Grist

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A class of chemicals commonly used in plastic food containers and cosmetic products may have caused about 10 percent of the United States’ preterm births in 2018, according to a study from environmental health experts at New York University. Phthalate exposure is just one way the plastics industry externalizes harms.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 16, 2023

DrinKicks’s sneakers are made of waste from apples, corn, bamboo, and cotton, along with recycled rubber and 100 percent post-consumer plastic bottles—also known as RPET, a plastic that is completely recyclable and requires a fraction of the manufacturing and processing energy that traditional plastics need. Think again.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Green Campus Initiatives are a comprehensive approach adopted by educational institutions worldwide to promote eco-friendly practices on campus. The benefits range from environmental conservation to economic savings, educational enrichment, and social responsibility. The importance of green initiatives cannot be overstated.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 27, 2020

New research combining Planet’s high cadence satellite imagery and other innovative technologies has successfully found the sources and pathways of plastic pollution in the Caribbean Sea. A boom is filled with plastic, and yet was only able to collect small amounts of it due to much of the debris passing it by. km2 to 0.77km2.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2021

Supermarket says it is time to tackle 'unnecessary plastic' that routinely accompanies children's magazines. Skye, from Gwynedd, launched her petition after becoming fed up with being sent "cheap plastic rubbish" with her favourite magazine.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 23, 2021

Join WCS and Votes for the Planet to discuss the impact of plastic pollution and create your own Plastic Pollution Plan! Plastics are present in virtually every aspect of our lives: at the grocery store, restaurants, online shopping, packaging, and the list goes on. But have you wondered how best to fight plastic pollution?

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Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2022

Number of single-use plastic bags supplied by supermarkets has fallen 97 per cent since the 2015 introduction of the plastic bag charge tax. The charge was last year increased to 10p per plastic bag and extended to all UK retailers. There is much more to do to tackle the problem of plastic waste.

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Green Living Guy

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Sarah Ferguson began Swim Against Plastic: Easter Island at launched a global campaign to help end plastic pollution. The post SARAH FERGUSON SWAM AGAINST PLASTIC appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The Wild West of plastic credits and offsets. Learning from a young Indigenous activist and educator (30:15). VERGE Executive Director Shana Rappaport chats with 20-year-old Indigenous educator Danielle Boyer, founder of the STEAM Connection. Episode 255: Reflections and highlights from GreenBiz 21. Heather Clancy.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Saving Resources Making packaging takes up a lot of resources like paper, plastic, and metal. Use Reusable Bags : Instead of using plastic bags, use bags you can use again and again. Sometimes you’ll find items with unnecessary layers of plastic or cardboard. That makes a lot of CO2. They’re awesome!

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

EUSD has been recognized for two consecutive terms as an Apple Distinguished Education Program. Department of Education as a National Green Ribbon District. In addition, EUSD has developed and implemented an award-winning, comprehensive Health and Wellness Program that incorporates yoga and character education classes for all students.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2021

One key area where this can have an impact is plastic recycling. Around 90 percent of plastic used is not recycled — and reducing this number is crucial to achieving SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production. . Technologies such as blockchain can help here by instilling trust and transparency across the whole product life cycle.

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Unsustainable

MAY 1, 2019

The Vanderful team plans to bring education and adventure to West Africa, after it captured their hearts during time spent teaching and living in Namibia. Vanderful knows that these are the innovators of the future, but African children still have the lowest access to education in the world.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Half of the young people polled supported restrictions on non-recyclable plastics, while 24 percent believed businesses should be taxed in accordance with their carbon emissions, and more than a fifth said they would support a tax on 'fast fashion', the survey results show.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

While shocking images have highlighted the problem of plastic waste in oceans, the issue of microplastics in inland waters has gone relatively unnoticed. However, signiificant quantities of plastic particles that are 5mm or less in size are now commonplace in lakes and rivers. Particles from cosmetics are also problematic.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

Whether you’re a happy-go-lucky ‘wish-cycler’ – tossing waste in the hope it can be recycled – or one who routinely agonizes over different diameters of plastic wrapping, there’s no harm in picking up a clearer understanding of the whole process.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 7, 2021

The Barbie Loves the Ocean line includes three fashion dolls, a playset and accessories made from 90% recycled ocean-bound plastic parts sourced within 50 kilometers of waterways in areas that are lacking formal waste collection systems. View post: Mattel reveals new Barbie made from recycled ocean-bound plastic.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 12, 2021

Now, the company is pivoting to also make jewelry from ocean plastic. Living in a coastal town provides a front-row view of the powerful ocean and the crippling consequences of plastics that get washed out to the waters, where they are ingested by marine animals or washed back up on the beach.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In a new paper in Science Advances , they show how these takeout box–sized, plastic growth chambers could potentially provide scientists with a standardized and reproducible platform for conducting experiments on model plants and the microbes that live around their roots.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 23, 2021

Give them the education they need to conserve these resources in the future. Show them how to look for food that doesn’t have unnecessary plastic packaging. Talk about how materials like plastic take hundreds of years to decompose naturally. You can set up fun bins in your home with paper, glass, cans, and plastic.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The Institute’s investment will support addressing knowledge gaps that can increase the recycling of plastics and increase the remanufacturing and re-use of products ranging from consumer electronics to high-performance engines. Variations in market dynamics have led to dramatic decreases in plastic recycling rates in the U.S.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Through a partnership with Plastic Bank , the company's Green Chef brand collects and recycles ocean-bound plastic commensurate with every ounce of plastic in a customer’s box. our teams have continued to minimize overall packaging and plastic. In the U.S., Creating a new supply chain is key to reducing food waste.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

So they rented a space, added two like-minded partners and got down to the business of providing water in something other than plastic. The team knew there were already alternatives to single-use plastic on the market, such as paper-based products. This aluminum water bottle is a reusable alternative to single-use plastic.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

is contributing up to five times more plastic pollution to the oceans than previously thought, according to a follow-up study published in Science Advances. million metric tons of plastic to the oceans in 2016. The study has revealed that Americans are using more plastic than ever before. Read more:Â .

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Designed to help tackle plastic waste in the hospitality industry, the Green Box is a circular hotel amenities kit full of bathroom items made from compostable plastic. Guests are educated about sustainable practices and the compostable material itself while familiarizing themselves with the circular economy and greener waste streams.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2021

Soon — just as the plastic milk gallon in the dairy aisle and the beer can in the alcohol section have the three arrows signaling the packaging is recyclable — food products at grocery stores will have a new label to indicate the product is made with upcycled ingredients. . Breaking the cycle with upcycled food. Jesse Klein.

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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. The project is three years in the making and will mark the world’s only work boat capable of managing 100% of the plastic waste it collects.

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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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Terra Infirma

MARCH 25, 2024

So I got hold of a copy of Chouinard’s book Let my people go surfing: the education of a reluctant businessman – originally published in 2005 and updated in 2016 – and I dug in. The book is split into two sections: History and Philosophy. The History section was by far my favourite.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Our oceans, teeming with life, are under siege by a silent threat – plastic pollution. Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the marine environment every year, wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems and the creatures that call them home. Impact of Plastic Pollution on Marine Life Plastic debris takes a brutal toll on marine animals.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 11, 2020

Related: Urban Beehive Project creates a buzz around honeybee education The end result offers a lockable flat roof for weather resistance and bear deterrence, longer legs for a more ergonomic design and a reinforced box for long-lasting use. This recycled plastic beehive is designed for happy bees. See the rest here:Â .

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AGreenLiving

MAY 13, 2021

The plastic problem is well documented around the globe, from the petroleum needed to produce it to the fact that every piece of plastic ever manufactured is still on the planet in some form — and will be for generations. On a mission to eliminate plastic from kitchen and bathroom products, the recently launched U.K.-based

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 12, 2024

Supplied by Plastic Omnium, each tank is designed to store 3.9 Hydrogen Village and the Educational Drive Beyond the race itself, fans will have the opportunity to explore the Hydrogen Village in the fan zone, aimed at deepening their understanding of zero-emission racing.

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Grist

OCTOBER 1, 2022

When dealing with the life cycle of plastic, hundreds of solutions await, from alternative bioplastics that might be able to degrade themselves through the magic of fungus, to complex chemical recycling that can break plastics down to become other petroleum products or to be rebuilt good as new.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

We need consumers to bring vapes and batteries back to designated return points so they can be safely treated and recycled to preserve the valuable lithium and plastic for new items. Millions of vapes are thrown away each week, causing fires in collection trucks and recycling facilities – when they can and should be recycled. “We

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Choose a simple plastic tub or invest in an automatic touchless motion sensor bin if you have the budget. Make sure to put your waste in a plastic bag and separate them into the right bins. To limit the use of plastic cups, we can also adjust our everyday routines, such as ordering coffee-to-go in a tumbler or a coffee mug.

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