(27) This Is What Happened When Someone Let Go Of A Balloon.
When balloons deflate and fall from the sky, they often wind up in the ocean, and become part of the 14 billion tons of trash that fill the seas each year and kill marine animals around the world. Jellyfish, plastic bags, balloons; these all look like food to a hungry sea turtle. But plastics and […]
(26) We Depend On Plastic . Now , We Are Drowning In It .
The miracle material has made modern life possible. But more than 40 percent of it is used just once, and it’s choking our waterways.Credit: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC A LIFETIME OF PLASTIC The first plastics made from fossil fuels are just over a century old. They came into widespread use after World War II and are found […]
(25) STATE OF EMERGENCY: GARBAGE WAVE OF SANTO DOMINGO.
Late last year, images of trash-covered beaches in Bali shocked the world and prompted the government to declare a ‘garbage emergency’. Now, video taken by Parley in the Dominican Republic shows an equally apocalyptic scene – wave after wave of plastic debris rolling in at Montesinos Beach in the capital, Santo Domingo. As the dense […]
(24) These Houses Are Built With Blocks Made From Waste Plastic.
Colombian company Conceptos Plásticos saw two pressing issues in the world and decided to tackle both with recycled building materials. One issue is the housing crisis, prevalent in Latin America where 80 percent of the population now resides in urban areas. The second is the overwhelming amount of plastic crowding landfills. To combat these issues, […]
(23) The Environmental Impact of Plastic Straws – Facts, Statistics, and Infographic.
A small, plastic straw – It’s something that comes with most beverages that we order, from soft drinks to even a glass of water. Though at first this small straw may not seem like a lot, when its usage is added up, plastic straws create a big problem for the environment. Credit: Seeker+SCI
(22) Smartphones are killing the planet faster than anyone expected.
Smartphones are particularly insidious for a few reasons. With a two-year average life cycle, they’re more or less disposable. The problem is that building a new smartphone–and specifically, mining the rare materials inside them–represents 85% to 95% of the device’s total CO2 emissions for two years. That means buying one new phone takes as much […]
(21) How Many Times Can Plastic Be Recycled ?
Most plastics can only be recycled once, at which point they are normally converted into clothing or some other commodity which can’t be recycled again. This means that once the second item reaches the end of its lifespan, so too does the original plastic – and it ends up in a landfill. Due to its […]
(20) India home to world’s 14 most polluted cities, slowly killing its residents.
WHO said, based on the amount of particulate matter under 2.5 micrograms found in every cubic metre of air. Environment ministry officials said the WHO’s findings were embarrassing but not surprising. Frequent unhealthy levels of pollution from sources ranging from vehicles to the burning of coal and wood for cooking, dust storms, or forest fires […]
(19) Everest Is Covered in a Giant Trash Pile, And Humanity Doesn’t Deserve This Planet.
Our shit is literally everywhere.The world’s highest mountain has, in the last few decades, turned into the world’s highest-altitude rubbish dump, thanks to wealthy tourists who mindlessly leave a trail of disgusting refuse in their wake. When tourists pack up their relatively easily accessible camps, they leave behind tents, broken climbing equipment, empty gas canisters, […]
(18) Bottled water has surprisingly high levels of microplastics, according to a new study. That might endanger human health.
Microplastics are pieces of plastic that have broken down a size smaller than a fingernail. About 275,000 metric tons of the stuff enter our waterways each year, according to some estimates. Credit: Orb Media