News & Resources: ‘Pollution’
China Bans Deadly Herbicide Paraquat
Dec 14, 2012
Several years ago, Sun Jing and other members of the Pesticide Eco-Alternatives Center in China learned that local farmers were mysteriously falling ill and dying. They suspected this had something to do with an herbicide called paraquat that farmers were using. The farmers had no idea what a deadly chemical they were handling every day. There was little research and no warning label.
Read morePlastic Art: Make a flower from recycled bottles
Dec 19, 2011
Learn how to make a flower from a recycled plastic bottle in 5 easy steps!
Read moreGiving Plastic a New Life
Dec 19, 2011
A married, retired couple of engineers noticed pollution was becoming a problem in their small village. They came up with an ingenious way of turning plastic waste into decorative items.
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