by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 9, 2020 | News
The U.S. is the world’s leading producer of plastic waste by volume, the largest plastic waste producer per capita and the second-largest exporter of plastic waste, according to a report published in Science Advances on Oct. 28. Globally, there was a 26% increase in...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Feb 26, 2020 | News
“Recycle, reduce, reuse and close the loop, we can close the loop” is a ditty many children learn, but closing the loop is more complicated than taking everything with a recycling symbol to a recycling center. While an increasing number of products bear a recycling...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 7, 2019 | News
A “flood” of plastic is creating untold environmental costs and overrunning poorer nations. “Discarded,” a report from GAIA – “a worldwide alliance … whose ultimate vision is a just, toxic-free world without incineration” – published April 23 describes the negative...
by Sam Harrell | Apr 22, 2019 | Opinion
There is ample reason for us to be seriously concerned about the state of the earth and the life systems that comprise it. On Earth Day 2019, I’m choosing to focus on five practical measures, a “five-fold path” if you will, which I believe offer us a measure of hope...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Feb 14, 2019 | News
Addressing the volume of electrical and electronic waste (“e-waste”) is essential to working toward a sustainable future as it has become “the fastest-growing waste stream in the world,” according to a report published by the World Economic Forum on Jan. 24. “E-waste...
