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Home→Categories Plastic Pollution

Category Archives: Plastic Pollution

What’s Worrying the Plastics Industry? Your Reaction to All That Waste, for One

SustainableSA.com Posted on June 20, 2019 by stlaneJune 20, 2019

HOUSTON — One by one, they stepped to a clear plastic lectern at the Global Plastics Summit here and talked about what their companies were doing in response to the world’s crisis in plastics waste. Representing businesses all along the … Continue reading →

Posted in Circular Economy, Doing Something, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food Security, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Plastic Pollution, Pollution, Reduce Reuse & Recycle, Resilience, Security, Sustainability | Leave a reply

Plastic Packaging Alternatives

SustainableSA.com Posted on April 9, 2019 by stlaneApril 9, 2019

Tired of plastic pollution? There are many alternatives. Why should we and brands care about plastic pollution? Plastics is one of the biggest challenges the world is facing right now. Thanks to David Attenborough’s Blue Planet, consumers are suddenly aware … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Biomimicry, Circular Economy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food, Food Policy, Food Security, Fossil Fuels, Greenwashing, Job Creation, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Permaculture, Plastic Pollution, Pollution, Reduce Reuse & Recycle, Resilience, Security, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

What Laws Work Best to Cut Plastic Pollution?

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 22, 2019 by stlaneMarch 22, 2019

Experts have recommended how the United States can drastically curb the use of throwaway plastics with new federal legislation. Read more about how do you solve a problem this big? What Works There are currently no federal laws restricting single-use … Continue reading →

Posted in City Planning & Urban Development, Doing Something, Economic Development, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Plastic Pollution, Reduce Reuse & Recycle, Resilience, Smart Growth, Sustainability | Leave a reply

Where Will Your Plastic Trash Go Now That China Doesn’t Want It?

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 15, 2019 by stlaneMarch 15, 2019

What should wealthy countries do with their plastic waste now that China no longer is buying it? For years, America sold millions of tons of used yogurt cups, juice containers, shampoo bottles and other kinds of plastic trash to China … Continue reading →

Posted in Circular Economy, City Planning & Urban Development, Doing Something, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Job Creation, New Tech, Plastic Pollution, Reduce Reuse & Recycle, Resilience, Sustainability | Leave a reply

In the Deepest Ocean Trenches, Animals Eat Plastic

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 2, 2019 by stlaneMarch 2, 2019

Alan Jamieson remembers seeing it for the first time: a small, black fiber floating in a tube of liquid. It resembled a hair, but when Jamieson examined it under a microscope, he realized that the fiber was clearly synthetic—a piece … Continue reading →

Posted in Circular Economy, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food Security, Fossil Fuels, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Plastic Pollution, Pollution, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

Mushrooms have the power to eat plastic say scientists

SustainableSA.com Posted on September 26, 2018 by stlaneMarch 26, 2019

Fungi can be used to break down waste plastic and create sustainable building materials, according to scientists from Kew Gardens in London. The State of the World’s Fungi 2018 report – the first of its kind – highlights the aspergillus … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Alternative Fuels, Biomimicry, Building, Circular Economy, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Food, Food Pharmacy, Food, Farms & Gardens, Fossil Fuels, Permaculture, Plastic Pollution, Pollution, Reduce Reuse & Recycle, Resilience, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Water | Leave a reply

A Mini Farm That Produces Food From Plastic-Eating Mushrooms

SustainableSA.com Posted on December 23, 2014 by stlaneMarch 26, 2019

According to one recent study, there’s at least 5 trillion pieces of plastic in the ocean. That’s more than 250 tons. So what to do with mountains of plastic waste with nowhere to go? Katharina Unger thinks we should eat … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Biomimicry, Circular Economy, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Fertilizers, Food, Farms & Gardens, New Tech, Plastic Pollution, Pollution, Reduce Reuse & Recycle, Resilience, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply
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