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Did plastic straw bans work? Yes, but not in the way you’d think.
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPaper straws get soggy and fall apart more quickly, reusable straws made of metal are not easy to...
The U.N. Is Running Out of Time to Draft This Plastics Treaty
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIn March 2022, U.N. delegates met in Ottawa and struck a historic agreement to produce, by the end...
The consequences of a plastic-filled world
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEarth. Illustrated | Getty Images The U.S. is currently the largest generator of plastic waste in the world — and while plastic recycling is falling,...
New water bottle company attempts to solve massive pollution problem: ‘We persisted in finding...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOne company has taken inspiration from the interconnectedness of nature to create a refreshing...
Bottled water is full of plastic particles, new study finds
Newsy via AOL· 4 months agoWoman drinking bottled water. Scientists studying how tiny particles of plastic affect our everyday...
Barbie Is at the Center of a Bizarre Climate Hoax
Outside via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThis article originally appeared on Outside These days, everyone's talking about Barbie--both the film and the toy--including climate activists. One...
Researchers horrified after discovering mysterious plastic rocks on a remote island — here’s what...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIn a horrifying discovery, geologists have found rocks made from plastic debris on Brazil’s remote...
Plastic bag ban may not mean less pollution, recent study says
WPXI via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAllegheny County is considering a ban on plastic shopping bags. However, a recent study claims...
Don’t pollute Colorado communities with plastics-to-fuel
Colorado Newsline via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPlastic waste is found on the most remote mountains, in the deepest ocean trenches, in our food, our...
Stossel: The truth behind the recycling religion
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor decades, we've been told: recycle! "If we're not using recycled paper, we're cutting down more trees!" says Lynn Hoffman, co-president of Eureka...