It has become trendy to refuse single-use plastic straws. Paper straws now line the shelves of supermarkets, some cafes now use paper straws, and some convenience stores have swapped to lids. But the goal to eliminate all single-use plastic isn’t helped when those paper straws sit in plastic cups and the lid replacements are also …
Ditching plastic straws isn’t enough. Here’s how to achieve zero waste. Read More »
Two months ago, Priyesh KV, a fisherman from Kerala’s Kozhikode district, started collecting plastic every time he went out to sea. 30-year-old Priyesh KV, a fisherman from Kerala’s Kozhikode district, has been going to sea to fish since he was 14 years old. But in the past few years, his fishing nets have caught more …
Meet the Kerala fisherman who has removed 3.5 tonnes of plastic from the sea Read More »
If you bring a tote bag to the grocery store, you’re not necessarily saving the planet. When you visit the supermarket, is it better for the planet to carry home your groceries in a paper, plastic or reusable tote bag? The answer is more complicated than you might think. Plastic bags are cheap and convenient, …
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Scientists discover large amounts of tiny plastic particles falling out of the air in a remote mountain location. IN WHAT LOOKS like a pristine, remote mountain region, tiny pieces of plastic pollution were found raining down from the sky—raising questions about the global extent of plastic pollution—a first-of-its-kind study has found. Scientists recorded a daily …
Teenagers Jai and Preet Aswani from Chennai aim to make one lakh cloth bags from old bedsheets and pillow covers to replace plastic carry bags, post plastic ban in Tamil Nadu Mumbai: 26 states in India including Tamil Nadu have imposed a ban on plastic items and yet theuse of plastic continues unabated according to …
