Microplastics
This company is making whirlpools to clean microplastics from water
Environment
October 3, 2022
This company is making whirlpools to clean microplastics from water
Microplastics contaminate the whole planet, from Arctic ice to Mount Everest. The tiny particles, less than 5 millimeters in diameter,…
Do you consume a credit card’s worth of plastic every week?
World
June 12, 2019
Do you consume a credit card’s worth of plastic every week?
People worldwide could be ingesting five grams of microscopic plastic particles every week, equivalent in weight to a credit card,…
Emissions and microplastics: How food waste hurts the environment
World
May 1, 2019
Emissions and microplastics: How food waste hurts the environment
“I once found 200 to 300 Euros worth of Sushi, still in its original packaging,” Lea recalls. It’s not her…
Plastic found in deepest ocean animals
Environment
February 27, 2019
Plastic found in deepest ocean animals
Animals living in the deepest ocean trenches have been found with plastic fragments in their gut, according to new research…