waste
09/13/2018
/
By RJ Jhonson
The challenges of reusing trash
Waste is a major issue in the modern world, so much that there is a concerted effort among different industries to reduce trash. Reusing and recycling are among the most popular solutions and while they have worked in certain countries and for specific types of garbage, uniform implementation remains an issue. Isabel Ordonez Pizarro, a […]
02/21/2018
/
By Edsel Cook
The ocean’s filter feeders threatened by microplastics: Whales, sharks and rays are dying from obstructions, toxins
Plastics have long been known to pose a threat to sea life. But now tiny bits of toxic microplastics are threatening to choke and poison many of the ocean’s gentlest giants, warned articles in EcoWatch and The Guardian. Published in the Trends in Ecology and Evolution journal, a new study took a look at the possible effects […]
11/17/2017
/
By Rita Winters
New life for pollution: Chemists are looking into using cigarette butts for hydrogen storage
There’s no question about it, smoking is bad for your health (and our environment). More than six trillion cigarettes are smoked each day, creating 800 metric tons of cigarette butt waste. These environmental eyesores are costing us our planet, and are making its way into waterways and bodies of water, poisoning humans and wildlife with […]
« Return Home
1 of 1
Popular Articles
COPYRIGHT © 2017 RESEARCH NEWS
Privacy Policy