November 18, 2021 at 6:00 am - More than 2 years ago All that glitters is not green. Glitter and shimmery pigments are often made using toxic compounds or pollutive microplastics (SN: 4/15/19).

All that glitters is green Vignolini and her colleagues have been trying to develop new optical materials from sustainable resources, and recently they had success making glitter out of cellulose ...

Several local councils in Australia, including Ryde Council, have banned balloons, and it's also illegal in NSW to release more than 20 gas-inflated balloons at one time.