Tag: environment
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NYC to Mandate Urban Composting in 2024
New York City recently decided to mandate urban composting by 2024 to help improve the environment and reduce waste. The city mayor, Eric Adams, said the composting regulations would become effective beginning in 2024 in all five boroughs. Many environmentalists applauded the new bill. But they wondered how it would work in such a large…
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Marine Scientist Explains How Seagrass Fights Climate Change
According to marine scientist Carlos M. Duarte, the ocean harbors an unlikely ally in the fight against climate change: seagrass. Seagrasses evolved from terrestrial plants about 100 million years ago, which explains why marine meadows resemble grass on land. While seagrasses account for only 0.1% of the seafloor, they remove about 33% of carbon in…
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France Puts Plastic Packaging Ban Into Effect
France enacted a plastic packaging ban beginning on Jan. 1, 2022, making it the first European country to do so. The law prohibits single-use plastics on many items, including fruits and vegetables like carrots, apples, and bananas. The bill also included lemons, potatoes, cucumbers, pears, kiwis, peppers, and leeks. Thirty varieties of produce sold in…
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Study Highlights the Importance of Biodiversity in Farming
As the global population continues growing, experts have been studying how to maintain high crop yields while not sacrificing biodiversity. The world faces mounting challenges due to climate change, which will inevitably affect the food supply. However, by simply working with nature instead of against it, we could overcome these problems. In a new study,…
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Coffee Pulp Aids Reforestation Efforts, According to Science
A recent study found that coffee pulp, a waste product of coffee production, can promote reforestation efforts on post-agricultural land. The British Ecological Society journal Ecological Solutions and Evidence published these findings. Researchers from ETH-Zurich and the University of Hawai`i took part in the study. First, they spread 30 dump truck loads of coffee pulp…
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Australians Reveal How They Can Build Roadways Out of Recycled Waste
In Australia, construction companies have begun building roads from recycled waste, adding to the country’s arsenal of climate adaptation tools. It leads the way in sustainability, generating more solar power than anywhere globally. Currently, Australia produces eight times the global average of rooftop solar per person. Now, its citizens have something else to feel proud…