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  • marzo 29 2020 – Digital Marketing Integrated Collaborator

    Plastic kills more than just people

    In the last few months, the effects upon wildlife that come from eating, or becoming entangled in, plastic debris have been reported more widely and more often than ever before, leading to public outcry and protests. These tragic events should come as no surprise: there are an estimated 270,000 tons of plastic floating through the world’s seas where it threatens...

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  • marzo 29 2020 – Digital Marketing Integrated Collaborator

    How are plastics harming the environment

    Plastic is ubiquitous Plastic debris is found absolutely everywhere, from the Arctic to Antarctica. It clogs street drains in our cities; it litters campgrounds and national parks, and is even piling up on Mount Everest. But thanks to runoff, and to our fondness for directly dumping our trash into the nearest river or lake, plastic is growing increasingly common in...

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  • marzo 29 2020 – Digital Marketing Integrated Collaborator

    How do microplastics get into our water?

    One of the main sources is our clothing. Minuscule fibres of acrylic, nylon, spandex, and polyester are shed each time we wash our clothes and are carried off to wastewater treatment plants or discharged to the open environment. According to a recent study cited by Water World, more than 700,000 microscopic plastic fibres could be released into the environment during...

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  • marzo 29 2020 – Digital Marketing Integrated Collaborator

    How is plastic polluting our soil

    The millions of tons of plastic swirling around the world’s oceans have garnered a lot of media attention recently. But plastic pollution arguably poses a bigger threat to the plants and animals – including humans – who are based on land. Very little of the plastic we discard every day is recycled or incinerated in waste-to-energy facilities. Much of it...

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  • marzo 29 2020 – Digital Marketing Integrated Collaborator

    Why to stand up for trees?

    TREES COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE Excess carbon dioxide (CO2) is building up in our atmosphere, contributing to climate change. Trees absorb CO2, removing and storing the carbon while releasing oxygen back into the air. In one year, an acre of mature trees absorbs the same amount of CO2 produced when you drive your car 26,000 miles. CLEAN THE AIR Trees absorb...

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  • marzo 29 2020 – Digital Marketing Integrated Collaborator

    Why protecting the forests matter?

    – THE DIRE STATE OF DEFORESTATION – Deforestation emits 3 billion tonnes of carbon a year on average – more than all cars and trucks on the planet combined. Over the last two years, we’ve been losing 40 football fields of tropical forests every minute. Forests’ incredible carbon storage capacity is not just due to trees storing carbon in their...

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