Cigarette butts pose big microplastic hazard in the oceans
You've seen it before: A driver idling at a stoplight flicks a cigarette butt out the window or a worker during a smoking break drops one to the sidewalk.
You've seen it before: A driver idling at a stoplight flicks a cigarette butt out the window or a worker during a smoking break drops one to the sidewalk.
Environment
Aug 12, 2019
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From the once pristine rivers of Hindu Kush to the slums of Islamabad, Pakistan is being smothered by plastic due to a lack of public awareness, government inertia, and poor waste management.
Environment
Aug 2, 2019
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As the dramatic shutdown of major recycling company SKM this week has illustrated, recycling is not free.
Environment
Aug 1, 2019
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Nie Feng used to toss his rubbish outside his Shanghai flat without a thought while rushing to work, but saving China from a garbage crisis now requires him to consult a complex diagram each morning.
Environment
Jul 14, 2019
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What did we use before single-use plastics became ingrained in our everyday lives? Before the 1980s, plastic bags were a rarity in our supermarkets. In 2019, excessive plastic use feels not just normal, but necessary to sustain ...
Environment
Jul 10, 2019
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Green taxes such as the one that France said Tuesday it would impose on plane tickets in 2020 are struggling to develop across the European Union, where they frequently faces resistance and protests.
Environment
Jul 10, 2019
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Nine deer have died after swallowing plastic bags in Japan's Nara Park, a wildlife group said on Wednesday, warning that a surge in tourism may be to blame.
Ecology
Jul 10, 2019
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The world's oceans are under invasion by a virtually indestructible enemy—plastic. Florida International University (FIU) and the International SeaKeepers Society have joined forces to combat this plastic problem.
Environment
Jul 1, 2019
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An invasive species of swamp eel has been found in New Orleans, and a state biologist says it's the first time this species has been found in the United States.
Ecology
Jun 29, 2019
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Despite offering chairs and notebooks made from recycled paper at a Bangkok summit, Thailand and its Southeast Asian allies were accused Sunday of a "greenwash" with their oceans and communities brimming with plastic refuse.
Environment
Jun 24, 2019
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