Single-use plastic is one of the most familiar materials in modern life, yet its scale and impact are staggering. Our earth is getting dirtier and...
Archive for tag: plastic waste
4 Ways to Stop Plastics From Trashing Earth Despite Using Them
In most pollution situations, plastics lie at the heart of them. These materials destroy natural environments but that’s not the only thing. They break down...
Trash Hermits: More Hermit Crabs Favor Plastic Waste as Their Homes
Think of hermit crabs. Some images that we have are those little critters coming out of their shells to move to larger ones. But nowadays,...
Beware of Fake Biodegradables: Products with False Claims are Found at Supermarkets
In 2017, there was a renowned study published in the journal Science which reported environmental issues. Here, the researchers revealed that throughout human history, we...
Study Reveals That in the Future, There Might Be Significant Waves of Invasive Species
Alien species that are destructive and wiping out the native ones have been a persistent problem in many parts of the world. Are we to...
We Have A New Term: Plasticosis. What Is It?
You surely have heard about plastic waste and the damages it can cause to our ocean. However, have you ever heard about the term plasticosis?...
Japan Loves Plastic, but Doesn’t Pollute as much – This is How the Country Manage its Waste
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...
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,...
We Can Actually Clean Up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Let’s once again talk about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch that has been haunting us for too long nowadays. Having first mentioned in 1988 paper...