Coca-Cola fails to increase reusable packaging and ensure millions of single-use plastic bottles don’t reach the oceans
Oceana condemns Coke’s failure to increase reusable packaging and calls for the company and its bottlers to outline plan to meet the company’s reuse goal
How Coca-Cola Disguised Its Influence on Science about Sugar and Health
Coca-Cola quietly funded a research institute out of the University of Colorado designed to persuade people to focus on exercise, not calorie intake, for weight loss strategies.
What Happened
A growing body of scientific evidence shows that too much sugar is bad for our health. And Coca-Cola has a...
Small lifestyle changes, big impact: Circular Change’s circular economy vision
Ladeja Godina Košir and Meta Pezdir from Circular Change explain how small lifestyle changes can make a major contribution to the global circular economy movement.
Founded in Slovenia in 2016, Circular Change is a stakeholder engagement platform designed to drive a circular transition by...
In Fast Fashion, the Tug of War Between the Circular Economy and Capitalism is Glaringly Apparent
There is an inherent conflict between capitalism and the circular economy. This is made most glaringly apparent in the fast fashion industry.
The circular economy is a model that involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and recycling existing materials and products as long...
Are food labels misleading you into thinking you're making 'healthy' decisions?
From the amount of calories and fat to protein and fiber, food labels contain a wealth of information. But do we understand them? WH investigates
If you’ve ever found yourself mid supermarket shop staring down at the food labels, thinking, ‘Do I really know what’s...
5 American Food Ingredients That Are Banned in Europe and Other Parts of the World
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Each country has its own government agency that decides the health and safety of food additives.
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The Bloody Turtle Video That Sparked a Plastic Straw Revolution
Bloody and in pain, when a plastic straw became lodged in the nostril of a turtle, a video showing its removal shook the world – sparking a movement to rid the world of plastic straws.
In 2015, PhD student Christine Figgener was on a...
Soda Fountain in West Virginia Appeals to Nostalgia, Memories
In 2023, if you visit a pharmacy, you might be sick and in need of medicine. If you were to visit a pharmacy 100 years ago, you might go there to buy medicine. But you might also go there for a soda or tonic – drinks with
Alkaline Water: Beneficial or All Hype?
Alkaline water has gained rapid popularity in recent years among everyone from health enthusiasts to professional athletes, whether they’re following an alkaline diet or just trying to get more out of their hydration.
It’s true that your body’s pH plays a big role in...
