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Continue reading How To Recycle Plastic – What You Need To Know
Ditch plastic dog poo bags, go compostable
Traditional plastic bags are made from ethylene, derived from petroleum or natural gas. Ethylene does not degrade easily. So these types of bags are major contributors to plastic pollution.
How Microplastics Enter the Food Chain Through Organic Fertilizers
Germany leads the world in recycling, with 65% percent of the population using the country’s color-coded bins. Almost 12 million tons of food and garden waste are composted or turned into bio-gas yearly. The researchers examined fertilizer samples from different types of waste treatment plants, finding samples from those plants converting biowaste contained plastic particles of varying sizes and concentrations.
The Climate Solution Right Under Our Feet
The way to stop climate change might be buried in 300 square feet of earth in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, amid kale and potatoes. A half-dozen city youth are digging through the raised bed on a quiet side street, planting tomato seedlings between peach and lime trees.
Don’t waste your dog’s poo – compost it
One medium-sized dog produces about 180 kilograms of poo a year.
Microplastics In Tap Water and Beer Around the Great Lakes, and Everywhere Else
Most microplastics discovered were 5 millimeters in length or shorter, according to the researchers. For reference, a penny is 19 millimeters in diameter.
Healthy soil is the real key to feeding the world
heir experiences, and the results that I saw on their farms in North and South Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Ghana and Costa Rica, offer compelling evidence that the key to sustaining highly productive agriculture lies in rebuilding healthy, fertile soil.