Big polluters: One massive container ship equals 50 million cars
The Guardian has reported on new research showing that in one year, a single large container ship can emit cancer and asthma-causing pollutants equivalent to that of 50 million cars. The low grade bunker fuel used by the worlds 90,000 cargo ships contains ...
When I was a kid, soda came in glass bottles instead of plastic. Grocery stores would collect and pay back deposits, then Coke & Pepsi would wash & refill the bottles. Guess who first lobbied municipal governments to start recycling programs? Soda companies. They didn't want the hassle and cost of collecting and reusing bottles; this way, the taxpayer would fund the recycling programs instead.