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We are addicted to consumption during these holidays, which leads to a massive amount of landfill waste. Giant retailers like Walmart could help the problem, but they haven’t.
Consumerism reaches a frenzied peak as the holidays approach, but it’s not too late to put on the brakes.
Nigeria’s government must encourage citizens to embrace a system where plastic never become waste.
The most thoughtful gifts can also be the most sustainable, and last long after Christmas has ended.
Research has found plastic in snails in Nigerian rivers – another sign that the country needs to manage its waste better.
Americans recycle only about one-third of the solid waste we generate. A behavioral scientist argues that with the right motivators, we could do more.
Waste-to-energy incineration has been raised as a solution to the global plastic waste problem, but the technology adds pollution and greenhouse gas emissions and encourages more waste production.
An inconclusive COAG meeting comes after years of inquiries, announcements, initiatives, investigations and reviews. Australia is no closer to actually tackling our waste problems.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a floating accumulation of rubbish the size of a continent, has whales and dolphins in its heart.
Advertisers that tell a good story can persuade the public of all sorts of things. But some messages are disingenuous and misleading.
Indonesia is struggling to keep its waste from the oceans. The government has announced ambitious plan to curb plastic waste. However, lack of research to support the policy.
The fossil fuel industry plans to compensate for declining demand for gasoline by flooding the world with more plastic.
Plastic waste is flowing into our oceans at ever increasing rates. Only a global, industry-led solution can turn off the tap.
Levels of microplastics in the ocean are rising. More study is needed to figure out how these microplastics affect the qualities and properties of sea ice, and what the potential impact may be.
Where does plastic waste go when it reaches the ocean? For most of it, not far.
Governments need better information on which types of plastic generate the most pollution — citizens can help.
InterContinental Hotels Group plans to switch miniature toiletries for bulk products, but it isn’t likely to do as much for the environment as activists might think.
Plastic washed ashore from the ocean is hard to recycle. What else can we do with it?
Legal bans and moratoriums on other emerging technologies need not be permanent or absolute, but the more powerful a technology is, the more care it requires to operate safely.
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