Waste Reduction? July 14, 2023 The European Union (EU) is in the midst of revising its rules around packaging and packaging waste – again. It asserts that legislation must… Tags: Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, Plastic Waste, Waste Reduction Strategies Publication: Forbes Read more...
Why it’s time to say goodbye to the polluting recycling model July 8, 2023 7.7 million tons of plastic end up in landfills. And another 2.4 million tons are discarded irregularly, in open-air dumps. … Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Recycling, Plastic Waste Publication: The Print Read more...
Compostable Plastic Is Garbage July 6, 2023 Sure, these products could be better than regular old plastic. Right now, they’re not. … Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Recycling, Plastic Waste Publication: The Atlantic Read more...
Bans, clean-ups, recycling push: Why all of this has failed to beat plastic pollution June 22, 2023 I have been living, eating, breathing, and sleeping plastics. And I am not saying this, as a campaigner or as an anti plastic advocate,… Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Waste, Sustainable Waste Management Publication: Citizen Matters Read more...
The great recycling myth June 19, 2023 Human beings have always produced waste, but never on such a scale as now. Take plastic bottles. More than 480 billion are sold worldwide… Tags: Plastic Waste, Recycling, Waste Disposal Publication: Daily Mail Online Read more...
Drowning in plastic: Over 75% of plastic produced between 1950 to 2017 become waste – How big a monster have we created? June 18, 2023 There’s no relief in recycling. No alternatives too seem viable. … Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Production, Plastic Waste Publication: Financial Express Read more...
We can cut plastic pollution by 80% by 2040 – here’s how June 15, 2023 Cutting plastic pollution by 80% by 2040 is possible, according to the United Nations. … Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Waste, Sustainable Waste Management Publication: World Economic Forum Read more...