By Alex Mardikian Recycling books and magazines is a good idea. Reusing these is an even better one. Do you know that each ton of recycled paper can save up to 3 cubic yards of space in landfill, 380 gallons of oil and save 17 trees from being cut down? It also saves 4000kilowatt of […]

Single-use plastic straws are quickly falling out of style as people recognize them for what they are: wasteful, unnecessary, and environmentally damaging. Since momentum built around the fact that single-use plastic straws play a major part in polluting our land and waterways because they aren’t recyclable, Seattle, Malibu, and the United Kingdom have banned them […]

Even those jaded by hurricanes have never seen anything like this. For the first time, a Category 4 hurricane slammed into the Florida Panhandle. And it’s bringing an onslaught of deadly hazards. “Unfortunately, this is a hurricane of the worst kind,” said Brock Long, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Here’s what makes Hurricane […]

By Adrian Mcdermott  In 2014, scientists from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering in Boston succeeded in producing plastic using crab shells and cellulose obtained from wood flour. Now, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a biodegradable plastic, derived from crab shells and tree fibers. Plastic produced from fossil fuels does […]

If biodegradable, paper-based batteries created at Binghamton University, State University of New York, become a reality and gain mass acceptance, it will be a huge step towards the efforts for a clean and pollution free environment. Such batteries will greatly reduce pollution, particularly in places like Hawaii where land is at a premium, and landfills […]

Waze, the Alphabet-owned mapping app, has expanded its Carpool service to all 50 U.S. states, after running a limited test since earlier this year. Waze Carpool lets drivers fill the empty seats in their cars with passengers, all chosen through dedicated apps. It’s an unusual mix of dating and ride-sharing services, as the app will match drivers […]

It all started when I turned on the eco-documentary The Clean Bin Project back in June 2013. Up until that point, I wasn’t particularly environmentally aware, but that movie was a huge wake-up call for me. As I watched the devastating effects plastic had on everything around us—our environment, our food, our water, and even […]

Bt Alex Mardikian Do you know that it is possible to manufacture biodegradable plastics from fossil fuels? Plastics are a serious pollution problem not just for land but for our oceans as well.  Biodegradable plastics attempt to fulfill two objectives, natural degradation and quick degradation. Biodegradable plastics can also be produced from organic materials. Biodegradable […]

By Adrian Mcdermott  Plastic packaging adds to waste and pollution. The packaging sector is aware of its responsibilities and there are efforts being made to replace non- biodegradable packaging with biodegradable alternatives. Indeed, there is a cost attached with the practice of sustainable packaging. However, not adhering to environment friendly industrial practices will have us paying […]

Powerful Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle with terrifying winds of 155 mph Wednesday, splintering homes and submerging neighborhoods before continuing its destructive march inland across the Southeast. It was the most powerful hurricane to hit the continental U.S. in nearly 50 years and at least one death was reported during its passage. Supercharged […]