Eco-Earth

18/05/2019

Could these algae water bottles replace plastic? Once empty the bottle will immediately begin to degrade.

https://inhabitat.com/biodegradable-algae-water-bottles-that-provide-a-green-alternative-to-plastic/

15/05/2019

Got a £1 to spare? Eco-Earth is now fundraising! Our idea? Rewarding you with points for recycling. Redeem these points for all sorts of amazing goodies. We need your help to buy the storage unit required to hold and process all that waste. Want to help or learn more? Check out the 'learn more' button on our page.

09/05/2019

All that waste we are dumping in the sea is coming back to bite us. We have roughly 11 billion liters of poo, flushed directly into the ocean (and still counting) the bacteria in human waste is starting to have effects on marine life, aka -- the stuff we eat. The risk of disease is also a huge risk, even to countries like the US / UK. With population predicted to rise we need to start thinking about other ways to get rid of human waste.

I can still hear my high school friend Don telling me, ‘Gay kocken offen yam!’—a colorful Yiddish phrasethat translates as ‘Go p**p in the ocean,’ meaning roughly, ‘Get outta here, that’s ridiculous!’  The phrase has resonance, since there’s lots of ocean p**ping by countless ocea...

07/05/2019

A chairty very close to our heart: The Ocean Clean Up project is a kickstarted group aiming at 'mopping up' as much waste from our sea as possible using science.

The Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit organization, developing the first feasible method to rid the world's ocean of plastic. Read our recent updates here.

05/05/2019

Follow up from a past post we did; deaths like his are becoming more and more common from birds thinking plastic lids are squid to whales thinking they are food. Our ocean is quickly becoming a dumping ground for human waste. Never in human history have we had such a huge list of endangered or critically endangered species. To put that into prospective; we have successfully wiped out 60% of life -- based on a study by the WWF.

A dead whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia had a large lump of collected plastic waste in its stomach, including flip-flops and 115 drinking cups, ...

05/05/2019

And here it is: The 'great pacific garbage patch' this mammath of an island is made from nothing but human waste. It covers an area of 1.6 million square kilometers, an area twice the size of Texas or three times the size of France. This is where a good chunk of human waste ends up, here it slowly breaks down into poisonous chemicals which are then mopped up by sea creatures, and passed down the food chain; causing long lasting genetic mutation -- and even death.

03/05/2019

Here is a fun fact. Did you know plastic can only be recycled once or twice? Every time it is re-molded it becomes more brittle. That means that most plastic, will eventually end up in landfill, or be burned.

01/05/2019

A recent report shows only 27% of councils accept plastic for recycling. Reports also show that although most councils offer recycling services - in some cases it is still collected as general waste. Councils are blaming this on lack of funding in the recycling industry for the demand.

Despite councils and England needing to hit recycling targets, 27% of councils are still not recycling plastics like tubs, pots and foot trays.  The Recycling Association say that people are trying to do their bit but a lackadaisical attitude from the

29/04/2019

Here is a scary thought. 'Mictoplastic' - tiny particles left behind when plastic breaks down is becoming a huge issue for marine life. A huge chunk of fish absorb it causing genetic defects. Here is the thing: we don't know the long term effects of eating these fish.

Newborn fish are mistaking tiny bits of trash for food. If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain.

28/04/2019

It isn't all doom-and-gloom. When humans work together we can do some incredible things. Scitentists have found a special type of bacteria that eats plastic. Could this be a solution to our waste crisis?

How to solve the plastic pollution problem? Bacteria that munch on plastic: could this be the answer to the humanity’s environmental crisis? After all, we’re...

27/04/2019

Plastic straws are a very common throw-a-way item with a lifespan of roughly 10 minutes. Once thrown away they can last for upto 450 years doing massive amounts of damage to vital eco systems, plants and wildlife.

26/04/2019

Enter midway. A mass grave for the 1000s of young baby birds, who are fed plastic by their mothers thinking it is squid. This event is becoming more frequent across the world. As a result of humans 1,223 species of bird have been deemed endangered, or threatened.