FORECASTING OUR FUTURE. LOOK, OVER 95% OF PLASTIC IS MADE FROM FOSSIL FUELS. THE PLASTIC INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 3 TO 4% OF ALL CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS. A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE ...
It sounds counterintuitive to say that drinking straws are helping the corals off the coast of Florida but that's the case. The straws are biodegradable and being used in an unconventional way. Reef ...
Eco-friendly paper straws that do not easily become soggy and are 100% biodegradable in the ocean and soil have been developed. The straws are easy to mass-produce and thus are expected to be ...
Plastic drinking straws that get into marine ecosystems make beaches unsightly and pose problems for turtles and seabirds. So, people increasingly favor alternatives marketed as biodegradable or ...