Hungry? Fancy eating something nice? How about a plastic credit card? We all know about plastic pollution in our rivers and seas, but recent information reveals that it is much closer to home than you might think. Inside you, in fact. Like you have eaten a credit card every week.
NITROUS OXIDE: A GREEN SOLUTION?
Fantastic Plastic: Eco Friendly Credit Cards
As you read this, over 30,000 tonnes of plastic a week is making its way to a landfill near you - and you will be responsible. Why? Because you renewed, or got a new credit card. Each year, some six billion credit cards are produced which means some 2 million tonnes of polymer plastic hits the trash pile every year. But help might be in sight: the big issuers are looking to go green.
Volcanic Organisms, Gas and Burgers
Plastic and Food: Targeting Hospitality’s Big Wasters
Holiday Romance – the Sustainable Lover
Many people go on holiday with a twinkle in their eye. Either for somebody they already love, or somebody they haven’t yet met, but definitely want to love. Either way, there’s an issue – sustainability. The eco-savvy traveller will be prepared for this and will have packed suitable accessories for almost any romantic occasion.
Doughnut Economics: Time to Dump GDP as a Benchmark?
Kate Raworth, an English economist, has reservations about using GDP as a continuing growth model. Her new theory, titled Doughnut Economics, highlights a need for balance between quality of life and environment for a thriving and inclusive economy.
Greenhouse Gas Reporting: Can We Trust the Figures?
An independent Swiss monitoring group has cast doubt on official greenhouse gas emission figures from at least two major nations. Problem for global emission control, climate change management. By Jeremy Torr.