In a world that generated roughly 350 million tons of plastic in 2019, only 6% of global plastics produced came from recycled plastics. This staggering reality has started to attract the attention of policymakers, with governments across the globe implementing regulations that encourage companies to include recycled materials in their […]
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“Shining a Light on Environmental Concerns: Earth Hour Returns”
Earth Hour: A Symbolic Event to Draw Our Attention to the Environment Among the many challenges that we face as a society, the issue of environmental sustainability and climate change is undoubtedly one of the most pressing. Every year, on the last Saturday of March, millions of people around the […]
A Global Plastic Waste Crisis: Is a Unified Approach Attainable?
In late May, delegates from 175 countries, along with private stakeholders, will gather in Paris for a global effort to create an international treaty to potentially control plastic production and pollution. Despite the urgency to address the world’s toxic plastic waste crisis, countries remain far apart on what the treaty […]
“Iraq’s Cancer Surge Linked to Widespread Gas Flaring Practices”
Flaring: A Global Crisis with Deadly Consequences The Story of Ali Hussein Jaloud Ali Hussein Jaloud was barely in his 20s when he died of leukemia on April 21, 2021, in the southern Iraqi town of Rumaila, about 50 kilometers from the port city of Basra. Ali and his family […]