New super-enzyme eats plastic six times faster than previous one
Certain types of bacteria naturally break down plastic. Harnessing the power of these special bacteria, scientists have created a “super enzyme” that can degrade plastic bottles. And it’s doing it at a rate six times faster than previously projected. The enzyme was created by connecting Read More...
Maryland becomes first state to implement a foam container ban
We recently wrote about New Jersey’s progressive single-use plastic ban. Now, Maryland is achieving its own waste-reduction goals by becoming the first state in the country to implement a ban on foam food containers. Passed in 2019, but implemented last week, the law prohibits restaurants, Read More...
September 29, 2020
Today we're joined by Optimist Daily Editorial Manager Marvin Lanes to talk pets, solar roadways, and what lockdown is like in his home in Amsterdam. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
September 29, 2020
Today we're joined by Optimist Daily Editorial Manager Marvin Lanes to talk pets, solar roadways, and what lockdown is like in his home in Amsterdam. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
September 29, 2020
Today we're joined by Optimist Daily Editorial Manager Marvin Lanes to talk pets, solar roadways, and what lockdown is like in his home in Amsterdam. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
September 29, 2020
Today we're joined by Optimist Daily Editorial Manager Marvin Lanes to talk pets, solar roadways, and what lockdown is like in his home in Amsterdam. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
Ordering to-go creates a lot of waste. Dispatch Goods has a solution
The pandemic has fueled a rise in takeout orders from restaurants. Ordering to-go is a great way to safely support your favorite local businesses during shutdowns, but the rise in single-use takeout containers is increasing pollution across the globe. A new startup, Dispatch Goods, aims to loop Read More...
Vincent Namatjira becomes first indigenous winner of Australia’s Archibald Prize
In its 99 year history, no indigenous artist has won Australia’s Archibald Prize for portraiture, but that changed this year when Vincent Namatjira’s Stand Strong for Who You Are took first place. Namatjira’s piece was chosen from 1,068 entries and depicts retired Australian footballer Read More...
Meet the astronaut voting from space this November
This year’s election comes at a pivotal time in US history. In fact, it’s so important, one citizen is casting her ballot all the way from space. On election day, astronaut Kate Rubins will cast her ballot from the International Space Station 200 miles above the Earth. "We consider it an Read More...
Berkeley bans unhealthy snacks from grocery store checkout lines
Those tempting candy bars and chip bags flanking the grocery store checkout line aren’t placed there by accident, but these impulse buy items will soon be a thing of the past in Berkeley, California after the city became the first to ban “junk food” displays in checkout lines. The ban, Read More...