More than one third of the global land surface is used for agriculture, about 5 billion hectares. With the population boom in the 20th century, unfortunately, the use of synthetic agricultural chemicals – fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides – has become inevitable to ensure everyone has enough food. But, combined with monoculture farming, their massive […]
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There are 82,000 ingredients used in personal care products, of which 12% are industrial chemicals, including potential carcinogens, pesticides, reproductive toxins and hormone disruptors. A new research shows that 87% of products from Europe’s top ten bestselling cosmetic brands contain microplastics. These are pretty ugly numbers that raise the question: can these cosmetics cause health
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Did you know that even laundry is a huge source of plastic pollution? It’s releasing around half a million tonnes of plastic microfibres into the ocean annually. Yes, plastic is a great invention. Cheap, flexible, durable, lightweight. But humanity is using it so recklessly it’s flooding us and almost every inch of the planet is
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While products before industrial revolution were for sure made from natural sources, they were often processed and modified in ways that would not be considered organic today. It might sound shocking but people relied solely on natural resources for their food, clothing, and medicine. This was the reality for centuries, before the Industrial Revolution transformed
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