Unless it’s labeled otherwise, glitter is litter. Glitter is shiny, admittedly pretty, microplastic and it is polluting our oceans and poisoning animals. According to Dr.
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A Dash of Salt & Plastic
A 2018 study published in Environmental Science & Technology sampled 39 different salt brands sourced from 21 countries, and discovered microplastic (MP) contamination in all
Is SFO’s water bottle ban working?
Sept 2019 Last month, SFO banned the sale of water bottles in their airport, replacing them with glass bottles or aluminum cans. The airport also
Study reveals some tea bags shed billions of microplastic particles when brewed.
A September 2019 study reveals data that is unnerving, but not very surprising. Many tea bags are made up of plastic like nylon and polyethylene
Will history repeat itself (and be a good thing?)
In the 1920s, tetraethyl lead was added to gasoline to prevent engine knock and to increase compression ratios. Combustion engines were becoming commonplace, and in
On average, humans ingest 5 grams of plastic per week that’s about the weight of a credit card!)
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
