Green Tech Challenge

MAY 23, 2019

For years we’ve listened to environmentalists and conservationists talk about the need to reduce plastic waste. Not only do new plastic waste deposits still make it into the ecosystem, but because plastic is not biodegradable, it will take decades to rehabilitate the ocean. More specifically, microplastic.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

A recent study reports plastic pollution has deposited itself into our fossil record. Water bottles, lunch bags and clothing laced with microfibers— welcome to what some are calling the “plastic age.” We all learn in school about the stone age, the bronze age and iron age – is this going to be known as the plastic age?”

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Business Green

APRIL 5, 2022

Year-long research project led by Systemiq asserts window for action is fast closing, but concludes shift towards net zero plastics system is affordable and achievable. Yoni Shiran, program director and partner at Systemiq, said a new, more climate and planet-friendly plastics system was "within reach but will require bold action".

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AGreenLiving

MAY 31, 2021

Recently unveiled by SeaCleaners, the Manta hybrid catamaran is designed to combat the oceans’ plastic pollution in a brand new way. Its design allows the Manta to extract microplastics from 10 mm upward and up to 1 meter deep. More: The Manta is a hybrid catamaran that will collect floating plastic.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 27, 2021

Not to mention over one-third of microplastics found in oceans come from synthetic fabrics such as nylon and polyester, along with laundry detergents. Petite Lucette further combats the plastic crisis by shipping orders in recyclable boxes with recycled tissue paper. Organic cotton is less water intensive than conventional cotton.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Single-serve coffee pods (You can buy a reusable K-cup or a tool that separates single-serve pods into their plastic and aluminum parts for proper recycling.). Plastic bags. Bubble wrap , packing peanuts and other plastic loose fill packaging. that is difficult and expensive to separate from the rest of the cup.

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Greenability Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

Mermaids Against Plastic: Tamara , 6:30 p.m. Microplastic Madness (Ages 7 to 14 + General Audiences) , 11 a.m. Public Trust: The Fight for America’s Public Lands , 6:s0 p.m., Sunday, March 7. Becoming Ruby , 6:30 p.m. CST, Monday, March 8. Maxima , 6:30 p.m. CST, Monday, March 8. Dammed to Extinction , 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 12.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Related: Atlantic has 10 times the microplastics previously thought The centralized information also allows organizers to track the amount and types of garbage removed. Ocean pollution, particularly plastic from inland as well as boating activities, has become a massive environmental issue in recent years. The cycle is toxic.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

8: Minimize single-use plastic . An LCA will flag materials such as plastic as unsustainable. This is because plastic is derived from materials like ethylene and propylene, which are made from fossil fuels (mostly oil and gas). This causes problems in our oceans, with microplastics residing in food chains. . #9:

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

8: Minimize single-use plastic . An LCA will flag materials such as plastic as unsustainable. This is because plastic is derived from materials like ethylene and propylene, which are made from fossil fuels (mostly oil and gas). This causes problems in our oceans, with microplastics residing in food chains. . #9:

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2021

Additionally, even simply washing clothes releases 500,000 tons of microfibers into the ocean each year which equates to 50 billion plastic bottles. Overall, toxic fashion contributes to 35% or 190,000 tons per year of ocean microplastic pollution. . 85% of all textiles go into landfills each year.

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Green Market Oracle

JANUARY 30, 2020

Aditya Mukarji , is from New Delhi India, In March 2018 he began waging war on plastic straws. Within just five months, he had already helped replace more than 500,000 plastic straws at restaurants and hotels in New Delhi. When he was younger, he had a profound interest in environmental education, activism, and justice.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2021

Additionally, even simply washing clothes releases 500,000 tons of microfibers into the ocean each year which equates to 50 billion plastic bottles. Overall, toxic fashion contributes to 35% or 190,000 tons per year of ocean microplastic pollution. . 85% of all textiles go into landfills each year.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

As of April 2022 , scientists have concluded that humanity has exceeded the safe operating space of biosphere integrity, freshwater change, novel entities (specifically plastic and microplastic), and biogeochemical flows. Educate yourself and your colleagues about planetary boundaries and tipping points.

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