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Aristic Collaborations for Plastic Reduction
Artists have been using their creative talents to advocate for environmental causes for many years. Recently, we have seen a surge in...
May 1, 2023


Fighting Climate Change Through Art
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing our world today, and it requires a concerted effort from all of us to address...
Apr 15, 2023


Artist who Makes a Difference: Thomas Dambo
Art has always been a powerful medium to raise awareness and promote change. Many artists have used their creative skills to make a...
Apr 1, 2023


Transforming Trash into Treasure: The Art of Recycled Plastic
In a world increasingly conscious of the environmental impact of waste, particularly plastic waste, artists have found a new medium to...
Mar 15, 2023


The Environmental Responsibility of Artists
Art has the ability to inspire, provoke thought, and elicit emotions from its audience. It is a powerful tool that can be used to bring...
Mar 1, 2023


Truth about Amazon's 'eco-friendly' packages
Amazon has been accused of “greenwashing on a grotesque scale” after it was revealed products in its eco-friendly range are made up to...
Dec 31, 2022


‘Paper’ Bottles and the Carbon-Neutrality Myth
It wasn’t that long ago when people used wood to build their cooking fires and heat their homes on cold winter nights. The 20th century...
Nov 30, 2022


Should One Even Bother Recycling?
The last several decades have seen a push for individual responsibility when it comes to saving the planet with a reduced carbon...
Nov 12, 2022


Plastic Offsetting: Greenwashing or a Step to Climate Neutrality?
A new brand of offsetting allows companies to call themselves "plastic-neutral" while continuing to use plastic themselves. What's it all...
Oct 31, 2022


Conversion of Mixed Plastics into Useful Chemicals
As reported in Science on October 13, mixtures of plastics, which are usually difficult to recycle, have been broken down into useful,...
Oct 15, 2022


Shift towards circular economy in packaging sector
Packaging providers are under considerable pressure to provide alternative and eco-friendly packaging solutions from manufacturers,...
Sep 30, 2022


Plastics Pose Threat to Obesity
The global obesity epidemic is getting worse, especially among children, with rates of obesity rising over the past decade and shifting...
Sep 14, 2022


Is "Circular" Plastic Production Possible?
The issue of how we (as a planet) deal with plastic is one of the greatest challenges the world currently faces. A report published...
Aug 27, 2022


'Superworm' That Eats Plastic Newly Discovered
In an earlier post, we discussed the major threats that microplastics may pose to the environment. While human bodies cannot break down...
Aug 14, 2022


Advanced recycling: the answer to plastic waste?
It’s an undeniably compelling notion: Take waste plastics of all types and turn them back into the building blocks for new plastics,...
Jul 31, 2022


The Bigger Threat of Microplastics
Microplastics are the tiny plastic particles that form as a result of the larger items being broken down, and also manufactured for...
Jul 17, 2022


India's ban on single use plastic items
India on Friday implemented a ban the sale and distribution of single-use plastic as a measure to protect the environment, even though...
Jun 11, 2022


Smart waste management systems: making circularity a reality
We all want to achieve circularity and carbon neutrality. Citizens demand it and in today's case, specifically EU has set its sights on...
May 31, 2022


Chemical recycling: ‘Green’ plastics solution makes more pollution?
The plastics industry claims that ‘chemical recycling’ or ‘advanced recycling’ technologies, which use heat or solvents to convert waste...
May 15, 2022


Renewable polymers, recycled food waste and marine plastics: Pick your pair of green shoes this year
The need of the hour certainly is to opt for the green goods and the sustainable alternatives for every wearable. While the concept of...
Apr 30, 2022
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