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The Last Straw – Reducing Single Use Plastics

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  It’s fast approaching the end of July, and with it the month long campaign dedicated to raising awareness about minimising the purchase of all products with plastic packaging and in particular reducing single-use plastics.   The publicity campaign may well have calmed down a tad by now, but this year, more than previous years, the message seems to have permeated further, taken a hold within communities and the ripple effect can be seen and felt if one is discerning enough to notice. . It’s not just those flimsy plastic bags that are getting negative press though. It’s also plastic straws and water bottles and microplastics which are floating in our waterways and oceans and being gobbled up by fish and then…yup, you guessed it, gobbled up by us! It can all seem a bit overwhelming, too big a problem to possibly tackle all on your own. Even when we’re told there will be more plastic than fish in the sea by 2050, it’s hard to really know where to start. But sm
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Plastic Water Bottle Pollution: Where do all the Bottles End Up?

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  How bad is bad when it comes to plastic water bottle pollution? Pretty bad. Americans buy 29 billion water bottles a year. For every six bottles people buy, only one is recycled. That leads to a big problem given the fact that water bottles do not biodegrade, but rather photodegrade. This means that it takes at least up to 1,000 years for every single bottle to decompose, leaking pollutants into our soil and water along the way. Yuck! As a result, U.S. landfills are overflowing with 2 million tons of discarded water bottles. And because plastics are produced with fossil fuels, not only does that make them an environmental hazard, but also an enormous waste of valuable resources. Here are just 15 of the most dangerous ways water bottled is polluting the earth, one bottle of water at a time, as well as six things you can do about plastic water bottle pollution. 15 ways plastic water bottle pollution is destroying the planet It takes 3 times the amount of water in a bottle of water to
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Recycling Plastics

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      Recycling Plastics   Are there any sustainable products made from ocean plastic? Can we solve the problem of ocean plastic pollution and end extreme poverty at the same time? That's the ambitious goal of The Plastic Bank: a worldwide chain of stores where everything from school tuition to cooking fuel and more is available for purchase in exchange for plastic garbage -- which is then sorted, shredded and sold to brands who reuse "social plastic" in their products. Recycling plastic is a process that involves the conversion of waste plastic into useful materials. The process includes collecting the recyclable plastics, sorting them according to their respective polymers, and then melting them down into pellets that can be used to make items such as plastic cups, chairs, tables, and polythene bags. Recycling of plastics has been done since the 1970s. The practice is encouraged to protect the environment. Below are the recyclable plastics. RIC 1: Polyethylene Terepht
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World Bicycle Day 2021: Here’s Why You Should Make Cycling a Daily Habit

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  World Bicycle Day 2021: Here’s Why You Should Make Cycling a Daily Habit Cycling is a multidimensional activity; it is not just a mode of transportation, but taking up cycling as a regular activity has various benefits to health too. Alternatively, a bicycle is a clean and eco-friendly mode of transportation.   As we celebrate World Bicycle Day 2021 today, we look at some of the major benefits of taking up cycling as an activity: Improved Cardiovascular health Many experts believe taking up cycling as a regular activity can help you improve your heart’s health and minimize the risk of severe cardiac problems. According to Medicalnewstoday.com, cycling as regular exercise can also keep your blood pressure levels in check. High blood or hypertension increases your risk of having heart-related health issues. Good for Weight Loss Cycling is very good exercise for people who are looking to shed some extra pounds from their body. A good hour of cycling can help you burn 400 to 1000 calorie
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Why We Need Plastic Ban?

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  Why We Need Plastic Ban? Plastic pollution is a major problem for all of us. We have already discussed how critical is pollution from plastics. Plastic pollution  is  the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects wildlife, wildlife habitat, and humans.  Plastics that act as pollutants are categorized into micro-, meso-, or macro debris,  based on size . Here are few things why plastic should be banned :- Negative impact on environment One of the biggest threats about plastic bags is that they threaten the environment. Plastic bags pollute the land and water, since they are lightweight, plastic materials can travel long distances by wind and water. Besides, these material bags are made from non-renewable resources. The majority of plastic bags is made of polypropylene, a material derived from petroleum and natural gas. Both of them are non-renewable fossil fuel-based resources, which
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Do you Buy Recycled? Make thoughtful purchases that actually help the planet

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  Do you Buy Recycled? Make Thoughtful Purchases That Actually Help The Planet Did you know that recycling doesn't end at the bin? If you're like most people, you probably already recycle your empty containers at home and on the go. Thank you! Recycling is such an important step to keep valuable materials out of the landfill and in the economy, preventing pollution while creating green jobs. Now it's time to complete the cycle of recycling. It's just as important to buy products made with recycled content as it is to recycle. Our consumer choices have an impact far beyond the register. We simply have to stop extracting so much from the Earth. To unlock all those environmental and economic benefits that come with recycling, your recyclables have to transform into new products. In other words…  you already recycle. Now it's time to Buy Recycled. As in previous blogs I have already discussed on plastic recycling, and it's importance, I urge all to buy recycled item
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Global CO2 Pollution Returns To Pre-COVID levels

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 Global CO2 Pollution Returns To Pre-COVID levels Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have returned to pre-pandemic levels and then some, threatening to put climate treaty targets for capping global warming out of reach, the International Energy Agency says. Energy-related emissions were two percent higher in December 2020 than in the same month a year earlier, driven by economic recovery and a lack of clean energy policies. Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to 15 percent of COVID-19 deaths globally, according to a new study. Reduce Emissions’ The authors stressed that attributing COVID-19 deaths to air pollution did not mean that pollution itself was killing people with the disease, although they did not rule out such a cause-effect linkage. Jos Lelieveld, of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, told the AFP news agency that the research suggested “the pollution particles are a co-factor in aggravating the disease”. Credit : https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/2
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