A radio story by Australia's ABC News reported that a study has been undertaken by Duke Medical Centre which has discovered a link between bisphenol A and the suppression of a gene which is...
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
February 26, 2013
The Environment Ministry of China has admitted to the presence of places they refer to as "cancer villages" in a new, official report which examines the effects of rapid industrialism on...
February 26, 2013
The Malawi government has issued a ban on the importation of plastics with a thickness of less than 60 micron meters, determining that these bags are often disposed of after use, and therefore not...
February 25, 2013
A disturbing warning issued by the New Hampshire department of health warns consumers to be wary of Poland Spring bottled water, which has been found to contain traces of gasoline contamination,...
February 20, 2013
An article on Grist.com has shared the story of a new development that may prove promising for the efforts currently being made to reduce packaging in consumer products. The article, written by...
February 15, 2013
An article published via Waste & Recycling News yesterday shared the story of a group of scientists who feel they have a solution to the ever-present problem of keeping plastics out of ...
February 14, 2013
In a move which is unprecedented in the state of Hawaii, healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente has decided to do away with plastic bags, eliminating the bags dispensed to patients on a voluntary...
February 11, 2013
In a new success story from the struggle against plastic bags, Whole Foods and IKEA have now announced that they are disowning the single-use bags alongside a number of other companies which have...
February 11, 2013
With the Christian observation of Lent approaching, many people have begun an annual search for a way to better understand the suffering...
February 08, 2013
In an enlightening article written by the co-founder of a green material science company, Eben Bayer discusses the future of packaging and plastic, and insists that the two are not necessarily...