The breakthrough, spurred by the discovery of plastic-eating bugs at a Japanese dump, could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis A mutant enzyme that can eat plastic indicates a way to recycle clear plastic bottles back into clear plastic bottles. This post from The Guardian highlights how this may help fight plastic pollution. Scientists have created a mutant ... Continue Reading
Bottled Water May Be MORE Fattening Than Soda
Plastics put a toxic burden on your body and halt fat loss. Eliminate the toxins starting with ditching your plastic bottled water! It may be hard to believe, but plastic can make you fat. Canned foods, bottled water, and basically any food that’s wrapped in plastic contains a toxic plastic residue called “BPA”, which has been proven to mess with your hormones like ... Continue Reading
Student-Led Move to Ban Bottled Water from Campuses
Though this story is based on a Harvard student body decision, as of early 2012, over 90 colleges and universities of varying sizes and types throughout the USA have banned or restricted bottled water sales as demanded from student-led referendums and lobbied directives. Those stations, which purify water with charcoal filtration and reverse osmosis, have become ubiquitous in ... Continue Reading
Dangers Lurking In Your Coffee Lids
(BeWellBuzz) Environmental awareness had made people all over the world become more stringent when it comes to the use of plastic and other non-biodegradable materials. While a majority focus on avoiding plastic bags, cups, etc., not many are even mindful of the fact that coffee cup lids are harmful to both the environment and our health. Read on to know why you need to be a ... Continue Reading
Toxic Chemicals in Food?
Flame-retardants in butter? Tainted kids' cereal? Sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it's real - potentially harmful substances are common in the foods we eat, especially if you store things in plastic containers. How do they get in there and how can you protect yourself? Here's what you need to know about the health risks and how to prevent them... When you butter ... Continue Reading