Bacteria degrades bioplastic much more rapidly than conventional plastic, but that releases both methane and carbon dioxide – greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. It also breaks down into microplastics, meaning it gets...
Microplastics that wash into rivers, lakes, and bays can have many harmful effects. They may be consumed by fish and other aquatic animals, affecting theirbiochemistry, physiology, reproduction, development, or behavior. These microplastics contain chemical additives, including subs...
like, ‘I’m not a turtle in the ocean; I won’t choke on this thing . . . But once you start talking about disease and health, there’s more power to implement change. Microplastics can actually move germs around, and these germs end up in our water and our food.”– ...
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We need to begin to think of how we'll clean all that plastic for those to come, says Wirsig. "We're leaving a problematic plastic legacy to the next generation," she said. WATCH: Are hurricanes whipping up ...
You could even try a laundry egg – recyclable and durable eggs that contain plastic-free pellets that both clean and soften your clothes. What’s not to like? Besides detergent, consider making a homemade stain remover and buying a microfibre washing bag to prevent microplastics from shedding...
However, she said we shouldn't give up hope in what appears to be an uphill battle to eliminate microplastics from the planet. "My grandmother did not have very much plastic in her home. This is only something that we've been doing in a...
Do we also need to pay more attention to invisible microplastics shed by synthetic cloths? Photo by John Gordinier courtesy of US Air Force. Microfiber cloths are plastic cloths, which might make you wonder if they cause environmental problems as well as solve them. Public concern about the ...
Combining the output from these technologies as input to our models, could lead to a real-time plastic tracking system. What about microplastics? If there is an accumulation of large plastic pieces at the surface, do we have any such site below the surface – maybe in the deep sea?
I realized, “Wow, I’m just leaving them there when I could be throwing them out — keeping in mind paper cups are lined with plastic so are not recyclable in most places— and helping to clean up.” My mode of transportation is rollerblading, so most of the times I would be taking...