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Recycling Won’t Save the Planet Alone
Every day, millions of people rinse yoghurt tubs, flatten cardboard boxes and separate plastic, paper and glass with the belief that they are helping solve the environmental crisis. Recycling has become one of the world's most familiar environmental habits and is often presented as a symbol of sustainability. Yet an important question remains: can recycling truly keep pace with a world built on mass production, overconsumption and disposable products?
Daniela Vargas Ramirez
Jun 306 min read


Eco-Anxiety: The Emotional Cost of the Ecological Crisis
Have you ever felt overwhelmed after reading climate news? Or guilt after thinking about your own environmental impact? Perhaps grief when hearing about disappearing ecosystems? These emotional responses are becoming increasingly common in the context of the ecological crisis. Today, many of them are encompassed under the term eco-anxiety. Introduction In recent years, the term eco-anxiety has become increasingly common. Other related concepts such as climate anxiety, ecologi
Daniela Vargas Ramirez
May 225 min read


E-waste and Inequality: Who Pays the Price of Technological Progress?
The last time you replaced your phone, where did the old one go? For most of us, the answer is simple: we don’t know. And that is precisely where the story of e-waste begins. Introduction In the second half of the 19th century, society experienced the widespread use of electricity. The development of household appliances, personal devices (such as mobile phones and computers), medical technologies and transportation systems has significantly shaped the way we socialize, learn
Daniela Vargas Ramirez
Apr 156 min read
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