For many materials, recycling is cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Take, for example, aluminium, which can be recycled indefinitely, using 95 percent less energy than it takes to produce new aluminium. When it comes to paper, the benefits are obvious: the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that one ton of recycled newsprint saves about 15 trees and […]
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England’s government has said it plans to ban the use of plastic plates and plastic cutlery in a bid to cut down on waste. The move, which will be subject to a consultation, is part of a government campaign to reduce plastic waste. In 2040, almost half of the plastic straws used in England will
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As it’s known over the world, the plastic crisis is one that’s been increasing over time. One of the 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic has ended up as waste with only 9% being recycled. This is extremely bad for the environment since it takes plastics over 400 years to degrade with the rest still existing.
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Ocean waste, damaged marine life, barges adrift with unrecycled plastics and clogged landfills—all are indicative of the plastics problem—or what might be better described as a plastics contradiction. With waste piling up, there has been a surge in interest for more traditional packaging alternatives, those materials that plastics replaced over the last few decades—paper, glass
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