by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 23, 2023 | Facts, Health
”It is really important to know how many micro- and nanoplastics we are taking in,” said Kazi Albab Hussain, the study’s lead author and a doctoral student at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, US ”Many studies, including ours, are demonstrating...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 28, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Data, Eco/Invest/Demography
Existing programs to boost recycling or cut single-use plastic consumption only “scratched the surface” and a more comprehensive global plan is required, according to Back to Blue, a research group run by the Economist Impact think-tank and the Nippon Foundation, a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 3, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy
Plastic pollution soared from two million tonnes in 1950, to 348 million tonnes in 2017, becoming a global industry valued at $522.6 billion, said UNEP. It is expected to double in capacity, by 2040 The impacts of plastic production and pollution on the triple...
