Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 20, 2023
PVC also fragments into harmful microplastic particles. Developed nations, including the United States , certain Europe nations and some in Asia, often export their electronic waste to poorer countries. The safe handling of e-waste is important, yet the issue of electronic waste is frequently overlooked.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
The most dominant region in the world today for aquaculture production is Asia, particularly China, but Norway (for salmon) and Central America (for tilapia) are also big exporters. The United States, for example, imports a vast majority of the salmon it eats, with long-term consequences for transportation-related emissions.
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Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 8, 2022
Other key findings and recommendations include: Regulators need to enact and enforce stricter rules on pollution, particularly in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa where much of the future growth in chemicals production will come, and where often there is limited oversight and capacity to deal with chemical pollution.
AGreenLiving
JUNE 9, 2020
BlueNalu’s products can help alleviate pressure on the fishing industry in Asia , for example, where seafood is consumed at a rate four or five times higher than in the U.S. To distinguish itself, the company aims to inform potential consumers about the benefits of the product, including that it will be free of microplastics and mercury.
GreenBiz
JUNE 8, 2021
If the sourcing is done carefully, fake fish also should be devoid of the mercury and microplastics that can stem from ocean plastic pollution. Depending on who’s counting, about half of shrimp is farmed, which in Southeast Asia has been wiping out coast-protecting mangrove trees. Instead, she co-founded her own venture. .
AGreenLiving
MAY 31, 2021
Its design allows the Manta to extract microplastics from 10 mm upward and up to 1 meter deep. According to the designers, led by the company’s founder Yvan Bourgnon, the first mission of the Manta will take place in Southeast Asia.
The Verge: Energy
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Location: “Hevea trees are primarily grown in Southeast Asia,” he says, “while guayule is grown in the Southwestern US.” A recent Pew Charitable Trusts report found that 78 percent of ocean microplastics are synthetic tire rubber, which makes efforts to cut down on microfiber pollution from our laundry seem a bit quaint.
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