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Plastic giant Tupperware is on its knees: is this good or bad for the environment?
Tupperware's recent bankruptcy filing has shocked us, mothers, and environmentalists alike. But is …
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This UK company is selling chips in a fully biodegradable “paper” bag; is this the future of single-use packaging?
The plastic alternative can be recycled, re-pulped, composted, and even breaks down in anaerobic en…
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10 ways to reduce your microplastic intake at home
By making small lifestyle changes at home, we can significantly reduce our exposure to these harmfu…
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Banned cancer-causing additives have been found in commercial floor covers — here’s another reason why that's concerning
In order to convert polymers into actual usable products, manufacturers add certain chemicals to al…
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World No-Tobacco Day: As the menace of cigarette butt pollution continues, Lee Cooper weaves jeans out of them
Each pair of these eco-jeans cleans up approximately 600 cigarette butts! The jeans have passed all…
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Worried about the harmful microplastics in your water? You just need to boil and strain it before consumption
Scientists find boiling tap water, then filtering it, removes up to 90% of microplastics, offering …
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Microplastics are clogging your arteries — and possibly increasing your risk of heart disease
Worryingly, those with plastic in their plaques are 4.5 times more likely to experience a heart att…
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Tamil Nadu to deploy innovative 'trash interceptors' to rid rivers of plastic pollution in 14 districts
As part of the ambitious Rs 1,675 crore Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission, the state environme…
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Plastic testes: Scientists analyse human testicles, find microplastics in every single one of them!
Eat right, exercise, get adequate sleep, manage your stress, avoid smoking and limit alcohol — thes…
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Microplastics floating through our clouds could soon start changing the Earth's rainfall and weather patterns
These minuscule plastic pieces have the potential to accumulate water, effectively creating clouds.…
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OPINION: Planet vs Plastics — A multi-stakeholder approach to clean up the Earth
Life cycle assessment of plastic reveals that petroleum-based plastics can be recycled three to fou…
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This new type of soap made from common plastic waste could be the latest solution for our plastic problem!
Polyethylene, the most common plastic type that finds application in consumer products such as food…
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55 tons of ocean plastic collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to be recycled into Kia’s electric vehicles!
Kia has already begun upcycling plastic in many car parts, such as the EV9 model which incorporates…
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Nagaland enforces single-use plastic ban on items such as plastic bags, plates and forks; heavy penalties in store
The ban includes the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, and sale of any type of plastic b…
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World's first weather report to include 'plastic rain' forecasts 50 kg of microplastic falls over Paris
According to the report, the city will experience about 40-48 kilograms of free-floating plastic bi…
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More and more microplastics are being deposited in our noses and throats, which could lead to serious health risks
Breathing conditions and microplastic size influenced the overall microplastic deposition rate in a…
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Plastic recycling plants could end up dumping lakhs of kilograms of microplastics in water bodies, study finds
During the cleaning process, the plastic items are washed with water several times to rid them of a…
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The US is under pressure to lead the way in reducing plastic pollution but it keeps making more of it
World leaders are negotiating a treaty to end plastic pollution, and the US is under pressure to st…
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Climate change will soon begin to alter the very structure of our brains, study warns
Previous research has already shown that adverse environmental factors can have serious effects on …
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80% plastic pollution could be eradicated by 2040 with appropriate policy changes: UNEP report
To slash plastic pollution by 80 per cent globally by 2040, the report suggests first eliminating p…