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09/16/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Latest research suggests that microplastics are wreaking havoc all the way up to the marine food web

Microplastics are so small that they may seem harmless, but they’re polluting oceans and poisoning marine life by the second. According to an article on The Revelator, microplastics can absorb chemicals, which is bad news for the birds, fish, seals, and even humans that unwittingly consume these pollutants. The author of the article said that […]

09/13/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

The challenges of reusing trash

Waste is a major issue in the modern world, so much that there is a concerted effort among different industries to reduce trash. Reusing and recycling are among the most popular solutions and while they have worked in certain countries and for specific types of garbage, uniform implementation remains an issue. Isabel Ordonez Pizarro, a […]

09/10/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Drink responsibly: Are you aware of the environmental impact of single-use coffee cups?

There’s no denying the convenience that comes with single-use coffee cups. Simply fill them with water, take a sip, and throw them in the trash. No clean-up, no hassle, no fuss. But apart from that, is there any other good reason to actually use them? The few precious minutes you save with their usage just […]

09/06/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Scientists say that waste from landfills could be recycled as energy or reused as raw materials

We’ve long considered landfills and open dumps as necessary eyesores. However, a Swedish researcher suggests that we could reconsider their contents as sources of potential energy and raw materials, according to an article on ScienceDaily. According to Yahya Jani, doctor of environmental science and chemical engineering, if people and industries think of waste as a source of potential […]

05/23/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Starting small: Environmentalists call for bans on plastic straws to reduce environmental pollution

Environmentalists around the world are aware that banning plastic straws and stirrers will only reduce the world’s plastic pollution by a small margin. An article in the Associated Press states they are willing to start with those small items as a symbol of greater reductions to come. Faced with Mexico-sized islands of plastic pollution adrift […]

05/17/2018 / By David Williams

How much space debris makes its way back to Earth?

While space may be filled with a whole lot of nothing, it also has plenty of solid materials scattered all throughout it. For instance, right outside of Earth, you’ll find what can only be referred to as space junk – bits and pieces of spaceship and satellite parts that came from items that failed to […]

04/17/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Experts warn that the amount of plastic pollution in our oceans will triple in just 7 years

The amount of plastic pollution in our oceans is set to triple over the next seven years, according to a report from the U.K. Government Office for Science titled Future of the Sea, Plastic consumption is only expected to grow as recycling efforts fail to keep up with the problem. The report states: Plastic in […]

04/02/2018 / By Edsel Cook

No longer Texas-sized, trash islands in our oceans are now the size of Mexico – and growing at an alarming rate

The biggest of the trash islands in the oceans have gone from the size of Texas to bigger than Mexico. And their growth shows no sign of abatement due to the increasing amount of plastic use and waste around the world, warned a Pacific Standard article. Individual islands are formed out of seaweed, styrofoam, and plastic trash […]

03/28/2018 / By Zoey Sky

The once pristine European Arctic is now covered in plastic despite low human population; researchers concerned for wildlife, ecosystems

The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) reports that a worrisome amount of plastic waste is accumulating in the “once-pristine European Arctic.” An NPI study revealed that “plastic in all sizes” is now scattered all over the Norwegian Arctic and in the Svalbard islands, an archipelago situated between Norway’s mainland and the North Pole, one of the planet’s northernmost inhabited regions. […]

03/27/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Amsterdam now has the first plastic-free supermarket in the world

Last February, the world’s “first plastic-free supermarket aisle” was launched in Amsterdam. Shoppers at the Jan Pieter Heijestraat branch of Ekoplaza, a Dutch supermarket chain, can now choose from more than 700 plastic-free products such as cereals, chocolate, dairy, fresh fruit, meat, rice, sauces, snacks, vegetables, and yogurt. All items at the supermarket are packed in either compostable materials or cardboard, glass, and metal […]

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