With 430 million tons of plastic waste generated annually and less than 10% of it recycled, the plastic crisis is out of control. Thankfully, HIRO Technologies is creating a new path forward, powered ...
As the world looks to improve on all three pillars of sustainable development — economic, social and environmental — as the global population increases, countries work together to forge agreements ...
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According to Greenpeace, only 9% of the world's plastic gets recycled. Instead, plastic waste continues to collect in our landfills and in our oceans. Other than recycling, the only way to reduce ...
This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...
More than 400 million metric tons of plastic is produced annually, and only a small fraction is recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, or leaks into the natural environment, which is impacting ...
Plastic bags tangled in trees. Takeout containers scattered along roadsides. Bottles clogging streams and waterways and washing up on beaches. Across the United States, plastic waste and pollution ...