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Metro Ticket in Exchange for Plastic Bottles in Rome

Mila Luleva — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 13:00:12 +0000

Rome introduced a new incentive to tackle plastic pollution and I’m loving it! The city officials have placed special machines on three main metro stations. The machines take empty plastic bottles, crush them, sort them and give ‘digital money’ in return. The value of a plastic bottle is 5 cents. This means that you would […]

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Should We Wave Goodbye to Disposable Cutlery?

Mila Luleva — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 05:31:25 +0000

Let’s all start carrying proper cutlery with us! The moment I saw the article appear in one of the latest issues of National Geographic, I just knew I will write about it. Carrying your own cutlery! Such an easy and effortless way to reduce the use of disposable plastics and consequently minimize pollution. Yet, it […]

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Canada Announces Ban on Single-Use Plastics

Matias Prieto — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 19:26:46 +0000

The Canadian government has announced it will ban single-use plastics as soon as 2021. According to the CBC‘s government source, things like straws, drink stirrers, plates, cutlery and balloon sticks are on the lengthy list of items that will be banned — though the government has given itself more time to examine evidence to identify […]

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IBM Researchers Develop Radical New Recycling Process for Old Plastic

Matias Prieto — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 05:14:24 +0000

Currently, more than 272 million metric tons of plastic are produced each year around the globe, with one-quarter of that made up of PET. To help to solve this big problem, IBM researchers have created a new technology called VolCat, a catalytic chemical process that can turn PET, a type of plastic commonly used in food […]

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How to Beat the Agony of a Dying Phone Battery

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 14 May 2019 10:10:58 +0000

Phones and tablets are our main computers these days. We rely on them. Manufacturers limit the device’s performance once battery capacity has dropped below a certain threshold. And most of the time, people don’t realize that. Batteries are usually overlooked when we buy a new phone or tablet. They’re seen as the “fuel tank” that […]

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Adidas Reveals 100% Recyclable Running Shoes That Live Forever

Mila Luleva — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 07:26:55 +0000

Adidas’ latest invention is recyclable running shoes, which have infinite number of lives. Once the owner no longer wants to use them, he can send them back to Adidas. In their recycling station, the company then gives the shoes another life. I am a true running addict, who is also a dedicated nature lover and […]

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Human Composting May Become Legal in Washington

Matias Prieto — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 06:55:09 +0000

“Natural Organic Reduction” is the name Washington has used to refer to what we can understand as composting human remains. Last Friday the state Senate and House of Representatives finalized their approval of bill 5001 (titled “concerning human remains”), which enshrines “organic reduction” and alkaline hydrolysis, a dissolving process sometimes called “liquid cremation,” as acceptable […]

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Newly Discovered Bacteria Make Plastics Rot Much Faster

Matias Prieto — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 21:13:11 +0000

Around 5 to 10 years from now a tiny organism with an unusual appetite made a home in an industrial site near a bottle-recycling plant in Sakai, Japan. Soil and water were contaminated with polyethene terephthalate, also known as PET. This is one of the most common plastics in the world, used to make from […]

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Recycle Old Jeans to Make a Cool Laptop Bag

Matias Prieto — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 06:43:19 +0000

Sometimes you have to move your laptop and don’t have a comfortable and safe way of carrying it. This quick and simple guide will show you how you can make a bag for your computer using recycled old jeans. You will just need old jeans, scissors and thread and needle. That will be all! Let’s […]

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How to Make a Cooking Knife from Recycled Aluminum Foil

Matias Prieto — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 12:31:58 +0000

Believe it or not, with aluminium foil you can create a very sharp knife. You will need a few tools and some patience, but the final outcome is worth it. Albeit interesting, this is not a very green project if you don’t use recycled aluminum. However, the maker in this video probably didn’t think of […]

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Finnish Company Boosts Battery Recycling to Over 80 Percent

Matias Prieto — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 15:02:49 +0000

Finnish recycling company Fortum has achieved the high recycling rate for electric vehicle (EV) batteries of 80 per cent with a low-CO2 hydrometallurgical recycling process. The number of EVs on the road will increase from 3 million to 125 million by 2030. Current battery manufacturing casts a shadow on the overall sustainability of electric vehicles. […]

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This Net is Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles

Matias Prieto — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 10:42:35 +0000

You can do a nice and colourfull net using just plastic bottles! This is just one of the many ways you can reuse plastic bottles. This simple guide will teach you how to do it What you will need 3 bottles of plastic of a different colour 5 packing ring 1 cutter blade without the […]

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Bacteria that feed on pollutants to produce electricity

Effie P — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:52:14 +0000

Scientists of the Washington State University fished multiple communities of extremophile bacteria from the alkaline hot springs of the Heart Lake Geyser Basin area, in Yellowstone National Park. The bacteria, that thrive in environments with temperatures between 40-90 degrees Celsius, feed on pollutants and dump the electrons produced during the metabolic processes on metal surfaces-essentially, […]

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Seaweed Straw Designed to Disappear

Matias Prieto — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:49:24 +0000

Plastic straws consumption is about 500 million units per day, in the United States. Most of them end up in oceans or landfills. After a single use, they will remain there for hundreds of years. As a response to this situation, more and more locations are starting to ban these straws. But rather than asking […]

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China Bans Imported Recyclables from US, Now Cities Just Burn Them

Matias Prieto — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 06:23:41 +0000

Not so long ago, China processed 40 per cent of United States recyclables. However, in 2018 China decided to stop importing a lot of this garbage. This decision left U.S. cities with big mountains of recyclables to process. So now in many cases, they are just burning them. The case of Chester, Philadelphia In the […]

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How to Encourage Others to Recycle (Nicely)

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 13:12:07 +0000

I can’t think of any good reasons not to recycle. It’s relatively easy, affordable, saves your city money, and it can make a huge difference in the world around us—plus, hey, it just feels good! So why not extend that pleasure to your family, friends, neighbors, and community? If you can make a huge difference […]

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How to Build Your Own Plastic Recycling Plant

Matias Prieto — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 06:29:21 +0000

In 2013 Dave Hakkens, a young guy from the Netherlands started this small movement called “Precious Plastic”. His idea is to boost plastic recycling around the world by making it accessible to everyone. Changing the idea that plastic recycling is only for big companies or people that counts on large amounts of money. His project […]

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“Green” medals at the Olympic games of Tokyo

Effie P — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:43:45 +0000

Can you imagine that gold, silver and bronze parts of the old mobile phone you recently recycled, could end up in the hands of a proud Olympic or Paralympic medal winner? Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games organizers announced that the medals for the winners of the sports events will be made from e-waste including […]

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Japanese Pub Made from Recycled Materials in a Zero-Waste Town

Mila Luleva — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 15:10:25 +0000

This incredible pub in Japan is a symbol of sustainability. Built in the outskirts of a zero-waste town, the pub’s interior and exterior are made of reclaimed and recycled materials. If I have to pick the most sustainable and environment-oriented country I have visited, Japan will definitely be right up there in my top three. […]

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From plastic bottles to life-saving materials

Effie P — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 20:04:46 +0000

With plastic waste piling up, efforts are concentrated to reduce use of plastics and ban single use items. At the same time, new developments appear in the front of recycling existing waste. Researchers from the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology have developed a procedure to convert polyethylene terephthalate (PET) […]

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Loop product delivery in refillable containers, at your door–backed by 25 major brands

Effie P — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 13:50:34 +0000

TerraCycle is a waste management company that partnered up with 25 international brands to provide a system for delivering common consumer products in refillable containers. Customers place their orders via a website and receive them at their door, within a reusable tote. When the cereals, detergent or ice-cream has been used up, the customer just […]

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Life without single-use plastics: the case of San Pedro La Laguna

Effie P — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 07:30:19 +0000

“You don’t need a straw for beer, so why use one for soda?” argues Victor Tuch Gonzales, municipal planning director in the Guatemalan town of San Pedro La Laguna. By 2016, the town, and the nearby lake of Lake Atitlan, were drowning in plastic. The waste disposal plant that had been built to handle ten […]

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Novel bio-inspired materials to substitute plastics

Effie P — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 15:30:49 +0000

Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) developed a novel approach to manufacture biodegradable substitutes for plastic. The team make use of the two most prevalent organic compounds on the planet: cellulose and chitin. They combine the two by mimicking the wall of the fungus-like oomycetes, that is, by introducing small amounts […]

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Petitions Across Europe Vouch for Repairs of Broken Devices

Mila Luleva — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 09:26:02 +0000

Repair or Replace? This is the question when a device or a home appliance breaks. Unfortunately, it is often the case that people are not given the chance to decide. Not for long in Europe! Manufacturers are increasingly making devices and appliances in such a way that no one can repair them. Most smart phones, […]

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FloWater Raises Extra Funding for Water Bottle Refilling Stations

Mila Luleva — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 15:12:26 +0000

FloWater, manufacturers of water bottle refilling stations, just raised the incredible $15 million. Only eight years old, the company has already pleased customers like Google, Airbnb, and even Red Bull. It is insane how something simple like having a sip of water can have such a big impact. If you are somewhere on the street, […]

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Food for thought, not for waste

Effie P — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 21:26:44 +0000

Agriculture is the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases, contributing to global heating and climate extremes that directly impact food security. The FAO reports that more than 80 percent of the total damage and losses in agriculture are caused by drought. The same report shows an increase in world hunger since 2015, bringing us back […]

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Sugarcane-Based LEGO Christmas Trees

Effie P — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 19:52:14 +0000

36,000 LEGO bricks are molded every minute. That’s a lot of plastic. But earlier this year, LEGO announced they start producing blocks made of plant-based plastic instead of oil-based acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. In their efforts towards more sustainable production, they created LEGO elements made of polyethylene, a soft, durable and flexible plastic sourced from sugarcane. […]

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World’s first industrial facility to recycle diapers and sanitary napkins in Italy

Effie P — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 11:14:53 +0000

Diapers and sanitary napkins are widely used, take half a million years to decompose and, at least until now, they end up in landfill. For example, each baby uses an average of 6000 diapers in their lifetime, and 1.3 million tonnes of feminine hygiene products per year are disposed only in North America. In Italy […]

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Singapore Students Invent Chewable, Recyclable Straw

Effie P — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 07:09:39 +0000

Three Singaporean industrial design students designed the first chewable, reusable straw. It can be reassembled and stored in a pocket-size case, which you can use to spin dry your straw and carry it around. CHEW Inc founders Tommy Cheong, Kevin Yeo and Lim Jing Jie noticed that many people unconsciously chew on their straw- and […]

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World’s Newest Ocean Plastic Waste Recycling Initiatives

Effie P — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:43:04 +0000

The oceans are choking with plastic. Plastic waste enters in the food chain, settles on the ocean floor, gets washed off the beaches, or gets stuck floating due to ocean circulation. A whooping estimate of 79,000 metric tons of plastic floating only in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, covering an area three times the spatial […]

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Zerowaste Getting Around Packaging Waste

Effie P — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 15:31:56 +0000

Zerowaste Netherlands recently released a video to demand different packaging policies from supermarkets. Indeed, even fruit and vegetables which come in their natural packaging, are for sale tightly wrapped in plastic films and foam containers- allegedly to protect products from bruising and to prolong their lifetime on the shelves. Zerowaste activists went shopping, removed all […]

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Koffeeform Makes Recyclable Cups From Coffee Grounds

Mila Luleva — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 15:36:57 +0000

Koffeeform, a promising new startup from Berlin, offers fully recyclable, eco-friendly coffee cups, made from leftover coffee grounds. Last week I brought to you a short article on the culture of using disposable coffee cups, emphasizing how a seemingly innocent daily habit can actually be devastating for the environment. However, I am a true believer […]

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Disposable Coffee Cups- Antisocial Trend, Bad for the Environment

Mila Luleva — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 07:40:26 +0000

Disposable coffee cups are nothing but a fashion trend, which unfortunately has a huge impact on our environment. A recent article by Lloyd Alter on Treehugger reminded me of the good old days of being a teenager in Bulgaria. “Going for a coffee” was a synonym of meeting with friends at the local cafe, sipping […]

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Ship Recycling: Cleaner Regulations for the European Union

Matthew Fiala — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 18:18:27 +0000

For decades, the European shipping industry has taken decommissioned vessels to China to be recycled. This practice is popular because of China’s relaxed environmental regulations and high margin of profit for the scrapped metal. However, beginning on January 1, 2019, European ship owners will no longer be able to scrap their ships in China as […]

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Rising Use of Plastics to Drive Oil Demand by 2050

Matthew Fiala — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 09:04:13 +0000

Plastics and other petrochemical products will drive global oil demand to 2050, offsetting slower consumption of motor fuel, reported the International Energy Agency (IEA). Oil demand for transport is expected to slow down by 2050 due to the rise of electric vehicles, however that decline would be offset by demand for petrochemical products. The rapid […]

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Strawgate: a Critical and Practical View on Replacing Plastic Straws

Ally Munda — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 09:44:18 +0000

The popular tide has turned against plastic straws bringing them from objects of convenience down to symbols of waste and pollution, particularly of marine trash. How many images of poor turtles with plastic straws stuck in their noses have you seen this year? The shift in public perception is a win for the environment sector, […]

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India’s Radical Plan to Bury Its Plastic Waste in the Streets

Matthew Fiala — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:30:38 +0000

The first road held together by a cheap, polymer glue made from shredded waste plastic is showing to be incredibly resilient. Built in 2002, the road has weathered major floods, several monsoons, recurring heat waves, and a steady stream of traffic. Even today, it still has not developed the cracks, potholes, and craters that typically […]

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Recycled Plastic Cheaper In France

Arsenij Percov — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 17:08:44 +0000

The French government said that it plans to make bottles produced with recycled plastic cheaper than ones made from new plastic. It will further tighten regulation on plastic use. Brune Poirson, Junior Environment Minister, told that the government also plans to push two changes: increase taxes on landfill and reduce value-added tax on recycling activities. Veolia, […]

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Mining Techniques Used to Recycle Lithium Ion Batteries

Arsenij Percov — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 19:50:07 +0000

A group of researchers from Michigan Technological University, with the assistance from Lei Pan, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, are using mining techniques that are more than a century old to recycle lithium-ion batteries at low cost. These techniques were used to separate metal from ore, thus Pan had a suspicion that they will […]

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Biodegradable Plastics Market Is Forecasted To Grow

Arsenij Percov — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 17:56:05 +0000

Biodegradable plastics are a billion dollar growing industry that is pushed by the increased regulations and bans against plastic bags and other single-use plastic items. The demand for biodegradable plastics worldwide is growing as more people become concerned about plastic waste. These plastics are bio-based or fossil-fuel-based chemical compositions that are able to decompose, […]

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Recycling Your Old Gadgets Now Easier Than Ever

Arsenij Percov — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 16:19:54 +0000

Not recycling your old gadgets has real consequences for the planet. Therefore, their proper disposal is a moral thing to do in the 21st century. Some of your old electronics can be sold, but it is almost impossible to find buyers for something like a boxy TV from 2003 or a broken Xbox. Therefore, you […]

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Wind Turbine Components Not Recyclable, Says Expert

Arsenij Percov — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 06:34:01 +0000

Currently, Europe’s second-largest power source is wind turbines. Germany alone has spent $200 billion on an initiative to transition itself away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy. What will be done to wind turbines when they reach the end of their life cycle? At the moment, there are over 28,000 onshore wind turbines in […]

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Eco-Friendly Concrete Created from Recycled Fly Flash, a Coal Byproduct

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 20:31:15 +0000

Wahington State University researchers have developed an alternative to traditional concrete using coal fly flash. This provides a solution for two major problems in the United States. The first one is the environmental impact of concrete production. Nowadays, concrete is made by combining cement with sand and gravel. Cement requires high temperatures to be produced. […]

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New Enzyme Converts Plant-Derived Lignin to Bioplastics

Arsenij Percov — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:46:29 +0000

An international research team, including scientists from U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, has discovered a new family of cytochrome P450 enzymes. They are highly versatile enzymes, which can be found in the human body. They are involved in different important metabolic pathways. For decades, researchers only knew about Families A through M […]

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How Can Wood Waste Make Cement, Concrete Stronger and More Watertight?

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:48:34 +0000

Furniture factories in Singapore generate huge amount of wood waste – about 530,000 tons in 2016 alone. This carbon-rich waste are usually either incinerated or dumped in a landfill. But thanks to a team of researchers in National University of Singapore (NUS) who developed a method that recycles these tons of carbon-rich waste into an […]

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The Only Country on Earth That Uses Resources Sustainably

Nicholas Say — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 06:21:25 +0000

A recent study conducted by a bunch of ‘University Types’ from the University of Leeds found that Vietnam is the only country on earth that is even close to using resources sustainably, and ensuring a good quality of life for its citizens. The study isolated a number of factors to quantify ‘quality of life’, and […]

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3 Reasons to Reuse Old Clay Roof Tiles

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 05:38:45 +0000

Terracotta tiles are the oldest type of material used in building houses even before the time of Christ. These ceramic tiles can last a lifetime if made of high quality and make a good insulator of heat. Thus, it is not surprising to prevent wasting these tiles and instead, make the most out of them […]

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New Process Allows Faster, Cheaper, and Greener Conversion of Organic Wastes into Renewables

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 16:17:08 +0000

Agricultural products and woods have been used as renewable sources of biofuel and various chemicals, which are essential for producing biodegradable plastics, medicine, and other petroleum-based products. To avoid competition with the food supply, and thus preventing food shortage, conversion technologies are applied only to plant-based wastes, also lignocellulosic biomass, which include wood chips, corn […]

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How Does Living On A Plastic Planet Impact Our Health?

Guest Contributor — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 21:37:56 +0000

Our entire modern society has been built on a plastic foundation. While using the material has been extremely efficient and profitable, it may be time to assess how it impacts our health. Recent studies have shown that microscopic plastic fibers can be found everywhere in our environment. They can even be found in our homes, […]

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Technique Makes Biodegradable Plastic Production Easier than Ever

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 22:16:35 +0000

A new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Jiangnan University found that a simple heat treatment could improve a biodegradable plastic’s properties and at the same time, could make its industrial-scale production possible. The biodegradable plastic is composed of polylactide, a more environment friendly alternative to petroleum, which most plastics are made of. The […]

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Why Reusable Shopping Bags Help the Environment

Nicholas Say — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 19:56:56 +0000

There is a lot of plastic that is thrown away on a daily basis. It is easy for businesses to offer great bags, and not continue to pollute the environment. Using bags that are made from durable materials is smart, and when we invest in green solutions, everyone wins! Let’s face it, most people just […]

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Earth Overshoot Day 2017: Our Share of Earth’s Resources This Year are Gone.

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:00:04 +0000

Yesterday was Earth Overshoot Day. Earth’s resources are all we have right now when it comes to food, construction materials, a large part of the energy extracted, air and water. Yesterday, we’ve just depleted our consumption ratio for this year. What this means is that Earth can’t regenerate what we’ve consumed so far this year […]

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Nature’s Answer to Plastic Pollution: a Plastic-Eating Worm!

Guest Contributor — Tue, 09 May 2017 19:45:25 +0000

One of the reasons environmentalists always purport when speaking about saving nature, is how much there is still to be discovered. Well, nature has managed to pull a rabbit from her hat yet again, with a plastic-eating mealworm. How cool is that? Who said plastic meals aren’t natural? We tend to joke about the plastic […]

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OOHO: The New Way of Thinking Edible, Bio-Degradable Water Bottles

Guest Contributor — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 20:09:22 +0000

How many times have you been strolling around in beautiful natural environments and you saw plastic bottles dumped around? How many times have you been dreaming about a world without plastic? If you love the environment and our astonishing nature, I believe your reply to those questions is: ALWAYS! Well finally it looks like we […]

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Reducing Disposable Coffee Cup Use Is Easy

Nicholas Say — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 16:40:43 +0000

As many as 2.5 billion disposable coffee cups are thrown away every year, and coffee giant Bewley’s is doing what it can to make that change. In a recent program Bewley’s experimented with ways to change consumer behavior, and they discovered some promising solutions to wasteful consumer habits. When a financial incentive was given to […]

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Recycling Lithium and Cobalt from Batteries Now More Efficient

Ece Polat — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 07:41:24 +0000

The International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy has published a research that introduces a new method of extracting lithium and cobalt from the batteries. This carries an important factor in the future of rechargeable lithium ion batteries as they power many electronics, electric vehicles, and more. A common problem of these batteries is that […]

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New Plastic Paving System Captures Solar and Kinetic Energy

Mila Luleva — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:08:02 +0000

A new paving system, made out of recycled plastics, is able to harvest both solar and kinetic energy. I am a big fan of solar roads and solar bike lanes. It is true that in terms of efficiency and placement, these might not be the best. However, I cannot think of a better way to […]

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New 3D Printer Filament Made from Recycled Potato Chip Bags

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 19:30:00 +0000

While often criticized for its not-so-green nature, 3D printing is one of the best liberal means of quickly creating objects from various materials right out of your mind. Now, 3D printing can offer a solution for some non-recyclable plastics, such as various potato chip and other quick snack bags, which usually end up in landfills […]

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Sweden Encourages Repairing of Goods by Pollution-Lowering Tax Breaks

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 20:16:29 +0000

Today’s consumeristic world teaches and encourages everyone to buy, use and then throw away at the first scratch or when a slightly newer version of the object appears on the market. This is the case of electronics, low-quality plastic goods, paper and so on. Sweden, on the other hand, is a country that apparently has […]

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Scientists Just Made Rewritable Paper Real

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 08:38:43 +0000

Paper waste is one of the biggest environmental issues we’re facing nowadays. A team of researchers has come up with an interesting solution to this: rewritable paper. They made the recyclable paper from tungsten oxide and a common polymer used in medicines and food. More scientific data can be found in the journal ACS Applied Materials […]

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France to Ban Plastic Dishes by 2020, Decision Stirs Controversy

Courtney Lepping — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 20:02:42 +0000

France just passed a law against plastic cups, cutlery, and plates. By 2020, the Energy Transition for Green Growth will go into effect and said plastics will start phasing out. Should it be illegal to negatively impact climate change? Or should it be legal to sell harmful goods despite the detrimental environmental impact? Either way, […]

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Eco Cooler – No Electricity DIY Air Conditioner Made from Plastic Bottles

Mila Luleva — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 20:05:56 +0000

The Eco Cooler is a revolutionary DIY air conditioning system, which is made from recycled plastic bottles and needs no electricity. Summer is finally here for most of us in the Northern hemisphere. Jackets go safely in storage, and we all start dreaming of that beach holiday and cocktails. Unfortunately, summer is not so pleasant when […]

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Used Plastic Bottles Turn into Energy Efficient Housing

Mila Luleva — Wed, 11 May 2016 18:26:07 +0000

Used plastic bottles get a new life in Plastic Bottle Village. For many of us, eliminating plastic bottles from the daily activities presents a huge challenge. Even if we are 100% dedicated to not buy anything that comes in this eco-unfriendly packaging, circumstances sometimes leave us with no choice. On average, a person will go […]

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WayCap, Reusable Coffee Capsules That Reduce Pollution and Costs

Mila Luleva — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 21:55:43 +0000

WayCap provides reusable refillable coffee capsules for Nespresso Machines, which allow you to drink your favorite blend, while cutting costs and reducing pollution. What is the price tag of convenience and what is the measuring unit- is it time, is it money? How much are you willing to sacrifice in order to get that extra comfort- 5 […]

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Ultra-Efficient Way of Recycling Old Tires Found in UK

Mila Luleva — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 05:43:07 +0000

A new method for recycling of rubber tires could result in huge energy savings, and considerable cost benefits. Old tires are known to have a huge negative environmental impact if disposed of carelessly. It is often that these end up in landfills, or get burnt, emitting alarming amounts of hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide and hexavalent […]

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New Ultra-Efficient Urine Fuel Cell Produces Electricity at Unprecedented Rates

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 19:30:11 +0000

The dream of turning urine into something useful has seemingly been with humanity since ages. Now they turned into energy. A new type of bacterial fuel cell turns urine into electricity at unprecedented rates and with never seen before efficiency. The urine fuel cell has been designed at the University of Bath, Queen Mary University […]

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5 Single-Serve Items We Could Live Without (or Recycle)

Natalie Pullen — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 16:48:07 +0000

Although there has been an emphasis on the importance of recycling and many more people are recycling these days, there is much room to grow in reducing the amount of waste we generate and also reusing materials before simply throwing them away. In today’s developed society, over-consumption is the norm. With it comes an increase in the […]

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First Recycled Rechargeable Batteries from Energizer

Mila Luleva — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 22:15:35 +0000

Energizer’s new product line offers world’s first recycled rechargeable batteries. Nowadays it is quite difficult to imagine our lives without batteries. They are everywhere, powering all of our electronic devices, cameras, remote controls, portable lights, and probably a thousand other things. But batteries come with one big disadvantage- they are highly toxic to the environment […]

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Single Serve Coffee Pods banned in Germany’s Second Largest City

Natalie Pullen — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:31:28 +0000

The smell of freshly brewed coffee in the morning is what it takes many people to jump start their day. Since everyone is constantly in a hurry, and we live in a society of fast foods and convenience stores, it’s no wonder that the single-cup coffee brewing machines are found in over a quarter of the homes […]

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How to Green Up Your Kid’s Next Party by Going Retro

Natalie Pullen — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:28:30 +0000

You know the definition of insanity… “doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results”. If we are wanting to make a difference to our world we are going to need to start doing things differently. Nowadays children’s parties have gotten completely out of hand. No expense is spared and the parties just […]

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Epson PaperLab Turns Used Paper into Clean Paper in 4 Seconds

Mila Luleva — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:47:56 +0000

Epson’s new PaperLab is one of a kind office machine that recycles used paper directly into clean white sheets of all sizes. Recycling is a big deal, regardless of what product we are talking about. Plastic, paper, bio products, electronics- not sending these to landfills results in that much less environmental pollution, which ultimately translates into […]

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By 2050 Oceans Will Have More Trash Than Fish

Guest Contributor — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 18:27:19 +0000

By 2050 there will be more trash in the ocean than fish. That is a lot of pollution! And sadly, most of the trash is plastics as reported by the World Economic Forum. They stated that up to 32 % of plastic waste becomes pollution in our rivers and oceans. Plastics do not decompose quickly […]

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Honda Debuted its Own Battery Recycling Program

Samantha Joe — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 21:11:31 +0000

Honda has debuted their own battery recycling program. In an effort to reuse used lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries, a Honda battery recycling program was unveiled late last year. This process was introduced at Eco-Projects 2015 in Tokyo. The program aims to utilize salvaged materials from the li-ion batteries for nickel-metal-hyrdride (NiMH) units. How does the Honda battery […]

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Five Green Tech – New Year’s Resolutions for 2016

Mila Luleva — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 13:49:28 +0000

Looking for New Year’s resolutions? Here are five green suggestions. It is that time of the year again, wen we look in retrospect, we analyze what went right and what went wrong over the past 12 months, and we start thinking of where we can improve. Most of us make New Year’s resolutions, hoping to […]

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MIT Researchers Make Perovskite Solar Cells from Old Car Batteries

Mila Luleva — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 14:30:43 +0000

Lead from recycled car batteries can be used to make perovskite solar cells. MIT researchers have the recipe. The past decade has seen such development in technologies, that I doubt anyone was able to predict it at the start. What is more, the world became more aware of climate change, and what we see now is […]

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Seabin Sucks In Ocean Trash and Oil

Mila Luleva — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 08:22:09 +0000

New style rubbish bin, called Seabin, developed by two enthusiastic Australian surfers, is the latest technology to clean up ocean trash. Ocean trash is a serious environmental problem, which affects one of the biggest ecological habitats on our planet and threatens the lives of marine organisms of all shapes and sizes. For this reason, any […]

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Bacteria Recover Ammonia from Waste Water to Use as Fertilizer

Mila Luleva — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 20:36:01 +0000

Engineers have found a way to recover ammonia from waste water and turn it into valuable fertilizer using only natural bacteria. One’s nuisance is another one’s treasure, and that is especially true in the case of ammonia. In waste water, ammonia is a harmful pollutant. If it leaks into groundwater, or it is carelessly discharged […]

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Truly Environmentally Friendly Plastic is Here

Samantha Joe — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 21:11:28 +0000

A research team at Colorado State University has developed a new type of biodegradable polymer. The polymer is made up of the monomer Gamma-butyrolactone (GBL). A monomer is a molecule that can be bonded to identical molecules to form a polymer. When heated, this material transforms back into its original molecular state. This makes the […]

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High Schooler’s Recycling Program is a Success Three Years Later

Annika Tostengard — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 07:35:53 +0000

A high school student in Branford, Connecticut started a local recycling program during her sophomore year in high school, and three years later it is till successful. So successful, in fact, that the program paid for itself this year. The program was the first of its kind in the state of Connecticut. Etta Hanlon is now […]

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New UK Waste Management Systems will Export Refuse Derived Fuel

Annika Tostengard — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:28:41 +0000

A county in the United Kingdom has recently approved an export plan that will send refuse derived fuel (RDF) to the Netherlands and Germany. The Environment, Development and Transport committee of Norfolk voted to award three waste contracts over the next four years, totaling £68 million. In an effort to stop the flow of trash into […]

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Too Much Recycling Not Good, Surprising Research Shows

Annika Tostengard — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 03:31:39 +0000

It might sound crazy to suggest that Americans recycle too much, but that is exactly what Thomas Kinnaman, a Professor of Economics at Bucknell University found through a research study last year. His conclusions reveal exactly how much recycling benefits both the environment and society and make several useful suggestions to maximize the positive impact of your […]

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Recycled Coffee Grounds in American Eagle’s Latest Jeans

Mila Luleva — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 19:33:56 +0000

American Eagle, one of the world’s biggest jeans manufacturers, has put a new twist in their latest line- the fabric that they use contains recycled coffee grounds. Used coffee grounds are finding more and more applications in our daily activities. First they were found to be a brilliant alternative to crops in the making of […]

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Could Mealworms Feeding on Plastics End Plastic Pollution?

Mila Luleva — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:37:23 +0000

Scientists have discovered that a special breed of worms can survive eating only plastic. Plastic pollution is a serious problem for our planet, but unfortunately it was recognized as such just that little bit too little too late. Thankfully, great efforts from the scientific community, environmental groups and government agencies, are now directed towards finding […]

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Coffee Grounds Can be Used to Capture Carbon

Mila Luleva — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 17:56:26 +0000

Scientists in South Korea have found a way to turn coffee grounds from waste into a cheap and effective material that captures carbon. Coffee grounds have found quite a number of applications over the years- from being used in cosmetics instead of microplastics, through unblocking drains and replacing chemical fertilizer, all the way to being […]

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Compostable Electronics to Hit the Shelves in Three Years

Mila Luleva — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 18:42:51 +0000

German scientists claim to have found the key to tackling the problem with ever-so-growing amounts of electronic waste- biodegradable, compostable electronics. I doubt a decade ago anyone could have predicted this incredible boom on the market for electronics. The competition between the big tech giants to develop the bigger and better smartphone, or the next […]

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Dutch Students Make Leather from Fruit Waste

Mila Luleva — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 20:21:33 +0000

Dutch students have developed a method to convert fruit and vegetable waste into “fruit leather”, which can then be made into trendy handbags. Regardless of how many pleas and tries there have been to reduce food waste, some amount of fruits and vegetables, no matter how small, always ends up in the bin. There are ways […]

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DIY Compost Bin Utilizes Food Waste, Serves as Planter

Mila Luleva — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 09:42:10 +0000

Easy to make, DIY compost bin, can take care of your biodegradable waste and serve as a beautiful green centerpiece, and herb garden, in your back yard. Building a compost bin in the back yard, which turns biological waste from our kitchens into something useful, does not have to be a year-long project, and take up […]

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DIY: How to Build a Greywater Recycling System in 3 Steps

Annika Tostengard — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:25:42 +0000

Water shortages already cause problems for millions of people around the world, and the problem will likely only be exacerbated in the future. Get ahead of the curve and start saving water now by building a grewyater recycling system. These systems divert water from the shower or sink to an outdoor tank which can then be […]

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Shower of the Future, Saves Water and Electricity

Mila Luleva — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:28:58 +0000

The Shower of the Future is a smart technology, which lets you spend as much time as you need under running water, yet limits your water use to only five liters and saves energy. Fresh water shortage is quite a pressing issue these days, but regardless of how much effort we all put to save […]

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How to Get Rid of (Recycle) Electric Car Batteries

Annika Tostengard — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 06:20:29 +0000

Electric cars are sometimes criticized for being less eco-friendly than they seem. The vehicles won’t last forever, and one day will need to be thrown away. Batteries in particular can be harmful to the environment when dumped into landfills because they could leach harmful chemicals and metals into the soil. The President of Retriev Technologies, […]

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Dutch Firm Paves Roads with Recycled Plastics

Mila Luleva — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 18:53:03 +0000

Dutch engineers have found an eco-friendly substitute for asphalt used for road construction, which could come as quite a surprise- the hero is, recycled plastics. Quite a number of innovative eco-friendly ideas have come from Dutch designers and engineers over the past year. Solar bike path, and illuminating road paint, are just some of the […]

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Adidas Makes Sportswear From Recycled Ocean Trash

Mila Luleva — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:37:12 +0000

Adidas, together with researchers from Alfred-Wegener-Institut and the conservation group ‘Parley for the Oceans’, developed the first-of-its-kind prototype of sports shoes made entirely from ocean trash. The amount of ocean trash has already exceeded any acceptable norm or limit, but it does not mean that people should give up on the idea of preventing it from […]

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Simple Recycling Method Ends Dirty Mining of Rare Earth Elements

Mila Luleva — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 19:37:41 +0000

Scientists have found a way to recycle rare earth elements used in all electronic devices and electric motors, which could pave the way to a bright future without dirty mining. Rare earth elements (REE) are key components in almost every electronic gadget that people own these days. What is more, these chemical miracles are found within all electric […]

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Nissan Home Battery Giving New Life to Old EV Energy Storage

Mila Luleva — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 04:44:03 +0000

Nissan is officially entering the field of commercial energy storage, as the company will reveal on Monday how they plan to reuse old LEAF batteries. It is only just over a month after Tesla revealed details about the revolutionary home battery– Powerwall, and we already see other big car manufacturers wanting a piece of the energy […]

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Recycling Waste Products into Valuable Materials – Part 2

Anthony Petrolo — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 04:54:12 +0000

Following on from the first instalment of turning one person’s waste into another person’s treasure, we examine a new range of products that are capable of practically being converted into new products, in addition to ways we can improve recycling rates. Whilst not all of the products discussed below can be practically recycled and/or reused, […]

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Recycling Waste Products into Valuable Materials – Part 1

Anthony Petrolo — Mon, 25 May 2015 06:42:54 +0000

Pondering about what to do with all that old motor oil you can accumulated in your garage? How about dealing with the mounting pile of expanded polystyrene (EPS) boxes? This article has the information you need. Tyre (tire) Recycling. With the billions of vehicles used worldwide come the issue with used tyres (amongst the other […]

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Used Cigarette Butts Offer Energy Storage Solution

Sarah Higman — Sun, 17 May 2015 17:55:08 +0000

Scientists in South Korea have successfully converted used cigarette butts into a high performing material that could be integrated into computers, handheld devices, electric vehicles and wind turbines to store energy. Using a “simple one step process” co-author Professor Jongheop Yi of Seoul National University says that the new materials outperforms currently available carbon, graphene […]

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Subaru Marks a Decade of Zero-Landfill Waste Disposal

Mila Luleva — Fri, 15 May 2015 16:35:07 +0000

Subaru is the first car manufacturer worldwide, who can proudly announce that they have been running a zero-landfill production plants for over a decade. When talking about eco-friendly vehicles, many people immediately assume that these should be all electric, a hybrid, or something from the future like a car powered by hydrogen fuel cells or compressed […]

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Governments to Fast-Track Organic Waste Recycling

Anthony Petrolo — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 03:57:13 +0000

There has been a push from various companies and environmental organisations to have all political parties in the UK develop and execute a comprehensive plan to divert food waste from landfill. This follows the appoval of California’s Assembly Bill No. 1826, passed in September 2014, for the State of California to commence implementing the legislation […]

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New Recycled Plastic Bottles Made from 100% Ocean Plastic Debris

Mila Luleva — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:16:34 +0000

Method and Envision Plastics proposes recycling of ocean plastic debris into new, eco-friendly recycled plastic materials that can make up our future disposable bottles. We have covered the topic of reusing plastic bottles and recycled plastic quite extensively over the past few years. Plastic bottles, plastic bags, food packaging, all these contribute greatly to the overall state […]

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