Practicing sustainability during a pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has complicated, well, everything, including everyday efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle.
The coronavirus pandemic has complicated, well, everything, including everyday efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Environment
Aug 28, 2020
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Nowadays there is no getting away from plastics. We are producing over 300 million tons of plastic every year, over 40% of which is manufactured into films for packaging. Many of these plastic film products, such as plastic ...
Materials Science
Aug 17, 2020
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Plastic pollution of land, water and air is a global problem. Even when plastic bags or water bottles break down to the point at which they are no longer an eyesore, tiny fragments can still contaminate the environment. Animals ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 17, 2020
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An enormous plastic garbage island exists in the North Pacific that is seven times the size of the Korean Peninsula. The island, called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, is the result of 13 million tons of plastic that flow ...
Environment
Jul 20, 2020
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COVID-19 is changing how the U.S. disposes of waste. It is also threatening hard-fought victories that restricted or eliminated single-use disposable items, especially plastic, in cities and towns across the nation.
Environment
Jul 14, 2020
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Retailers in Japan began charging for plastic bags on Wednesday, a move aimed at curbing Japanese consumers' love for packaging and finally bringing the country in line with other major economies.
Environment
Jul 1, 2020
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Everyone poops.
Space Exploration
Jun 26, 2020
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At the beginning of 2020, eight states and dozens of cities had banned single-use plastic bags. Environmental activists and proponents of a zero waste economy were finally gaining momentum as the cultural shift of carrying ...
Environment
Jun 24, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the U.S. recycling industry. Waste sources, quantities and destinations are all in flux, and shutdowns have devastated an industry that was already struggling.
Environment
Jun 23, 2020
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Single-use plastic waste in Thailand ballooned during the coronavirus lockdown as demand for home food deliveries soared, activists say, setting back efforts to reduce the country's dependency on the environmental scourge.
Environment
Jun 18, 2020
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