Our Eco News posts feature science-based information about the effects of plastic on our food, health, and the environment. We also happily present some of the projects that people and organizations are taking to address the plastic problem.
Plastic products are used in almost every area of life and industry. From plastic bags to water bottles, from straws to six-pack rings, today’s plastic will likely become tomorrow’s marine pollution. Surprisingly, an estimated 70%-80% of marine debris collected in the ocean comes from land-based sources via storm runoff, sewer overflows, and improper garbage disposal …
Cuppa tea microplastic? A study published in Environmental Pollution outlines the dangers of phthalates in food packaging that can contribute to an increase in mortality rates due to cardiovascular disease, adult diabetes, thyroid cancer, and other serious illnesses. Most plastic containers are made of PET, also known as polyethylene terephthalate. In time, PET will degrade …
Glass is an exceptionally good recycling material. In this post we’ll cover the glass recycling benefits, how it’s done, what types of glass can be recycled and what the eco-advantages are from doing it. Using recycled glass to make new glass products requires 40 percent less energy than making it from all new materials. – …
All glassware used for food prep and storage is non-toxic regardless of the type of glass used to make it. The three common types of kitchen glassware are borosilicate glass, soda-lime glass, and tempered soda-lime glass. In the table above we have summarized the characteristics and uses of the different kinds of glass used in …
Yes. Here’s why. In the 1970s, plastic revolutionized beverage containers. They were everything that glass bottles were not. They were less expensive to transport, did not break, and were lighter for consumers to carry. It was an easy pick between the two and plastic bottles steadily replaced glass bottles. Plastic is also very cheap to …
