![While we know that recycling is an effective way to reduce the immense amounts of waste that we have produced, there are many misconceptions around the recycling process. People question whether it’s worth the time and energy to recycle, whether products made from recycled materials work or are of acceptable quality and how much waste is actually recycled.
Here are 6 myths about recycling that you need to know…
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While we know that recycling is an effective way to reduce the immense amounts of waste that we have produced, there are many misconceptions around the recycling process. People question whether it’s worth the time and energy to recycle, whether products made from recycled materials work or are of acceptable quality and how much waste is actually recycled. Here are 6 myths about recycling that you need to know… . . 👉🏼 Follow @earthorg 👉🏼 Link in Bio . . . #earthorg #earth #recycling #sustainable #recycle #reuse #reduce #recyclematerial #reduceemissions #europe #germanyclimate #UKIG #environment #HKIG #globalindex #nature #conservation #biodiversity #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #mangrovea #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #urbanization #climatechange ![The annual flow of plastic into the ocean is on a trajectory to triple over the next 20 years, which could add up to 110 pounds of plastic trash for every meter of coastline worldwide.
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The annual flow of plastic into the ocean is on a trajectory to triple over the next 20 years, which could add up to 110 pounds of plastic trash for every meter of coastline worldwide. Thank you Noel Guevara for this photograph! If you're a wildlife or nature photographer, here's your chance to stand out and show your talent. Join our Photography Competition 2021. To find out more on what we're accepting and what prizes we're offering, visit: www.earth.org/photocompetition/ Advocating for a healthier planet? We can give you that extra exposure to raise awareness for a better future! 💚 . . 👉🏼 Link in bio 👉🏼 Follow @earthorg @noelguevaraphoto . . . #earthorg #earth #elephants #landfills #plasticpollution #srilanka #amazing #actionclimate #photography #ukig #environment #hkig #nature #recyle #eu #biodiversity #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #naturephotography #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #urbanization #climatechange #photographycompetition ![Last week, a giant iceberg broke off the 150m-thick Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica, close to a British scientific outpost. The 1 270 sq km chunk of ice is bigger than New York City and broke off in a process called calving, according to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
Scientists have been expecting a large iceberg to break away for years because of immense cracks that formed in the ice shelf in Antarctica.
They are now watching the iceberg to see what it will do next. The BAS says, “Over coming weeks or months, the iceberg may move away; or it could run aground and remain close to Brunt Ice Shelf.”
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Last week, a giant iceberg broke off the 150m-thick Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica, close to a British scientific outpost. The 1 270 sq km chunk of ice is bigger than New York City and broke off in a process called calving, according to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Scientists have been expecting a large iceberg to break away for years because of immense cracks that formed in the ice shelf in Antarctica. They are now watching the iceberg to see what it will do next. The BAS says, “Over coming weeks or months, the iceberg may move away; or it could run aground and remain close to Brunt Ice Shelf.” . . 👉🏼 Follow @earthorg 👉🏼 Link in Bio . . . #earth #earthorg #iceberg #antarctica #iceshelf #oceanwarming #arctic #sustainablechoices #covid #pandemic #gogreen #gogreen💚 #greenliving #saveourplanet #conservation #protecttheplanet #wildlifeconservation #protectourocean #climatechange #2020climatechange #climategoals #climateactivism ![According to a recently published study in the journal science, almost a quarter of all freshwater fish species are endangered by human activity. Our lack of ability to properly value the natural world around us leads to the destruction of resources whose importance we will notice once they are gone.
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According to a recently published study in the journal science, almost a quarter of all freshwater fish species are endangered by human activity. Our lack of ability to properly value the natural world around us leads to the destruction of resources whose importance we will notice once they are gone. Click on the link in bio and take a closer look with Earth.Org. . . 👉🏼 Link in bio 👉🏼 Follow @earthorg . . . #earthorg #earth #freshwater #freshwaterfish #endangered #fish #extinction #wildlife #species #amazing #actionclimate #datavisualisation #ukig #environment #hkig #nature #eu #biodiversity #UK #india #sustainability #stoppollution #saveourplanet #nature #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #urbanization #climatechange ![Although the United States represents just four percent of the global population, it accounts for 12 percent of global municipal solid waste generation. Modern lifestyles have resulted in a huge increase in waste production in the U.S. since the 1960’s. As such, the country needs a waste management infrastructure that can handle the vast quantities of garbage that households and businesses produce.
On the other hand, China is the world’s second-largest producer of municipal solid waste (MSW) and a recycling regimen is long overdue. In China, more than 520,000 tons of trash is generated per day. And to get rid of the waste in a timely manner, China’s government is turning to incinerators. One of the main concerns is the fact that only a few of the country’s incinerators are burning waste in a clean way.
How is your country disposing of waste?
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Although the United States represents just four percent of the global population, it accounts for 12 percent of global municipal solid waste generation. Modern lifestyles have resulted in a huge increase in waste production in the U.S. since the 1960’s. As such, the country needs a waste management infrastructure that can handle the vast quantities of garbage that households and businesses produce. On the other hand, China is the world’s second-largest producer of municipal solid waste (MSW) and a recycling regimen is long overdue. In China, more than 520,000 tons of trash is generated per day. And to get rid of the waste in a timely manner, China’s government is turning to incinerators. One of the main concerns is the fact that only a few of the country’s incinerators are burning waste in a clean way. How is your country disposing of waste? . . 👉🏼 Follow @earthorg 👉🏼 Link in Bio . . . #earth #earthorg #wastemanagement #waste #landfill #compost #incineration #sustainablechoices #covid #pandemic #gogreen #gogreen💚 #greenliving #saveourplanet #conservation #protecttheplanet #wildlifeconservation #protectourocean #climatechange #2020climatechange #climategoals #climateactivism #china #usa #us #recycle ![In October 2020, two researchers in Borneo stumbled upon a bird they had never seen before. They photographed and released it, then sent the pictures to birdwatching organisations in the area for identification. The bird wasn’t just new to them.
Scientists identified it as the black-browed babbler, a bird last documented in Indonesia around 170 years ago and believed to be extinct. It is so rare that the data on the only collected specimen lists it as “presumed extinct.”
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In October 2020, two researchers in Borneo stumbled upon a bird they had never seen before. They photographed and released it, then sent the pictures to birdwatching organisations in the area for identification. The bird wasn’t just new to them. Scientists identified it as the black-browed babbler, a bird last documented in Indonesia around 170 years ago and believed to be extinct. It is so rare that the data on the only collected specimen lists it as “presumed extinct.” Learn more at earth.org . . 👉🏼 Follow @earthorg 👉🏼 Link in Bio . . . #earth #earthorg #indonesia #extinct #extinctbird #borneo #islandofborneo #extinctspecies #bird #pandemic #gogreen #gogreen💚 #greenliving #saveourplanet #conservation #protecttheplanet #wildlifeconservation #protectourocean #climatechange #2020climatechange #climategoals #climateactivism ![Amy and Ella Meek founded their campaign and charity, Kids Against Plastic, in 2016 after learning about the UN’s Global Goals For Sustainable Development and in particular, the recurring issue of plastic pollution.
Their mission to make a difference started out as a home-school project and has since become an award-winning charity. Over the last three years, they have worked hard to inspire school children, engage with politicians, business leaders and academics. They've also aimed to motivate families, businesses, schools and individuals to "be plastic clever".
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Amy and Ella Meek founded their campaign and charity, Kids Against Plastic, in 2016 after learning about the UN’s Global Goals For Sustainable Development and in particular, the recurring issue of plastic pollution. Their mission to make a difference started out as a home-school project and has since become an award-winning charity. Over the last three years, they have worked hard to inspire school children, engage with politicians, business leaders and academics. They've also aimed to motivate families, businesses, schools and individuals to "be plastic clever". Follow them here! @kidsagainstplastic .⠀ .⠀ 👉🏼 Link in bio⠀ 👉🏼 Follow @earthorg .⠀ .⠀ . #earthorg #earth #agriculture #environmentalactivism #makeachange #usa #kidsagainstplastic #plasticpollution #plastic #environmentalist #ecosystem #UKIG #quote #HKIG #deforestation #nature #conservation #biodiversity #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #humanrights ![Yang Guang and Tian Tian at Edinburgh Zoo are the only two pandas in the UK. These animals are solitary in the wild, so you’ll only spot Yang Guang on the @rzssofficial cam, though if he has to step away for any reason Tian Tian is always willing and ready to take over his cam responsibilities.
Pandas like to shelter when it is cold and can spend between 12 and 16 hours napping, after consuming up to 100kg of bamboo every day! This means, when you see him having a sleep on the live cams, Yang Guang is doing what comes most naturally, blissfully unaware of the thousands of people watching him and trying to figure out what entertaining sleeping position he’ll come up with next.
When he is not napping, he has lots of space to enjoy off-camera, including large outdoor areas with climbing frames, trees and pools, and private back rooms. Unless the keepers are in part of the enclosure delivering bamboo or cleaning, he is free to explore all day.
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Yang Guang and Tian Tian at Edinburgh Zoo are the only two pandas in the UK. These animals are solitary in the wild, so you’ll only spot Yang Guang on the @rzssofficial cam, though if he has to step away for any reason Tian Tian is always willing and ready to take over his cam responsibilities. Pandas like to shelter when it is cold and can spend between 12 and 16 hours napping, after consuming up to 100kg of bamboo every day! This means, when you see him having a sleep on the live cams, Yang Guang is doing what comes most naturally, blissfully unaware of the thousands of people watching him and trying to figure out what entertaining sleeping position he’ll come up with next. When he is not napping, he has lots of space to enjoy off-camera, including large outdoor areas with climbing frames, trees and pools, and private back rooms. Unless the keepers are in part of the enclosure delivering bamboo or cleaning, he is free to explore all day. For further information about RZSS conservation projects, you can visit www.rzss.org.uk . . . 👉🏼 Follow @earthorg 👉🏼 Link in Bio . . . #earthorg #earth #wildlife #conservation #royalzoologicalsocietyofscotland #scotland #unitedkingdom #UKIG #environment #HKIG #hongkong #nature #conservation #biobank #UK #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #panda #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth . Huge thank you to @rzssofficial for providing these photographs! ![This is the Global Sustainability Index scorecard for Finland.
Finland’s low population density and stringent environmental protection standards enable it to achieve impressive sustainability targets. Their goals are extensive but practical – by setting multiple smaller scale targets for environmental protection, officials are able to measure success in real time and make adjustments as necessary, providing a flexible and adaptive program.
Finnish air is among the cleanest in the world, thanks in large part to stringent pollution regulations and the fact that 70% of the country is forest which acts as a carbon sink for the nation.
Energy and natural resource consumption in Finland is unsustainable, however, it has one of the highest proportion of energy consumption from renewable sources. Finland has made considerable strides at reducing their energy and transitioning to cleaner sources, namely by transitioning away from private car use toward a public transit and pedestrian and biking culture.
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This is the Global Sustainability Index scorecard for Finland. Finland’s low population density and stringent environmental protection standards enable it to achieve impressive sustainability targets. Their goals are extensive but practical – by setting multiple smaller scale targets for environmental protection, officials are able to measure success in real time and make adjustments as necessary, providing a flexible and adaptive program. Finnish air is among the cleanest in the world, thanks in large part to stringent pollution regulations and the fact that 70% of the country is forest which acts as a carbon sink for the nation. Energy and natural resource consumption in Finland is unsustainable, however, it has one of the highest proportion of energy consumption from renewable sources. Finland has made considerable strides at reducing their energy and transitioning to cleaner sources, namely by transitioning away from private car use toward a public transit and pedestrian and biking culture. . . 👉🏼 Follow @earthorg 👉🏼 Link in Bio . . . #earthorg #earth #datavisualisation #sustainable #finland #emissions #zeronet #policy #reduceemissions #europe #norwayclimate #UKIG #environment #HKIG #globalindex #nature #conservation #biodiversity #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #mangrovea #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #urbanization #climatechange ![Here are our favourites articles of this week you should check out!
Our first pick is the world’s largest shipping business, Moller-Maersk, plans to have the first carbon-neutral container ship on the water by 2023. Seven years ahead of its schedule, a win for an industry that is notoriously difficult to decarbonise.
Would you like to see more good news or bad news? Let us know below!
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Here are our favourites articles of this week you should check out! Our first pick is the world’s largest shipping business, Moller-Maersk, plans to have the first carbon-neutral container ship on the water by 2023. Seven years ahead of its schedule, a win for an industry that is notoriously difficult to decarbonise. Would you like to see more good news or bad news? Let us know below! .⠀ .⠀ 👉🏼 Follow @earthorg 👉🏼Link in Bio⠀ .⠀ .⠀ . #earthorg #earth #scientists #environmentalactivism #makeachange #top5 #toppicks #favourites #elephants #raiseawareness #ecosystem #UKIG #environment #HKIG #wildlifeconservation #nature #conservation #biodiversity #UK #sustainability #fightagainstclimatechange #noplanetb #saveourplanet #zerowaste #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #sundayfunday #climatechange ![Every year we dump a massive 2.12 billion tons of waste. If all this waste was put on trucks they would go around the world 24 times. This stunning amount of waste is partly because 99 percent of the stuff we buy is trashed within 6 months.
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Every year we dump a massive 2.12 billion tons of waste. If all this waste was put on trucks they would go around the world 24 times. This stunning amount of waste is partly because 99 percent of the stuff we buy is trashed within 6 months. Thank you! Tharmapalan Tilaxan for submitting this photograph to our EO Photography Competition 2021. If you're a wildlife or nature photographer, here's your chance to stand out and show your talent. To find out more on what we're accepting and what prizes we're offering, visit: www.earth.org/photocompetition/ Advocating for a healthier planet? We can give you that extra exposure to raise awareness for a better future 🤩 . . 👉🏼 Link in bio 👉🏼 Follow @earthorg . . . #earthorg #earth #elephants #landfills #plasticpollution #srilanka #amazing #actionclimate #photography #ukig #environment #hkig #nature #recyle #eu #biodiversity #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #naturephotography #saveourworld #climatecrisis #protecttheearth #globalwarming #urbanization #climatechange #photographycompetition ![It was the decade-long millennium drought on Anika's family's farm that spurred her interest in climate change, and prompted her to ask "How are we going to feed a rapidly growing global population well, in a climate challenged world?"
With a passion for rural communities and healthy ecosystems, she is committed to help create sustainable and vibrant farming landscapes in the present and for the future.
Anika is a recognised thought-leader of agro-ecological systems resilience. She has a PhD in Agricultural Science and an engaging communicator with a passion for international farming development.
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It was the decade-long millennium drought on Anika's family's farm that spurred her interest in climate change, and prompted her to ask "How are we going to feed a rapidly growing global population well, in a climate challenged world?" With a passion for rural communities and healthy ecosystems, she is committed to help create sustainable and vibrant farming landscapes in the present and for the future. Anika is a recognised thought-leader of agro-ecological systems resilience. She has a PhD in Agricultural Science and an engaging communicator with a passion for international farming development. .⠀ .⠀ 👉🏼 Link in bio⠀ 👉🏼 Follow @earthorg @anikamolesworth .⠀ .⠀ . #earthorg #earth #agriculture #environmentalactivism #makeachange #usa #scientist #farm #drought #environmentalist #ecosystem #UKIG #quote #HKIG #deforestation #nature #conservation #biodiversity #UK #sustainability #stoppollution #noplanetb #saveourplanet #humanrights
