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Bottle-Fed Babies Ingesting ‘Millions’ Of Microplastics Every Day, New Study Finds
Bottle-fed babies could be consuming millions of microplastic particles per day, according to new research unveiling the level of human exposure to plastic. The high-temperature process for sterilising plastic bottles and preparing milk!-->…
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New Plastic-Eating Enzyme ‘Cocktail’ Can Digest Plastic Waste Six Times Faster
Scientists have created a new enzyme “cocktail” that can break down plastic up to six times faster, bringing hope in the fight against the global pollution crisis. This discovery promises to enable full recycling and could mean a drastic!-->…
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True Gum Raises US$1.2M To Expand Its Plastic-Free Vegan Chewing Gum Line
Copenhagen-based startup True Gum has recently closed a €1 million (US$1.2 million) funding round, which will go towards further product development and expanding its distribution across international markets. True Gum’s flagship product!-->…
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Oil Industry Is Waging Price War Against Recycled Plastics Amid Pandemic Demand Boom
With the coronavirus pandemic fuelling the demand for plastics, from face shields to packaging used for online shopping deliveries, oil industry players are taking advantage and starting a price war between new plastics that they!-->…
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Walmart To Trial Plastic-Free Cucumbers With Edible Apeel Technology Made From Waste
Walk down your usual supermarket aisle, and bets are on that you’ll come across produce wrapped in a layer of non-recyclable plastic. Now, in a bid to meet the growing demand for more sustainable packaging from consumers, retail giant!-->…
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Plant Meat Startup Heura Introduces Recyclable Packaging That Reduces Plastic Use by 80%
Barcelona’s plant-based meat company Heura has launched its brand new packaging, which will reduce plastic use by 80% and is 100% recyclable. According to the company, the move will slash plastic consumption by 12.85 tons each year and!-->…
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Craig Leeson Of ‘A Plastic Ocean’ On His New Film ‘The Last Glaciers’: “We Don’t Have Long To Turn This Around”
Craig Leeson is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker and television presenter best known for the acclaimed 2016 documentary A Plastic Ocean. We recently had the opportunity to speak with Leeson, who shared his journey from writing to!-->…
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The Spaceship: New Online Program For First-Time Impact Entrepreneurs
The Spaceship is a new virtual learning program designed to provide a foundation for new entrepreneurs to make a difference for the planet, from finding out one’s passion point to gaining access to workshops and connecting with like-minded!-->…
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Hong Kong Student Urges Switch To Reusable Masks In High School Research Project
After seeking face masks littered everywhere in Hong Kong as the city continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic, Gaurika Pant, a secondary school student at Hong Kong International School (HKIS), decided to undertake her own research!-->…
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Scientists Can Now Detect Microplastics In Human Organs & Tissues
Researchers in the U.S. are among the first in the world to examine microplastic and nanoplastic particles in human organs and tissues using a new testing technique. Isolating and discovering minuscule fragments of plastic has been a!-->…
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Plastic Pollution In Atlantic Is 10 Times Worse Than Previous Estimates, Study Finds
New measurements of plastic pollution in the Atlantic ocean shows that the concentration of plastic is at least 10 times higher than previous estimates. Finding far greater amounts of tiny microplastic particles in the upper Atlantic!-->…
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Eco Pizza Delivery? This Filipino Café Is Serving Pizzas In Reusable Handwoven Pandan Leaf Boxes
Move over, cardboard pizza boxes. It looks like we now have a more eco-friendly contender. The BrickOven Café based in the Philippine province of Laguna is now serving its pizzas in handwoven reusable boxes made using pandan leaves. Not!-->…
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How This Startup Changed The Conversation About FemCare & Periods In Asia
Founded in 2015 by Olivia Cotes-James, LUÜNA Naturals was born out of the founder's frustration at the lack of non-toxic menstrual products on the Asian market. Based out of Hong Kong and Shanghai, the startup has differentiated itself not!-->…
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Galápagos: The Reality Of Our Insatiable Demand For Seafood
This article is republished with permission from OceansAsia, a Hong Kong-based nonprofit organisation dedicated to ocean conservation and exposing wildlife crimes and activities that are polluting our marine ecosystems.
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Black Astroturf-Like Rubber Crumbs Polluting Lantau’s Discovery Bay
Hundreds of kilograms of black rubber crumbs, which looks like infill used for astroturf, has washed ashore on Discovery Bay on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island. It was discovered by local environmental organisation Plastic Free Seas who alerted!-->…
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Walmart, Target & CVS Establish Alliance To Replace Plastic Bags
Some of the biggest supermarket chains in the U.S. including Target, Walmart and CVS will be teaming up to remove plastic bags from their operations. Called the Beyond the Bag Initiative, the multi-year collaboration will seek to identify,!-->…
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#INVISIBLEBAG: Hong Kong Startup’s Plastic-Free Packaging That Disappears In Water
On a mission to fight plastic waste, Hong Kong-based startup Distinctive Action has created a bag that completely disappears in water. Designed to replace conventional plastic bags, the company’s solution is non-toxic, biodegradable,!-->…
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Plastic Pollution: Even If We Reduce by 80%, We Still Face 710M Tonnes Of Plastic Waste By 2040
Even if there was a globally-coordinated effort to slash plastic waste, the world will still have to tackle an astonishing 710 million metric tonnes of plastic pollution by 2040. While the research shows that there is no silver bullet when!-->…
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Johnnie Walker To Launch 100% Plastic-Free Paper Bottles Next Year
Johnnie Walker, the famous brand of Scotch whisky, will be introducing a new plastic-free bottle made from paper next spring. It is a part of a new collaboration between the brand’s parent corporation Diageo and venture management firm!-->…
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The Outlaw Ocean: Music Project To Raise Awareness Of Human & Environmental Abuse At Sea
The Outlaw Ocean Music Project is a new collaboration between musicians and journalist Ian Urbina to raise awareness of human rights and environmental crimes in international waters that have for years gone unnoticed and unpunished. Based!-->…
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Precious Metals: We Dump 53 Million Tonnes Of E-Waste Every Year, China & US Top List
A new United Nations report has revealed the astonishing waste generated by our electronics. Last year, the world dumped over 53 million tonnes of e-waste with only a tiny fraction ending up recycled. According to the analysts, the!-->…
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