TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Does recycling your plastic actually work? | Shannon Odell
If you've ever looked at the bottom of a disposable bottle or cup, you've probably noticed a recycling symbol. Seeing this, many people assume the item should be put in a recycling bin. Yet many plastics are incapable of being recycled...
TED Talks
Morgan Vague: These bacteria eat plastic
Humans produce 300 million tons of new plastic each year -- yet, despite our best efforts, less than 10 percent of it ends up being recycled. Is there a better way to deal with all this waste? Morgan Vague describes her research with...
TED Talks
Andrew Forrest: A radical plan to end plastic waste
Plastic is an incredible substance for the economy -- and the worst substance possible for the environment, says entrepreneur Andrew Forrest. In a conversation meant to spark debate, Forrest and head of TED Chris Anderson discuss an...
TED Talks
Mani Vajipey: How India's local recyclers could solve plastic pollution
India has one of the world's highest rates of plastic recycling, thanks largely to an extensive network of informal recyclers known as "kabadiwalas." Entrepreneur Mani Vajipey discusses his work to organize their massive efforts into a...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: A brief history of plastic | TED-Ed
For centuries, billiard balls were made of ivory from elephant tusks. But when excessive hunting caused elephant populations to decline, they began to look for alternatives. John Wesley Hyatt took up the challenge. In five years, he...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Meet the microbes that could eat your trash | Tierney Thys and Christian Sardet
Each year humanity produces roughly 400 million tons of plastic, 80% of which is discarded as trash. Of that plastic waste, only one-tenth is recycled. 60% gets incinerated or goes into the landfills, and 30% leaks out into the...
FuseSchool
Beyond Plastic| Strategies to fight Global Pollution
This video highlights the dual impact of plastics on society. While plastics have revolutionized industries by providing waterproof packaging, non-stick cookware, and medical equipment, they have also caused severe environmental...
Curated Video
Unraveling the Plastic Threat to Sea Turtles
Join host Bobby Donohue at HOPE Headquarters as he explores the impact of plastic pollution on ocean life, especially sea turtles. Learn how plastic waste travels from everyday use to the ocean, posing dangers to marine species like...
Wonderscape
The Impact of Climate Change and Pollution on the Octopus
This video addresses the critical environmental challenges facing octopuses, including the effects of climate change, ocean pollution, and noise pollution on their survival. It explores how rising ocean temperatures, plastic waste, and...
Wonderscape
Unveiling Ocean Pollution: Hidden Dangers and Urgent Solutions
Join a marine scientist as they uncover shocking evidence of pollution off the Los Angeles coast. Explore the impact of pollution on the environment and learn about the urgent need for solutions. Plastic and Chemical Pollution in Oceans...
The Learning Depot
How to Write an Introductory Paragraph for Argumentative, Analytical, and Expository Paper
An introductory paragraph is the first impression to hook your reader into reading your paper. Learn the three elements of an effective introductory paragraph. Examples are given.
Next Animation Studio
The Ocean Cleanup to step up production of floating plastic collector for rivers
The Ocean Cleanup is ramping up production of its Interceptor, an autonomous system that removes plastic waste from rivers.
EarthEcho International
Service Learning Stage 3: Action
This video highlights four ways students can make a difference: advocacy, direct service, research, and the connection between them. By establishing a baseline and monitoring progress, students can make a real impact on issues they care...
Next Animation Studio
Ocean Cleanup’s redesigned system successfully collects plastic
The Ocean Cleanup’s plastic-catching system is now collecting and retaining plastic debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the first time, the non-profit organization announced on Wednesday.
The Wall Street Journal
Pew Charitable Trusts Scientist Responds to Plastic Packaging Waste Di
Winnie Lau of the Pew Charitable Trust's preventing ocean plastics project presents a response to the discussion with Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider on the issue of packaging and plastic waste at Global Food Forum.
Next Animation Studio
Plastic waste traps hermit 560,000 crabs on remote islands
A new study led by the University of Tasmania has found that more than 560,000 hermit crabs have died from being trapped in plastic waste on the remote Cocos Keeling and Henderson Islands.
Next Animation Studio
Turning plastic into usable fuel
Renewlogy, a private waste management company, has found a way to turn plastic into fuel.
Next Animation Studio
Bees build nests from plastic
New research from Argentina’s National Agricultural Technology Institute shows that solitary bees are making nests out of plastic packaging.
Next Animation Studio
French team create machine that converts plastic to fuel
French actor and inventor duo create machine that converts plastic waste into fuel.
Next Animation Studio
Singapore researchers turn plastic bottles into aerogel
Researchers from the National University of Singapore have found a way to convert plastic bottles into an ultralight super material with various applications.
Next Animation Studio
Malaysia returns ‘illegal’ plastic waste to U.S., U.K.
Malaysia announced that it has returned 150 shipping containers filled with plastic waste to their country of origin after they were found to be contaminated and mixed in with other trash.
Next Animation Studio
Canada plans to ban single-use plastics by 2021
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that Canada will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021.
Next Animation Studio
Baby fish found consuming plastic in larval fish nurseries
A new study led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center has found prey-size plastics present in larval fish nurseries.
Next Animation Studio
Air bubble barrier helps stop plastic waste from entering the ocean
Dutch-based startup “The Great Bubble Barrier” says that air bubbles could stop plastic waste in rivers from reaching the ocean.