Polluting rivers, beaches and the ocean: How can Trinidad solve its plastics problem?

adminApril 24, 2024September 20, 2024013 mins

The Maraval river winds its way through Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad & Tobago, reaching the sea at Invaders Bay, the evocative name of the site where British troops landed in the late 18th Century. Today, the area is heavily built up, and construction has begun on a large-scale project that is expected…

Plastic bottles are polluting the body with toxic particles, research

adminJanuary 10, 2024September 18, 202403 mins

New York: A new study has found that water in plastic bottles is contaminated with millions of toxic microscopic plastic particles. Drinking water from a plastic bottle means contaminating your body with fine plastic particles, and scientists are concerned that these particles can accumulate in our bodies and cause unknown health consequences. Previous studies have…