waste - 360

Use + Remix

We’re not just swallowing water from plastic bottles but microplastics which do not degrade easily and remain in our bodies. : Girl drinks water from a plastic bottle
by Wuestenigel is available at https://bit.ly/3H0F7PH CC BY 2.0

Whether microplastic particles cause long-term damage is uncertain but reducing our exposure to them will be wise.

Microplastics time-bomb

Why we should not reuse plastic water bottles

Whether microplastic particles cause long-term damage is uncertain but reducing our exposure to them will be wise.

Microplastics may be able to enter our bodies through skin contact but we breathe in confirmed amounts daily. : Microplastic by 5Gyres is available at https://bit.ly/3WVwL1O CC BY-SA 2.0

There is no escape from them as they are in the air we breathe and in the everyday products we use.

Microplastics time-bomb

We ingest plastics every minute of the day

There is no escape from them as they are in the air we breathe and in the everyday products we use.

Microplastics enter our bodies in various ways with the top contributor being bottled drinking water. : Microbeads plastic particles by MN Pollution Control Agency is available at https://bit.ly/40lIjhC CC BY-NC 2.0

Measuring microplastics in humans is challenging but researchers already have preliminary figures.

Microplastics time-bomb

How much plastic are we ingesting?

Measuring microplastics in humans is challenging but researchers already have preliminary figures.

While there is no direct evidence yet, researchers are increasingly worried about the link between microplastics and serious diseases. : ‘Eating a plastic syringe’ by Quinn Dombrowski is available at https://bit.ly/4054rNk CC BY-SA 2.0

To reduce the threat of microplastics in our bodies, we need to reduce the use of plastics in the environment.

Microplastics time-bomb

Plastics in bowels a sign we need to change

We are eating, drinking and breathing in increasingly higher amounts of plastic particles which can poison us. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

Scientists are warning against grave long-term consequences.

The microplastics time-bomb in our bodies

Researchers are working to solve the problem of wasted food : Kathleen Franklin/Flickr CC 2.0

Worried about food waste? Here’s how researchers are working to solve the problem

How science is solving food waste

Use It Up Tape from Ozharvest identifies food that needs eating first. : Ozharvest cc 2.0

Large households throw away the most food. In an attempt to stop the waste, a simple idea is showing great promise.

Reducing food waste

The deceptively simple idea that saves food from being wasted

Food waste and plastic are intertwined problems. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

Backgrounder: 541 words

As the world faces a growing food crisis, scientists are investigating how we can waste less of it.

8 perspectives

The wrap on food waste

Food packaging worsens an already smelly waste-management problem. : Eunike CC BY 2.0 / Flickr Eunike nike

As locked-down citizens plodded through COVID with their home-delivered meals, a new waste stream was created. It’s time to start cleaning it up

The wrap on food waste

Garbage went up as homes were locked down