(77) Plastic Pollution To Worsen Due To COVID-19 Masks.
While environmentalists are appreciating the reduction in pollution due to lockdowns enforced across the world by many nations, another threat is on the horizon. All over the world, people have been enjoying cleaner air as a result of factories being shut. COVID-19 outbreak and the resultant lockdowns enforced by nations worldwide have drastically reduced pollution. […]
(76) Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea.
Washed Ashore takes on the global marine debris crisis by turning plastic waste into beautiful, thought-provoking works of art. With the aim to educate viewers on the state of plastic pollution in our oceans, Washed Ashore features larger-than-life sea creatures made entirely of discarded, washed-up plastic waste. Washed Ashore founder and director Angela Haseltine Pozzi […]
(75) Microplastics In Unborn Kids .
Nearly ALL children of the developed contries have toxic levels of controversial plastics in their urine and faeces – including one substance thought to cause cancer. German scientists looked for 15 ‘plastic byproducts’ in the waste of 2,500 children, aged between three and 17. Results showed 11 of the 15 substances – one of which […]
(74) Stop Exporting Plastic Waste From Britain To Malaysia.
Britain has agreed to take back 42 containers of plastic waste illegally exported to Malaysia, as several Asian nations push back against becoming the world’s rubbish dump. Southeast Asia has been flooded with plastic from more developed nations such as the US and Britain since last year when China – which boasted a massive recycling […]
(73) Indonesia’s Citarum: The World’s Most Polluted River
Every day, no less than 20,000 tons of waste and 340,000 tons of wastewater, mostly from 2,000 textile factories, are disposed directly into the once clear and pristine waterways of the Citarum River. Yet despite those very poor conditions, the Citarum River is vital for the 25 million people who daily depend on it for […]
(72) Polluted air affects 92% of global population, says WHO
Nine out of 10 people on the planet breathe polluted air, even outdoors, the World Health Organisation said. Some 92% of the population live in places where air pollution exceeds WHO limits, which contributed to lung cancer, heart disease, and strokes. The south-east Asia and western Pacific regions account for nearly two out of every […]
(71) 2,000 Tons of Trash was Dumped Everyday at Ghazipur Landfill, India.
About 2,000 tonnes of garbage is dumped in the Ghazipur landfill yard every single day. Rising by nearly 10 metres a year, with no end in sight to its foul-smelling growth, the mountain will be more than 75 metres tall by 2020 — taller than the Taj Mahal, which rests at 73 metres. The hazards […]
(70) The Oil and Gas Industry is the Most Polluted Industry in the World.
The Guardian today reveals the 20 fossil fuel companies whose relentless exploitation of the world’s oil, gas and coal reserves can be directly linked to more than one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions in the modern era. New data from world-renowned researchers reveals how this cohort of state-owned and multinational firms are driving the climate […]
(69) The Fashion Industry is the Second largest polluter in the World.
Fact: ardent followers of fashion aren’t always that ardent about sustainability. Also a fact: it can take up to 2,700 litres to produce the cotton needed to make a just a single t-shirt, which is the equivalent of three years worth of drinking water. Here is a further look into the issues surrounding fashion and […]
(68) Pollution & Poverty are Killing More People Than The War Itself in Afghanistan.
The research group State of Global Air said that in 2018, more than 26,000 deaths could be linked to air pollution. In comparison, 3,483 civilians were killed that year in the Afghan war, the United Nations reports. Kabul has become one of the most polluted cities in the world. It rates at the top of […]