pollution

Plastic pollution: We use these items every day and cause a lot of damage with them

Plastic pollution causes enormous damage to marine life and the environment, and the biggest problem is that about 30 % of plastic used is single-use. Our homes are full of plastic products that end up in the trash. Although they seem practical, we throw them away after just one use. This plastic is not only the worst for the environment, but also the most used. We bring you the worst single-use plastic items we use almost every day.

Viral

Coca-Cola and Carlsberg present bottles made from plants that decompose within a year

We all know that the disposal of plastic bottles has the lion's share of the global climate crisis. But are we really aware of this? In a world that produces 300 million pieces of plastic annually, we desperately wish we had other options! This is where the Dutch company Avantium can come to our aid. With the support of major companies such as Coca-Cola, Carlsberg and Danone, they are developing a "vegetable plastic" that could replace the classic plastic used in food chains.

Gadgets

CES 2020: The modernized Atmos gas mask

At CES 2020, Aō Air presented a gas mask that not only cleans the air, but is also a kind of fashion accessory.

Viral

This is how we're destroying the planet: 10+ examples of plastic packaging you should be ashamed of

Any attempt to save the planet is doomed to failure as long as we Earthlings make UNFRIENDLY decisions for the sake of capital. If you don't know what we're talking about, check out 10+ examples of plastic packaging littering the planet that you should be ashamed of. It will be clear to you that we are deeply in trouble.

Viral

Plastic ocean project: 24 portraits "at the bottom of the ocean" that make us think

It is no secret that we live on a planet that is barely breathing through its gills due to human actions. And what would humanity be without zealots who really care about the Earth and try to warn us that our "hands" have destructive consequences? Andreas Franke tackled this with the help of the Plastic ocean project.

Viral

It's about the Earth: with these awkward bags, they want to invite you to stop using them

Vancouver grocer East West Market has come up with an interesting way to get customers to stop using plastic bags – and it's probably right, because the Earth will thank you!

Viral

SCOBY: zero waste self-degrading storage packaging

Companies that follow global trends strive above all to operate in an environmentally friendly way - recently the most pressing problem is plastic pollution, which MakeGrowLab and their

Viral

Big brands together to fight plastic pollution

Delivery company UPS has joined forces with some of the world's most popular brands and recycling company Terracycle. In this way, he wants to start the fight against plastic pollution.

Architecture & Interior Cars

Volvo has created a 3D sea wall that saves the sea from pollution

Recently, environmental activists have been paying more and more attention to marine pollution. How not, when the world's seas are slowly but steadily turning into a waste dump.

Viral

11 stories about people who gave our planet a second chance

More and more people are aware that our planet is in danger. While some are just talking, others are actually doing something: cleaning beaches, making products from plastic from the oceans, and even building small farms and eco-friendly cities. Here are 11 inspiring stories of people doing miracles every day to save our dear Earth.

Beauty Health

Air pollution is putting your 'swimmers' at serious risk, says science

Well, we're not really surprised, right? The air in some parts of the world is so polluted that people have to walk around wearing protective masks. And when we inhale such air, we inhale poison, which first settles in the lungs, and then (obviously) continues its journey elsewhere. However, it is said to threaten fertility.

Events

100 soups on the Ljubljanica for a clean river

Are you an enthusiastic runner and do you think keeping the environment clean is extremely important? Join the largest environmental movement in Slovenia. Can more than 100 of us gather?

1 2

Search

Choose a language

With you since 2004