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    Hong Kong’s Beaches Teeming With Plastic Trash, Can Even Be Seen From Space

    Hong Kong’s Beaches Teeming With Plastic Trash, Can Even Be Seen From Space

    An enormous—and unprecedented—amount of plastic waste and other marine debris has been washing up on Hong Kong’s southern beaches in recent weeks. Hong Kong’s shores have been inundated by trash since mid-June.Facebook Local authorities have described the filth as a “glacier of trash,” and that the rubbish from one island could even be seen from […]

    Why We Must Stop Drinking Bottled Water

    Why We Must Stop Drinking Bottled Water

    Thursday was Use Less Stuff Day. It was created to inspire us to rethink the stuff we use. All our stuff—cell phones, clothes, cars, disposable chopsticks, and on and on—comes from somewhere and has to go somewhere when we throw it out. That takes a big toll on the planet, so thinking about how to […]