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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 […]

09/06/2018 / 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 […]

06/19/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Not so green after all? New study says biodegradable plastic bags might not be helpful to the environment

Plastic pollution is slowly but surely killing our environment, and many of us strive to find better alternatives to problematic items like plastic bags. On the surface, biodegradable plastic bags sound like a far better option than their non-biodegradable counterparts, but a new study shows that these bags might not be the magical solution we’d […]

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 […]

03/26/2018 / By JD Heyes

Weekend anti-gun protests in D.C., like previous Left-wing demonstrations, generate tons of trash for others to clean up

Left-leaning Americans like to lecture everyone about how environmentally aware they are, but sometimes other things are more important than clean and green. Like guns or, more specifically, protesting guns. As you may have heard, tens of thousands of people showed up in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to demand that something is done about firearms […]

03/25/2018 / By JD Heyes

New lawsuit seeks to uncover the amount of environmental damage being caused by illegal immigrants

The hard Left loves its environmental issues but it also loves open borders and unlimited immigration — legal or otherwise (kind of like the RINOs in Washington, D.C., and their corporate donor masters). So it will be interesting to see how many of them respond to the findings of a new lawsuit that seeks to […]

03/09/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Microplastics found in 73 percent of fish in the Northwest Atlantic, according to latest research

By now toxic microplastics are everywhere. Their victims include seabirds, aquatic mammals, and mega-fauna. Now, they’re also in three out of every four mesopelagic fish caught in the Northwest Atlantic, warned a Science Daily article. The 73 percent contamination rate is one of the highest levels in the world. The unique feeding behavior of mesopelagic […]

03/05/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Dunkin’ improves packaging from foam to paper cups, reducing waste, pollution — but it’s still better to bring your own mug

Early last February, global donut company and coffeehouse Dunkin’ Donuts declared that it will be replacing its polystyrene foam cups with paper cups. The company will start phasing out foam cups in New York City and California restaurants this spring. By 2020, Dunkin’ Donuts aims to reach their target worldwide. The move will eliminate a whopping one billion […]

02/21/2018 / By Edsel Cook

The ocean’s filter feeders threatened by microplastics: Whales, sharks and rays are dying from obstructions, toxins

Plastics have long been known to pose a threat to sea life. But now tiny bits of toxic microplastics are threatening to choke and poison many of the ocean’s gentlest giants, warned articles in EcoWatch and The Guardian. Published in the Trends in Ecology and Evolution journal, a new study took a look at the possible effects […]

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