By Alice O’Donnell It is recommended by dentists and toothpaste companies alike that you change your toothbrush every three to four months. This means that the average person will go through around 240 toothbrushes in their lifetimes. Taking the NUI Galway student body as it is, almost 54,000 toothbrushes will be used and discarded by students this year. If I had to guess … [Read more...] about Bamboo toothbrushes – a sustainable future
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Hi Fly’s eco awakening: how one airline is tackling the plastic abyss
By Ameya Godse Our ever-increasing dependency on plastic has always been a matter of grave concern for myriads of environmentalists and regulatory authorities. In a recent study, which also happened to be the first of its kind, it was reported that the world had produced 9 billion tonnes of plastic waste since the 1950s, with as little as 9 per cent of it being recycled and … [Read more...] about Hi Fly’s eco awakening: how one airline is tackling the plastic abyss
Micro-plastic found in bottled water: why we should finally give up this environment-damaging practice
A recent study has found high levels of microplastics in bottled water and has discovered that 90% of the world’s most popular bottled water brands contain tiny pieces of plastic. The most common type of plastic fragment found was the same type of plastic used to make bottle caps- polypropylene. The bottles that were used in this study were bought all across the world, in … [Read more...] about Micro-plastic found in bottled water: why we should finally give up this environment-damaging practice
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