According to a 2019 study for the World Wildlife Federation, around the globe, humans ingest approximately 5 grams of plastic every week (the equivalent of
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“It is raining plastic:” New Study Finds Plastic in Raindrops
In a 2019 USGS study, a myriad of colorful microplastic particles were discovered in raindrops collected in Boulder, Colorado. The report states, “More plastic fibers
No Plastic in Nature: A Frightening New Study
image courtesy of WWF, 2019 The 2019 World Wildlife Federation study “No Plastic in Nature: Assessing plastic ingestion from nature to people” has uncovered some
How to Be an Environmental Influencer
Environmentalism isn’t a competition. That’s why I want to share with you the steps I took to build this page. It was not easy. In
Why Do Seabirds Eat Plastic?
According to the 2016 publication “The oceans are full of plastic, but why do seabirds eat it?” by Matthew Savoca, scientists estimate that there
New Initiatives for Zero Waste Flights
On a an average 3+ hour passenger flight, over 1,000 single-use plastic items are used and discarded. The longer the flight, the more waste is
