Cigarette Butts are a Bigger Pollution Problem Than Plastic Straws

Medicine & Technology Jul 09, 2019

Tobacco product waste also contains over 7,000 toxic chemicals, as well as micro-plastics.

A Mushroom that Lives Solely on Plastic Has Been Discovered

Jul 08, 2019

Plastic waste is one of the biggest environmental issues of our time. And while a straw ban is not the way we're going to solve it, people everywhere are looking for ways to reduce plastic use and mitigate the effects of waste. From handing out plastic bags with embarrassing labels to removing the plastic from six-packs to harnessing the power of a plastic-eating mutant bacteria, more and more of us are working to find solutions to a growing global program.

How Cutlery Evolved into a Major Environmental Threat

Jul 03, 2019

Plastic eating utensils are everywhere, and most of them are used only once. Billions of forks, knives, and spoons are thrown away each year. But like other plastic items such as bags and bottles-cutlery can take centuries to break down naturally, giving the plastic waste ample time to work its way into the environment.

Single Vermont Bill Prohibits Usage of Four Major Single-Use Plastic Waste Sources

Jun 28, 2019

Vermont has joined the environmental effort with restrictions on using shopping bags, drinks tears, straws, and for him for food packaging has been implemented.

Coca-Cola to Invest in a Billion Peso Recycling Facility in the Philippines

Jun 24, 2019

Coca-Cola's bottling arm in the Philippines says it recognizes that 'there is a packaging waste problem in the world today,' and it wants to be 'part of the solution for the long haul'

Toothbrushes Are a Significant Part of the Plastic Crisis

Jun 20, 2019

Many toothbrushes are unrecyclable, because the composite plastics most are now made of are difficult, if not impossible, to break apart efficiently.

The Rise of Plastic Pollutions Threatens Seabird Species and Marine Life

Jun 12, 2019

A recent global study estimated the mass of land-based plastic waste entering the ocean to be between 4.8 to 12.7 million tons, nine years ago.

Philippine Inventor Converts Plastic to Clean Fuel

Jun 11, 2019

Jeremy Navarro has discovered a way to convert plastic trash into fuel in forms of kerosene, gasoline, and diesel.

Wild Bees Are Using Plastics to Build Their Nests

Jun 08, 2019

When tasked with making their unique nests, Argentina’s solitary bees are now choosing plastic.

Carnival Cruise Lines to Pay $20 Million for Pollution Violations

Jun 05, 2019

Carnival admitted violating terms of probation from a 2016 criminal conviction.

The Philippines Sends 69 Trash-filled Containers Back to Canada

Jun 01, 2019

A cargo ship carrying smuggled Canadian trash left the Philippines on Friday.

Malaysia is Shipping Trash Back to Its Respective Nations

May 30, 2019

Malaysia will return 450 tons of contaminated plastic waste to the countries that shipped it, in a refusal to become a dumping ground for the world's trash.

5 Asian Countries That Seriously Pollute Waterways

May 14, 2019

Asia creates tons of plastic waste, but some Asian companies are trying to make a difference.

Next-Generation Plastic Designed To Be Recycled Over And Over Again

May 09, 2019

Scientists have made a next-generation plastic that can be recycled again and again.

Earth’s Deepest Point Is Polluted with Plastics Says Scientists

May 04, 2019

The plastics apocalypse is very threatening on a very deep level.