Catherine Early Imports of foreign plastic could fall by as much as 80% next year, Catherine Early reports Some are stockpiling it, some are sending it to landfill, some are finding other countries to take it. Scrap plastics, paper and other materials are piling up at scrapyards and ports after the surprise announcement by China to severely… Continue reading China under intense pressure to relax waste ban
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Watch: How a “Fixers Club” in Argentina is pushing back against our throwaway culture
Todd Reubold The Club de Reparadores — or “Fixers Club” — in Argentina is showing local communities how to fix everyday objects during daylong gatherings. According to the World Bank, each year we throw away close to 2 billion metric tons (2.2 billion tons) of trash globally. By 2100, experts predict daily waste production around… Continue reading Watch: How a “Fixers Club” in Argentina is pushing back against our throwaway culture
It’s time to start thinking about our digital carbon footprint
Pietari Kaapa Contemporary digital media is pervasive and proliferating, and raises fundamental questions over the capabilities of the industry to account for its environmental impact by focusing largely on traditional production methods. The media is at the forefront of generating awareness over environmental issues. It is easy to name influential films like An Inconvenient Truth… Continue reading It’s time to start thinking about our digital carbon footprint
Kenya announces breakthrough ban on plastic bags
Ban on all production, use and import of plastic bags to take effect in six months The 24 million plastic bags currently used each month are a major cause of environmental damage and health problems Plastic bags are also a major contributor to the 8 million tonnes of plastic dumped in the sea every year … Continue reading Kenya announces breakthrough ban on plastic bags
Campaign: A toddler’s plea to clean the beaches
Juan Vargas A toddler’s plea to help her clean the world’s beaches so she doesn’t have to play with trash and cigarette butts
Is it time to rethink recycling?
Amy Westervelt If our current approach to recycling isn’t the best for the economy or the environment, why do we do it? Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license. Criticize recycling and you may as well be using a fume-spewing… Continue reading Is it time to rethink recycling?
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