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cryptoandcoffee
LeoFinance
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Waiting For Raw Material Prices To Decrease In Price
Waiting For Raw Material Prices To Decrease In Price
source With fuel prices coming down due to the decrease in oil prices our packaging business is stuck in the middle. Plastic is a by product from fuel production so the raw materials are directly impacted
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davideownzall
Olio di Balena
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Nestlé-Danone baby food: up to 54–99 microplastics per gram (Greenpeace/SINTEF data)
Nestlé-Danone baby food: up to 54–99 microplastics per gram (Greenpeace/SINTEF data)
Credits: greenpeace.org Among the various websites I follow on nutrition and health, one brought to my attention a Greenpeace International report analyzed by the SINTEF Ocean laboratory on Nestlé (and
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cryptoandcoffee
The Pub
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Pollution Contaminating Sea Food
Pollution Contaminating Sea Food
source A study back in 2017 suggested that 95% of the plastic pollution in the oceans came from 10 rivers based in Asia and Africa. No doubt these regions are responsible for the bulk of plastic pollution
zainzain
Nature Observer
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Plastics in your Whole Body??
Plastics in your Whole Body??
We are living in the "Plasticene"—a geological epoch defined not by our art or our wisdom, but by a polymer that refuses to die. As an environmentalist who spends too much time staring at the
bala41288
Indiaunited
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Proper disposal of plastic waste
Proper disposal of plastic waste
Proper disposal of plastic waste is always a problem. I would argue that we shouldn't be using plastics at all in the first place. But it can take a lot of time to move away from plastics for many people.
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Indiaunited
7MPublished via Ecency
More and more plastic recycling initiatives
More and more plastic recycling initiatives
The world is growing very fast right now and we all know how plastics have become an integral part of our environment. There have been several attempts in the past to get rid of plastics and go for an
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food
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What's Ailing Transgendered Individuals Will Eventually Ail You
What's Ailing Transgendered Individuals Will Eventually Ail You
One of hot topic articles published that can gather thousands of comments is the topic of transgender youth who need emotional support and understanding not condemnation and bullying, which causes suicides
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GEMS
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Plastics becoming home to many Aquatic species
Plastics becoming home to many Aquatic species
Scientists have recently found out an unusual thing in the pacific where the plastics floating in the water or dumped into the ocean floor is floating in the pacific ocean and slowly becoming a home for
vikisecrets
Deutsch D-A-CH
1y
How to avoid microplastics in your next cup of coffee with one simple rule.
How to avoid microplastics in your next cup of coffee with one simple rule.
Gestern haben wir das Problem von Mikroplastik bei Teebeuteln betrachtet und heute habe ich leider auch eine schlechte Nachricht für alle Kaffeeliebhaber. Bei Kaffee könnte die Mikroplastik-Belastung noch
vikisecrets
Deutsch D-A-CH
1y
Are tea bags full of microplastics? Beware of microplastics when drinking your next cup of tea.
Are tea bags full of microplastics? Beware of microplastics when drinking your next cup of tea.
Sind Teebeuteln voller Mikroplastik? Habe vor Kurzem herausgefunden, dass Teebeuteln eine große Menge von Mikroplastik beinhalten und freisetzen können, vor allem wenn man die Teebeuteln erhitzt, setzen
vikisecrets
Deutsch D-A-CH
1y
Coca Cola in a glass bottle. Alternative for plastic?
Coca Cola in a glass bottle. Alternative for plastic?
Coca Cola Zero gibt es jetzt bei Billa (REWE) auch in einer Mehrweg-Pfand 0.4L Glasflasche als Alternative zu der 0.5L-Plastikflasche, was mich positiv überrascht hat. Preislich ist die Glas-Variante aber
bala41288
LeoFinance
1y
Microplastics affect till the coral reefs
Microplastics affect till the coral reefs
We have heard the harmful effects of Microplastics and I write lots of articles on this topic. There are also medical evidences that microplastics are affecting human beings and have been a reason for
bala41288
LeoFinance
1y
Plastics - The risk in 3D printing
Plastics - The risk in 3D printing
For the past few days I have been exploring and learning more about 3D printing and the capabilities of this technology. I understand that this technology is a well emerging technology and there is a huge
bala41288
LeoFinance
1y
Switching to eco friendly packaging
Switching to eco friendly packaging
I'm glad to see many companies understanding the harmful effects of Plastic poisoning. Many have already switched to eco-friendly packaging. In some nearby cloth stores and supermarkets, they have stopped
bala41288
LeoFinance
1y
Reducing or recycling plastics - Which one is better?
Reducing or recycling plastics - Which one is better?
One group of people keeps saying that plastics shouldn't exist or, at the very least, should opt for greener alternatives, such as bioplastics or biodegradable materials. Another group of people says that
bala41288
LeoFinance
1y
Some ideas to convert plastic waste to useful items
Some ideas to convert plastic waste to useful items
We are under the urge or reduce plastic waste to a greater extent in society. To do that, we should go to any extent. Plastic is one of the biggest problems right now, and medical science is also identifying
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CLEAN PLANET
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Plastics 'crisis' is costing $1.5 trillion in global deaths and injuries, report says
Plastics 'crisis' is costing $1.5 trillion in global deaths and injuries, report says
(People on boats collect recyclable plastics from the heavily polluted Citarum River in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, in June 2024.Timur Matahari / AFP via Getty Images) Source A new Lancet report warns
bala41288
LeoFinance
1y
Biodegradable milk pouch by Nandini brand
Biodegradable milk pouch by Nandini brand
Nandini is a very famous milk brand in both urban and rural areas of Bangalore. They have recently launched a biodegradable milk pouch using corn starch. Until now, plastics have been used for packaging.
bala41288
LeoFinance
1y
Should we encourage plastic items
Should we encourage plastic items
Today, even though we would like to avoid plastics, many products are still being manufactured in mass with plastics. I understand that once plastics was invented, it turned out to be one of the biggest
bala41288
STEMGeeks
1y
Plastics to paracetamol
Plastics to paracetamol
Today, I read an interesting article where some scientists have had a great breakthrough, where they have found a way to convert PET plastics to Paracetamol, which is currently being created using fossil

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