Apr 25 Watch 4:53 Your recycling is not always being recycled—here’s why By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman Recycling rules seem to differ in every municipality, with exceptions and caveats at every turn, leaving the average American scratching their head at the simple act of throwing something away. Jennie Romer, author of “Can I Recycle This?” joins NewsHour… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 8:01 Pandemic pollution: Disposable masks, gloves are saving lives but ruining the environment By Stephanie Sy, Lorna Baldwin As the world has become hyper-hygienic since the pandemic began, plastic is playing an oversized role in the world's environmental problems. This Earth Day, Stephanie Sy looks at how many of the single-use pandemic items are piling up in our… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 4:42 How innovation and small steps can help us solve The Plastic Problem On Wednesday night, PBS will air a one-hour special report, “The Plastic Problem,” that examines how our global dependence on plastic has created one of the biggest environmental threats to our planet. Amna Nawaz hosts the program, and she joins… Continue watching
May 10 UN pact on plastic waste approved by most nations, but not U.S. By Associated Press Almost every country in the world has agreed on a legally binding framework for reducing polluting plastic waste, with the United States a notable exception, United Nations environmental officials said Friday. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 9:36 Why it will take more than basic recycling to cut back on plastic By Amna Nawaz, Lorna Baldwin In the 70 years that plastic has been around, humans have created 9 billion tons of it -- most of which still exists. Are the existing strategies for tackling plastic pollution -- namely reusing and recycling -- really making any… Continue watching
Feb 12 Level of plastic waste in the ocean higher than previously thought By Anna Sillers About 8 million metric tons of plastic waste makes its way into the oceans each year, according to a study published today by a group of scientists at the UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Continue reading