environmental pollution

Cashing in on women’s health

Women’s health has been sidelined for centuries. But now that women are finally being heard, some unscrupulous companies are cashing in on the movement.

Intelligent packaging offers promise for reducing food waste, with smart indicators letting consumers know whether their fridge contents are still safe to eat.

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For producers of microplastic ‘nurdle’ pellets, the price of packaging is often more than the cost of letting it spill into the ocean.

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The environmental impacts of the tobacco industry, and its attempts to divert attention from them, are only beginning to be realised.

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The waste tobacco products create is an increasingly recognised environmental hazard. Environmental laws might be used to tackle it.

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Responsibility for cleaning up space can be modelled on strategies to mitigate climate change.

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Mounting marine pollution is choking the world’s oceans and rivers, especially in Southeast Asia — and it’ll only get worse unless something changes.

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