Good News Notes: Offshore wind is set to move further and further from shore, as demand for renewable energy grows and new floating turbine technology makes deep-water expansion possible. However, for the first time, large areas of the UK continental shelf now open for development are “seasonally stratified”. David Attenborough has described these seasonal seas as some of the…
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Fighting Plastic Waste with Edible Food Packaging
Good News Notes: “The use of plastic packaging for food products contributes significantly to plastic waste, of which 14 million tons end up in our oceans each year. By 2050, it is predicted that there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish, which will be a serious threat to our ecosystems and well…
ATTITUDE Launches Leaves Bars: A Plastic Free Beauty Collection
Good News Notes: “ATTITUDE, a Canadian leader in body and home care products, continues its mission to raise the bar with better products for a better future. The plastic crisis is one of the biggest challenges facing planet Earth. Currently, more than 8 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans each year. ATTITUDE…
Packing peanuts to be banned in NJ under new law
Good News Notes: “More recycled plastic, glass and paper will be used in everyday products — from trash bags to beer bottles — under anew law Gov. Phil Murphy signed Tuesday. The law also prohibits the sale of polystyrene packing peanuts in New Jersey within two years — a move supporters say will help keep the easily blown…
Companies race to stem flood of microplastic fibres into the oceans
Good News Notes: “From filters to bags to balls, the number of products aimed at stopping the torrent of microplastic fibres being flushed out of washing machines and into rivers and oceans is increasing rapidly. Grundig recently became the first appliance manufacturer to integrate a microfibre filter into a washing machine, while a British company…
Spanish Brand Hawkers Designs Sustainable Sunglasses
Good News Notes: “A new era of eyewear is on the horizon with Hawkers, a Spanish brand creating eco-conscious sunglasses at an attainable price. With a range of spectacles to choose from, Hawkers has garnered attention among soccer icon Lionel Messi and DJ Steve Aoki who have been seen wearing the brand’s sleek styles. The sustainable…
The US finally adopts a national recycling strategy
Good News Notes: “The Environmental Protection Agency announced a new national recycling strategy today, the agency’s first ever such commitment, according to the Washington Post. It’s a roadmap for the US to achieve a goal of recycling at least half of its municipal waste by the end of the decade. That’s a steep rise considering the US’ recycling rate has actually…
Glitter is an environmental disaster. So scientists invented an eco-friendly version
Good News Notes: “We have a love-hate relationship with glitter. It’s undeniably sparkly, cute and festive. But dip your hand into a jar of the iridescent plastic particles, and you’ll spend the next year finding specks of it in surprising places. Those places could range from your hair and clothes all the way to oceans…
Newly Discovered Symbiosis Could Power Carbon Removal in The Sea
Good News Notes: “Tropical rainforests are often called the lungs of our planet, sucking vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and puffing out oxygen in exchange. As it turns out, however, there are even bigger lungs in our oceans. Seagrass meadows are vast fields of underwater plants capable of capturing carbon 35 times faster than tropical…
Bill would ban sale of single-use plastic water bottles at New York state parks
Good News Notes: “The sale of single-use plastic water bottles would be banned at state parks in New York under proposed legislation announced Friday by two state lawmakers. The bill, which is yet to be formally introduced, would bar the sale of plastic water bottles at any site managed by the state Office of Parks,…