Plastic bottles production in Japan has increased to 23.2 billion per year from 14 billion in 2004. In 2014, the country generated 32.4kg (71lb) of...
Archive for tag: plastic consumption
Scientists Developed a Special Magnet that can Mop Up Microplastics in Water
Since microplastics are becoming an established problem, many have tried to find ways to, at the very least, reduce them while we humans also work...
So Many Pledges, but not Enough Resources; The Issue with Using Recycled Products
Due to the increasing awareness of waste issues—and with it, demand for environmentally friendly alternatives, a lot of companies have made a public promise to...
Bioplastics are Getting Ubiquitous Now, but Will They Solve the Global Problem?
“To counter the plastic problem, we’re making/using bioplastic with [insert features] that won’t damage the Earth further.” We’ve all seen such statements from small green...
Recycling Rigid Plastic Have Happened, But What About the Multilayer Kind?
Recycling plastics have happened to those rigid in forms, such as pallets and furniture, or the ones with only one polymer material (monolayer). The flexible,...
10 Tips for Reducing Your Plastic Consumption
The world is facing a plastic crisis. Every day, millions of pieces of plastic end up in landfills, oceans, and other natural habitats, wreaking havoc...
Plastic Packaging vs Food Waste Prevention: Let’s Take a Look
When we talk about sustainability, eco consciousness, and the likes, we mostly talk about reducing plastic packaging—especially the single-use ones. And that’s what happens today;...
Milk Protein That Can Turn into Biodegradable, Robust Plastic Foam
Human brains and science go well together, creating countless innovations that’ll help humanity in the future. We’re gonna take a look at a few of...
New Study Suggests Plastic Waste Doesn’t End Up in the Open Ocean
Pollution in the ocean is something that we’ve all been familiar with. We’ve seen news and videos about it everywhere, and we’ve since taken some...
Due to Human Error, Reusable Bags can be Worse than the Single-Use Ones
It has been ingrained to us that plastic bags are big no-no. And then, we quickly switched to reusable bags in order to reduce the...
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