5 Bad Effects Of Technology In Environment
Updated On 02/05/2022 by ranga nr The effect of technology on the environment is so huge that there are drastic climate changes worldwide. The damage is seen in the form of global warming, extinction of birds, plants, and also a greater propensity for diseases. The summers are getting super hot while the winters are getting very chill. Also, the
Fresh Del Monte reports reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
August 10, 2022 Fresh Del Monte BB #:111187 is excited to share the remarkable progress it has made on the road to achieving key 2030 goals the company committed to with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)– goals that have become increasingly more urgent as the U.S. and countries across the globe experience intense heat waves and
Plastic & Climate: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet
Amidst growing concern about the impacts of plastic on the oceans, ecosystems, and human health, there’s another largely hidden dimension of the plastic crisis: plastic’s contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. This report examines each of these stages of the plastic lifecycle to identify the major sources of greenhouse gas emissions, sources
Plastic Free Philly
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Dead white man’s clothes
Australia, with clothing retail sales in 2020 of about $22 billion, may not have the economic scale of the US or the UK, where combined the industry turned over $468 billion in the same period. But on a per capita basis, Australia is the highest consumer of textiles anywhere in the world outside of the US.
The resealable bag has become a home cooking staple—but the $1.6 billion industry is not without its own big bag of issues.
Now, as SC Johnson attempts a more eco-friendly approach—creating a new Windex bottle from ocean plastic, supporting recycling in Bali—it is practically a victim of its own success. When an intrepid reporter tried to buy SC Johnson’s compostable Ziplocs, invented as far back as 2013, she found out that the company was no longer distributing them after poor sales: no one wanted them.
Sri Lanka’s burning cargo ship on track to become its ‘worst environmental disaster’
By Helen Regan and Sophie Jeong, CNN (CNN)A huge cleanup operation was underway for a sixth day in Sri Lanka Tuesday after a container ship laden with chemicals caught fire 12 days ago, inundating the country’s western coastline with microplastic pollution and potentially hazardous waste.Sri Lankan environmentalists said it is one of the worst ecological
7 Reasons You Should Stop Eating Red Meat (Plus 5 Healthy Alternatives)
There is some good to red meat. For one, ordering a giant porterhouse steak makes you feel like a king. Plus, red meat is packed with iron, vitamin B12, and zinc. But after that, the benefits dry up like a piece of beef jerky. By Adam Hurly “The bottom line is the health risks of
How Long Does It Take a Plastic Bottle to Decompose?
Everything takes time to break down. Here’s the time frame for a plastic bottle — and 11 other commonly consumed items. By Heidi Wachter | Experience Life Sheet of paper towel: 2 to 4 weeks Apple core: 1 to 2 months Banana Peel: 2 years Cigarette butt: at least ten years Steel can: 50 years