Single Use Plastics
This common single-use plastic item is often banned at restaurants for being used only once before disposal.
Plastic Straws
What is the main source of energy for Earth?
The Sun
Walking, biking, and taking the bus are examples of this type of eco-friendly travel that reduces emissions.
Sustainable Transportation
This term describes plastics designed to decompose more quickly in natural environments.
Biodegradable or Compostable Plastic
This country leads the world in total installed solar capacity.
China
A city that invests in public transit, bike lanes, and electric buses is reducing this major urban environmental problem.
Air pollution (or carbon emissions)
Single-use plastics are usually made from this non-renewable resource.
Petroleum or crude oil
Using solar energy instead of coal or oil helps lower this type of emission that causes climate change.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions
For solar energy to be truly sustainable, the mining and manufacturing of this key material must become more ethical and recyclable.
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