As we celebrated World Bee Day on the 20th of May for the first time it seems appropriate to look at pollinators: the role they play and where and what they are. Most people may not know this, but pollinators are not limited to land only, yes we can find them in our oceans too. […]
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In 2012 it was estimated that about 165 million tons of plastic could be found in our oceans. We are adding to this number every year and with a growing population it’s time to look at plastic with new eyes and the urgency the health of our environments and planet Earth deserves. Imagine for a […]
Our use of plastic is causing harm to Earth’s oceans and some experts say if we don’t change our plastic consumption drastically, there will be more plastic than fish in our oceans by the year 2050. It is estimated that each individual on this planet consumes about 135 kg of single use plastics per year. […]
Did you know that plastic in many different forms is a known cancer risk? Like the feared BPA in water bottles, single use plastics break down into tiny pieces. These pieces can also cause serious long term harm, entering our food chain. Yuck! Recent Research has shown that of all the 8.3 billion metric tons […]
Alliance Earth has come up with a way to help reduce the plastic waste all over Africa and create fuel for the people at the same time. The Dung Beetle project is a trailer-mounted movable art stage sculpted from recycled metal. It was built in Johannesburg, South Africa using South African skills and technology. It […]