Plastic Pollution May Be Creating a Whole New Ecosystem In The Ocean
By Study Finds Plastic pollution has become an unfortunate fact of life all over the world — including in the oceans. While all that junk…
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Alternative to Harmful Plastic Ingredient May Be Just As Bad For Your Brain
By John Anderer Phthalates are a collection of chemicals which increase the durability of plastics. Also known as plasticizers, phthalates are present in countless products…
Invention Uses Microbes to Convert Plastic Waste into Edible Protein. But Would You Eat It?
By B.N. Frank It’s great that scientists are working on new ways to recycle plastic waste. But for food for you to eat as well…
Researchers Want to Convert Plastic Waste into Vanilla Flavoring. But Will It Really Be Safe to Eat?
By B.N. Frank No doubt that discarded plastic is a huge problem (see 1, 2, 3). The good news is that there are people trying…
Making Jet Fuel from Plastic: Researchers Say It’s Possible and Critics Say It May Not Be Practical
By B.N. Frank Earlier this month, Environmental Working Group published an exposé about American taxpayers being swindled tens of billions of dollars from Biofuel scams….
Chemicals from Treated Plastics Causing Deformities in Sea Urchins
By B.N. Frank Environmental issues associated with discarded plastic have been publicized thoroughly in articles and documentaries (see 1, 2, 3). More recently, research has…
E-Waste, Plastic, and More! “The Story of Stuff Project” Exposes What Happens to Discarded Stuff
By B.N. Frank For 11 years, The Story of Stuff Project has been producing and posting videos about what happens to all kinds of discarded…
Frontline Film, “Plastic Wars” Airs on PBS. Not Flattering to Industry OR Select Environmental Groups
By B.N. Frank Experts have estimated that no more than 10% of plastic produced has ever been recycled! Last month, Activist Post highlighted a Rolling…
Thanks to “Big Oil” and “Big Soda” Human Reliance on Plastic Is Killing Us and The Planet. What Can Be Done?
By B.N. Frank The first time I saw one of Bernie Sanders’ presidential candidate TV ads, I immediately noticed the plastic water bottle at the…
Child Designs Clothes Made From Recycled Plastic, Donates Percentage of Sales to Animal Conservation
By B.N. Frank Many would agree that some of the best ideas come from children. Thanks to EcoEvie for her ingenuity, creativity, and generosity with…
Cameroon Activist Uses Plastic Bottles to Create Boats For His Community
By Amanda Froelich To reduce the prevalence of plastic in the environment, a young man in Cameroon is transforming littered bottles into “EcoBoats.” Ismaël Essome…
Food For Trash: India Café To Offer Food For Plastics, Then Use To Build Roads
By Aaron Kesel Next month, the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh in the city of Ambikapur will open the country’s first “garbage café,” where attendants…
The Final—Maybe Last—Straw
By Catherine J. Frompovich With just about everyone in food services and food distribution tripping over themselves about plastic straws, which they should have done…