The Wall Street journal ran an article today that took a binary perspective on the issue of plastic bag bans by gathering both sides of the argument and presenting them side by side. The story...
Sabrina Russo
Profile
Sabrina Russo is the News Editor of the Plastic Free Times. An undergraduate at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, she is currently working towards her MA Hons in Social Anthropology. Her interest in conservation began through a four year volunteering position with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, as a Guest Interpreter, and she has been working to bridge the gap between science and the public ever since. She has worked as an Outreach Coordinator for the Plastic Pollution Coalition, and has contributed to the marketing of Sea Studios Foundation's "Strange Days on Planet Earth" through research identifying target audiences.
Posts by Sabrina Russo
October 05, 2012
European Plastics News announced today that the French Senate has made a descision to ban bisphenol A in food packaging by the year 2015. The Senate, citing a number of studies through which...
October 05, 2012
Haitian government has banned plastic bags and polystyrene containers, with the legislation set to go into effect from today, October 1st. The legislation includes the sale of, importation...
October 04, 2012
CBS News contributor Michelle Castillo writes that a new study from UC Berkeley has emerged linking a mother's consumption of bisphenol A to her son's overactive thyroid problems. The...
October 03, 2012
Despite Canada's newly affirmed stance which upholds the Canadian government's assertion that bisphenol A is safe for human use, consumers should be wary not only of the studies...
October 03, 2012
In an article published by National Geographic on Monday, contributor Jonathan Waterman shares the story of a Sea Education Assistant vessel that has just set sail for the North Pacific Gyre,...
October 01, 2012
In an article published by the Miami Herald last week, contributors Jacqueline Charles and Curtis Morgan report that the Haitian government has banned plastic bags and polystyrene containers, with...
October 01, 2012
The findings of a new study by the Marine Conservation Society of Scotland has spelled trouble for the Scottish fishing industry, with findings that indicate that plastics have become the largest...
September 28, 2012
In an article issued by Dentistry Today, a dental firm called Ultradent Products, Inc. has come out in support of the United States Food and Drug Administration's ban on the controversial...
September 28, 2012
In a report from ABC News today, Canada has announced that it supports the inclusion of bisphenol A in food packaging despite numerous health warnings generally associated with the chemical....