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San Francisco Ban Plastic Bags, Manitoba Town Too
Consumers have become unconscious about their shopping habits and stores are feeding the addiction by handing over purchases, even if they consist of a...
IKEA Takes a Stand Against Plastic Bags
The number of plastic bags used in the United States that end up in landfills is staggering — some 100 billion bags, which represents...
Free Plastic Bags To Be Banned in Australia
The state government of Victoria will be first in Australia to charge for every plastic grocery bag used. Environment Minister John Thwaites said a...
Tanzania Bans Plastic Bags
The manufacturing, importing, buying and using of thin plastic bags is now banned in Tanzania. Bags are blamed for harming livestock, blocking drains and...
Ancient California Redwoods Defy Scientists’ Expectations and Sprout New Shoots From Blackened Trunks
A devastating fire sparked fears that California's redwoods would never recover, but these old timers had a trick up their trunks, and utilized deep...
4 Years After Discovery, the First Viking Ship Burial Found in Over 100 Years Reveals its Lost Secrets
Reprinted with permission from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering conflict, travel, science, conservation, and health and fitness.
When news broke in 2018 that...
Never-Ending Literary Treasure Hunt Has Kids Finding Hidden Books, Reading, Then Re-Hiding Them for Others
A never-ending treasure hunt in a small New South Wales town has given new lives to thousands of books, and new smiles to as...
5 U.S. States Are Repaving Roads With Unrecyclable Plastic Waste–And Results Are Impressive
Headache-inducing plastic waste such as printer cartridges and plastic bags are being turned into aggregate material for asphalt road mixtures around the country.
Plastic roads...
Your Inspired Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
Breakthrough: Polyethylene Bags and Jugs Can Finally be Upcycled to Solve Several Problems at Once
Notorious plastic bags and containers can finally be upcycled, thanks to a new technique for recycling polyethylene bags and food packaging into valuable starter...
These 30 Life Hacks Have Saved People Up to Four Hours Every Week Around the House
Ever picked up a time-saving ‘life hack’ from an online video? Today might be a good day to start because a new study suggests...
Americans Want to Use Less Plastic and They Hoard Containers Rather Than Tossing, Poll Shows
If you feel like you’re hoarding plastic containers in your home, you’re not alone. A new poll found 62% of Americans surveyed would rather...
Scientists Create World’s First Truly Biodegradable Single-use Plastic That ‘Eats Itself’ in Just 2 Weeks
Despite our efforts to sort and recycle, less than 9% of plastic gets recycled in the U.S., and most ends up in landfill or...
Biodegradable Food Wrap Created From Algae and Cinnamon Compound is the Packaging Solution We Needed
Scientists from India and Russia have created edible food wrap for packaging produce, bakery, poultry, meat, and seafood.
Designed to replace one of the most...
Tesco, the UK’s Biggest Supermarket Chain, Removed 1 Billion Pieces of Plastic From Across Its Stores in 2020
By working with its suppliers, Tesco managed to permanently remove one billion pieces of plastic from its UK stores in 2020.
Customers at Britain's largest...
12 Countries Have Built Roads Out of Plastic – And They Can Perform As Well or Better Than Asphalt
This article first appeared in Yale Environment 360 and is re-printed with permission.
A road running through Accra, Ghana’s capital, looks like any other blacktop....
Mexico City With 9 Million People, Joins China By Enacting New Ban on Single-use Plastics and Straws in 2021
In Mexico City, after more than a year of behind-the-scenes work, a ban on single-use containers, cutlery, straws, cups, stirrers and other popular but...
World’s 3rd-Largest Grocery Chain Eliminates 20 Million Single-Use Plastic Wrappings From Christmas Goodies
Tesco, the world's third-largest grocery store chain, has announced that as millions of Yule-tide products appear across its shelves, they do so lacking 20...
Island Province in China Bans All Disposable Plastics – And Rallies to Ramp Up Biodegradable Substitutes
While once-pristine beaches around the tropics are becoming infamous for their plastic litter, the Chinese island province of Hainan is putting a new plan...
Additive That Makes Plastic Harmless Has Potential to Be Biodegrading Game-Changer
Branding itself as the only plastic that 'truly' biodegrades, a new materials company is manufacturing plastics that break down into harmless component elements in...