In an article published today through Bulgaria's Sofia News Agency, it was announced that the Bulgarian government has imposed a higher fee for the usage of plastic bags in an effort to slow...
Sabrina Russo
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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
June 13, 2012
The day to day runnings of an office can seem fairly innocuous, but bisphenol-A is present in a lot of materials that aren't always obvious offenders. While the task of making an office...
June 12, 2012
In a piece published by Scientific American on Monday, scientists Frederick S. vom Saal and Patricia A. Hunt discuss their research on the effects bisphenol-A can have on the body, and the United...
June 12, 2012
An article by the Daily Mail today addressed the growing concern people have over the toxicity of plastic, and attempted to discern whether fears were legitimate, or simply scare-mongering. The...
June 11, 2012
Retailers in Hyderabad, India, have been very pleased with a recent tax placed on plastic bags. An article on The Times of India reports that the tax, while initially established to support solid...
June 08, 2012
Last week, Illinois legislators quietly passed a bill that garnered little attention amidst competition from a number of other important bills being debated simultaneously. According to WBEZ91.5,...
June 07, 2012
The Guardian published an article yesterday that reported that the World Bank has determined that urban waste is set to increase steeply in the next twenty years....
June 07, 2012
Yesterday, the Jakarta Post published a story reporting that the group Plastic-Free Bali is putting the pressure on the Balinese government to ban plastic bags soon to reduce the amount of plastic...
June 06, 2012
In Portland, Maine [United States], Riverton Elementary School has implemented a new recycling program that has saved the school around $50,000, as well as eliminating about 50% of the school'...
June 06, 2012
An article posted on AlterNet on Monday calls attention to a recent study which has found that the average household garden hose is laden with chemicals such as bisphenol A and phthalates at...