(Natural News) Is it safe to store drinking water in plastic containers for long periods? The type of plastic the containers are made of will determine how long you can safely store water in them. Plastic contains various chemicals, many of which are toxic to humans. Some of these compounds may leach into the liquid stored […]

(Natural News) A three-day underwater exploration by Greenpeace South East Asia documented large amounts of plastic pollution that threatened marine life in the Verde Island Passage in the Philippines. Single-use plastics pollute one of the most biodiverse waters in the world In 2006, the Verde Island Passage in Batangas City was crowned the “Center of […]

(Natural News) Sewing torn clothes might just become a thing of the past. In a new study published in Frontiers in Chemistry, scientists discovered a way to transform self-healing and self-repairing squid ring teeth (SRT) into a coating that could repair rips and tears in fabrics, and could potentially replace plastic. Coating made from squid […]

(Natural News) Plastic straws may seem harmless, but if everyone in your neighborhood threw away a plastic straw once a day for one week, you would all accumulate a lot of plastic waste. Straws don’t decompose, and seabirds and animals ingest plastic. A startup called Loliware has designed “The Straw of the Future” – which is […]

(Natural News) The waters of a U.K. harbor now serve as the hunting grounds of an aquatic drone called WasteShark. A robot shark with autonomous functions, the drone gobbles up plastic waste floating in the water, reducing the number of pollutants that enter the ocean while also protecting the local ecosystem and its inhabitants. Ilfracombe […]

(Natural News) Plastic is all around us, in everything from the toys our children play with to the cosmetics we use and the packaging of the foods we eat. And now experts are expressing concerns that all this plastic might mean that microplastics – tiny bits of plastic small enough to be ingested by humans […]

(Natural News) It can be difficult to live a zero waste life, but you can start your journey to sustainability by making small changes, such as refusing single-use plastics and making reusable straws, water bottles, and tote bags a part of your normal routine. Single-use plastics vs. reusable products The best way to go zero […]

(Natural News) Experts predict that there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish within the next century — a serious problem, considering there’s still a lot to be explored in their depths. The adverse effects of plastic pollution have been the subject of many studies, but according to marine scientists from the National […]

(Natural News) Mussels often end up getting contaminated by the vast amount of microplastics that pollute the oceans. A new study showed that the animals successfully expel most of the tiny plastic fibers from their bodies. Microplastics are present in every part of the world’s oceans, even remote areas that are thousands of miles away from the nearest human presence. […]

(Natural News) One of the most disgusting sights in our world today is heaps of trash, floating around in the ocean. Even though large pieces of plastic are accumulating in the world’s waterways and forming massive aberrations, it is the presence of micro plastics that is most concerning for human health. One of the greatest […]