As technology becomes increasingly central to our lives, e-waste, or electronic waste, is piling up in our landfills and polluting our environment. As environmentalists fight to combat climate change, electronic waste is silently piling up ...
“Any animals in the near-shore environment with similar prey are probably being exposed as well.” (Beyond Pesticides) Bottlenose dolphins found along Florida’s west coast contain detectable levels of phthalates, chemicals used in plastics, cosmetics and ...
“It’s time for the tobacco industry to take responsibility for their toxic waste.” Over 2.4 million cigarette butts were collected from beaches around the world in 2017, topping the list of ocean pollutants and toxicants. ...
Scientists estimate that four to 12 million metric tons of plastic trash enter the oceans each year. In an executive show of support for ocean conservation, President Trump signed the Save our Seas Act last ...
When Starbucks announced they would stop offering straws in all 28,000 locations by 2020 they probably expected a lot of praise. But they also announced that this would mean adopting a lid design that includes ...
Starbucks will globally phase out the use of plastic drinking straws by the end of next year, the corporation announced on July 9. The common green single-use straws will no longer be offered at Starbucks ...
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