Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 14:51:14 +0000
An expert in biogeochemistry explains that tiny plastics are showing up in crops and can be uptaken by plants into their tissues. What’s the next stop? Human digestive systems.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:57:51 +0000
Scientist at Princeton say that egg whites freeze dried and then heated form a structure that removes salt and microplasitcs from sea water.
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 18:35:37 +0000
It’s always a good time to talk about the ocean plastic problem, especially when the biggest-ever Sharkfest series is unspooling on Disney+ and National Geographic channels this week.
Credit to Author: Chanan Bos| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 20:30:37 +0000
The company has come up with a great way to significantly reduce the problem at the source, directly at the washing machine. Its solution is a new kind of smart filter that can either be integrated or added onto existing washing machines
Credit to Author: Maddie Stone| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:18:13 +0000
Fish nurseries near Hawaii contain higher concentrations of plastic than the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and baby fish are mistaking this trash for food.
Read moreCredit to Author: Andrea Bertoli| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 16:35:48 +0000
Bill 40, an ambitious plastics reduction bill, is moving swiftly through Honolulu City Council, with wide bi-partisan support. Local activist groups, concerned citizens and tourists are excited to move this bill forward. Learn more about the bill and why it’s such an important opportunity for Oahu.
Credit to Author: Anne Gaviola| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 12:19:14 +0000
New research shows plastic pollution isn’t limited to the ocean and landfills. It’s all around us and people are eating and drinking it.
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