germany, plastic ban, single use plastic

The Majority of German Children Carry Plastic Pollutants in Their Bodies

The German Environment Ministry recently published a study that showed the country’s children have alarming levels of plastic pollutants in their bodies. The study comes as the government is planning to curtail plastic usage in society. Plastic contamination The study was conducted on 2,500 children aged 3 to 17 years in the period between 2014 ...

Armin Auctor

A German children's classromm.

No More Plastic Straws in Taiwan

A new plastic straw ban came into effect on July 1 in Taiwan as the country seeks to cut back on the plastic pollution plaguing the island. Taiwan uses around 3 billion plastic straws annually. With the new law, it is hoped that the number can be reduced by 100 million per year. The ban ...

Max Lu

Plastic straws at an eating place in Taiwan.