Tags: Single-use plastic

Decline of Sea Glass: Trash-Turned-Treasure Fragments Become Harder To Find Due to Proliferation of Single-Use Plastic

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 09.29.2023 04:40 AM

An expert reveals that sea glass could be on the decline as single-use plastic takes over. Continue reading the article to find out more.

Biodegradable Plastic Cutlery Developed to Transition Into Insulation Foams During Decomposition

09.14.2021 05:10 AM

A new study developed a biodegradable plastic that could turn to insulation foam after a single use.

Air Pollution Causes People to Choose Food Delivery Services, Resulting in Plastic Pollution

10.20.2020 17:00 PM

With air pollution getting worse, one way people avoid exposure is by having food delivered to their home or office. However, this has resulted in an increase in plastic pollution from single-use containers and plastic bags.

Toxicants in Whales and Dolphins Traced Back to Fossil Fuels & Single-Use Plastics

08.07.2020 06:20 AM

For the first time, researchers trace high concentrations of numerous toxicants in stranded whales and dolphins found in the coasts of Florida and North Carolina. Chemicals from fossil fuels and single-use plastics make their way into the marine environment and can be found in the fish and shrimp that dolphins and humans eat alike.

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

06.28.2019 10:28 AM

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

Single-Use Plastics Speed Up Climate Change Damages

06.03.2019 13:50 PM

A report warns that if plastic production and use is not stopped, it will expedite the effects of climate change.

Adolescent Dolphin Victim to Plastic Pollution in Fort Myers

05.02.2019 11:39 AM

Another tragic story highlighting the damages of single-use plastic waste. As humans continue using more and more plastic, the non-renewable material continues to hurt marine life.

San Francisco Bans the Sale of Plastic Bottles

04.27.2019 13:58 PM

Nowadays, the plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental burdens. Statistics say that annually; we throw away enough plastic to circle the globe 4 times.

The Low-Down on a Zero-Waste Lifestyle and How to Achieve It

04.07.2019 10:00 AM

A zero-waste lifestyle sounds like a dream and a difficult task all rolled into one but it is not an impossible goal.

Single-Use Plastic Ranks in Philippine Waste Audit

03.08.2019 09:30 AM

In an audit, single-use plastics produced by manufacturers for packaging alone put the Philippines in an environmental nightmare.

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