By Ryan Johnson We’re going to go ahead and be party poopers: Balloons are bad, and now it is scientifically proven. A recent study published in Naturereveals that those plastic party decorations are the deadliest plastic out there for seabirds. To make that determination, the researchers looked at the stomach contents of more than 1,700 marine birds, comparing […]

By Ryan Johnson The city and Waste Management of Hawaii will pay $425,000 as a part of a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA said that storms in December 2010 and January 2011 overwhelmed temporary pipes at the Waimanalo Gulch Landfill. Flooding at the site sent water contaminated with trash into the ocean. […]

By Christopher Thompson Inspired by plastic bag bans, jurisdictions have set their sights on a much bigger target: the to-go coffee cup The People’s Republic of Berkeley, Calif., takes pride in its leadership on all things civic and environmental. The small liberal city east of San Francisco was one of the first U.S. cities to adopt curbside […]

By Ryan Johnson The waters of the Gulf of Mexico are warm and welcoming. Even during the dead of winter, Floridians enjoy higher temperatures swimming than New Yorkers on land in spring. We share the area with a marvelous array of wildlife, including dolphins—long, strong sleek creatures who speed by in pods, their jutting fins, […]

Which phrase does a better job of grabbing people’s attention: “global warming” or “climate change”? According to recent neuroscience research, the answer is neither. If you want to get people to care, try “climate crisis,” suggests new research from an advertising consulting agency in New York. That phrase got a 60 percent greater emotional response from listeners […]

Futurecraft Loop is an experiment in the circular economy. For Adidas, it could be the beginning of a major shift in how it does business. When it catches the light, the all-white shoe shimmers like a radioactive marshmallow. I know it will never look this pristine again. Not just because it will get inevitably dirty, […]

We have all seen the damage plastic waste is doing around the world – but sales of bottled water have continued to grow For all the innovation and choice that define the food and drink industries, if you want to make money, you could do a lot worse than bung some water in a bottle […]

Biodegradable and compostable bags have been found intact enough to carry shopping three years after being exposed to air, soil and sea – the same conditions they would encounter if left as litter, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of Plymouth examined biodegradable and compostable plastic bag materials widely available from high […]

Actor Jason Momoa on Wednesday released a video in which he shaved off his signature beard and mustache in order to promote recycling. He started by saying farewell to his “Game of Thrones” and DC characters Drogo and Arthur Curry. Momoa said he thought he last shaved in 2012. The 39-year-old says he wanted to do it […]

Like perms, gaucho pants, and bump-it clips, plastics appear to be trending downwards in the court of public opinion. Why? To be reductive, because the news about plastic is getting scarier, more of us are seeing it, and we lead an increasingly large portion of our lives on public forums (such as Instagram) that generate […]