In the USA, only 8% of plastic is recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, or it remains uncollected and can wash into the sea, causing ocean pollution. It’s estimated that there are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic in the ocean, with 8 million tons being added every single year. Why...
3. Reduce Waste According to UNESCO, plastics make up about 80 percent of ocean pollution, with 8 to 10 million metric tons ending up in the ocean every year. Not only do these plastics release toxins into the water as they slowly degrade, they create a direct threat to sea life through...
5. Reduce Single-Use Plastic These past few years of pandemic have been especially hard on all of us – including the plastic. What was considered taboo and even banned in some places was reintroduced and re-accepted as the norm to ensure we were staying germ free. Plastic bags, take out...
Scientists are learning a great deal about the natural and human-caused processes that shape the ocean and its many life forms. Much of the present research focuses on how human activity influences the ocean. Clean water is a limited resource and ocean pollution does harm to plant and animal ...
Share on social media and let us know how you will make the pledge. I know we are going to work harder to help save our oceans and reduce our footprint on the environment. What are you going to do this summer? The Planet D is not affiliated with the film BLUE but we did love the...
The solution to the pollution of the World ocean, and in particular the special environmental control zones, by sulphur emissions from diesel engines primarily depends on the development of highly effective technologies to reduce its concentration at the diesel plant outlet. 展开 ...
That money then goes to independently reviewed and accredited projects that reduce carbon emissions, including a project in Vietnam of converting animal waste into clean energy via biogas digesters, as well as an initiative of providing modern cooking stoves to villagers in India to redu...
SEE ALSO:6 ways to reduce food waste, even during a pandemic "The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation estimated that industrialised countries generate approximately 95 to 115 kgs [209-254 lbs] of consumer food waste per capita," de Groot told Mashable. "This contributes to climate ...
Help reduce dependence on fossil fuels with solar panels Earth Day happens each year on April 22, and it's a great time to take action to help fight climate change. If you're looking for ways to make a difference for our planet, here are several ways to do just that on Earth Day ...
and the company hasdecreased average product energyuse by 70% in the last ten years. Apple’s supply partners have banded together with the company and have worked together toreduce greenhouse gas emissionsby more than 466,000 metric tons — equal to 100,000 cars being off the road for an...