The fast fashion industry has drastically transformed this industry, but not in a good way. This business generates enormous quantities of trash, since we send nearly 40 million tonnes ofContinue Reading
The phrase “fast fashion” was created to refer to mass-market merchants’ rapid creation of affordable apparel. The method used in developing, manufacturing, and marketing these fashion trends is centered onContinue Reading
Waste blurs the line between nature and society. Climate change has changed the weather, and plankton thousands of metres deep have digestive tracts loaded with microplastics. Earth’s natural and microbialContinue Reading
China released a five-year plan outlining the country’s approach for combating plastic pollution. China’s recycling capacity will be enhanced as part of the strategy, as will the marketing of ‘green’Continue Reading
“Plastic is the new acid rain.” New modeling that was recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has shown that 84% of airborne microplastics in theContinue Reading
Over the past several decades, plastic waste has been found in the snow atop the highest mountains and in the deepest parts of the ocean. Microplastics are in our foodContinue Reading
The average use-span of a plastic bag that we get at the grocery store is just 12 min at best- but when it is discarded, it assumes a life-span ofContinue Reading
ISRO, India’s space giant, has often been involved in environmentally-friendly causes. This time, via Antrix Corporation Limited, which is its commercial arm, ISRO has inked a Memorandum of Understanding withContinue Reading
