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World’s First Plant-Based Running Shoes- by Reebok

Mila Luleva — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:07:51 +0000

Reebok introduces running shoes made entirely of plant-based materials. Running is one of those sports that are so easy to practice. All you need is a pair of great shoes, light reflecting outfit (safety first!) and off you go. No memberships, no special equipment- just the track, your shoes and you! The statistics clearly support […]

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UK Student Designs Bioplastic out of Fish Scales and Skin

Mila Luleva — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 12:39:31 +0000

UK student invents new-generation bioplastics. Can this be the solution to one of the world’s biggest pollution problems? It is this time of the year again, when James Dyson, well known British Inventor, awards his annual prize to the most talented student designer. With so many young brains currently mesmerizing the world with their inventions, […]

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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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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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It Rains Microplastics in Southern France

Effie P — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 04:26:26 +0000

It’s easy to talk about pollution that’s far away. It doesn’t concern us–it’s deep in the oceans, in poor underdeveloped countries, with people who are different and maybe indifferent. And it’s also easy to export our garbage to them, because after all, it’s only fair, we pay them something for it (if needed) and we […]

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India Bans All Single-Use Plastics From Airports

Mila Luleva — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 19:26:22 +0000

India introduces a ban on all single-use plastics at 129 airports across the country. This is the first step to reaching the higher goal- make all airports plastic-free. India is one of the top four global plastic polluters. The economy of the country got quite a boost over the last years, bypassing the UK in […]

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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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Plastics Industry Knew About Ocean Pollution Long Time Ago

Jose Aguilar — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 21:00:09 +0000

The scientific community has reported plastic ocean pollution to be an issue for quite some time now, although for laymen is becoming a visible problem in recent years. This important matter is the point of analysis in a report by The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). As the problem of marine plastic pollution gets greater public […]

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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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Green, Fast and Smart Coffee Maker Puts an End to Plastic Pods

Mila Luleva — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 11:14:08 +0000

Bruvelo is the first coffee maker that can put an end, once and for all, to the use of plastic coffee pads. What is more, it brews the perfect coffee every time at any time you tell it to. For millions around the world the morning coffee is more of a ritual than anything else, […]

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Bio-plastics Made of Fructose Disappear as We Please

Mila Luleva — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 09:18:38 +0000

The solution to plastic pollution might just have been discovered. A team of US scientists developed a material out of fructose that functions just like regular plastics but it breaks down as soon as it is exposed to a specific type of UV light. Plastic pollution is everywhere around us, it has even established itself […]

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Bioplastics Made from Parsley Stems and Rice Hulls Reduce Both Bio- and Plastic Waste

Mila Luleva — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 09:32:06 +0000

Plastic pollution has reached incredible levels in a space of just a decade or so. Not only that people’s careless waste disposal behaviour has led to the formation of the huge Pacific Garbage Patch, but also the actual process of plastic production adds additional chemical pollutants to the ecosystems. Italian scientists, however, think that bioplastics made […]

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Ooho, The Edible Water Bottle That Eliminates Plastic Pollution

Mila Luleva — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:12:19 +0000

New invention, designed by a group of students, might just be what the world needs in order to eliminate plastic bottles and solve the problem of extreme pollution once and for all. The secret- a new water/liquid bubble-like container that is not only biodegradable, but it is also resistant, hygienic, and most importantly, edible. Called Ooho, […]

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Biodegradable and Recyclable Plastics from Pine Sap

Mike Sandru — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:53:17 +0000

Since pine sap is made of compounds similar to those in petroleum, they can be chemically modified using polymerization so that plastics which have biodegradable characteristics can be produced. With the harmful effects of pollution becoming more and more evident, researchers are investigating alternatives to materials made with petroleum. University of South Carolina’s Chuanbing Tang […]

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Giant Plastic Patches to Float on the Oceans For Hundreds of Years

Mila Luleva — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:39:21 +0000

Regardless of where in the world plastic garbage is thrown in the ocean, new research shows that it can get carried to any of the ocean basins. Scientists from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, based at UNSW, have established that even if we stop throwing plastics now, the places […]

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Great Lakes Also Polluted with Micro-Plastics

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:36:54 +0000

Micro-plastics have been accumulating in the surfaces of oceans, affecting negatively marine life and humans, as well. Just recently, researchers have found that the same man-made pollutants are roaming in the great lakes up to about 650,000 micro-plastic particles per square kilometer. Sherri Mason, an environmental chemist, together with other researchers, took 21 water samples […]

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Shocking Video: How Human Pollution Affects Wildlife on Remote Pacific Atoll

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:51:23 +0000

I love animals. I love birds. I always imagined that birds are safe in their natural habitats, in forests or islands or places of the sort. But they’re not. In fact, animals are not safe even at 2,000 miles away from the nearest continent. The ghost of our unfulfilled dreams, ignorance and thirst for money […]

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