Category: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

We all know that plastic is very harmful to the planet. For some years now we have not stopped listening to the news and reading in the newspapers about the damage it is causing.  But it seems that we are not yet aware of what all this implies. To help us understand it better, WelLWo, […]

Environmental pollution is when an element that causes damage to the soil, water or air is introduced. This damage can last for a longer or shorter time, and can even be permanent. Consequently, the natural functioning is negatively altered.  Although we associate it with the environment when we talk about pollution, it can also be […]

Noise pollution is an unpleasant (or unwanted) sound for the listener. This, in consequence, will depend on the sensitivity of each person. But there is a level of volume, at which everyone will feel uncomfortable.  Noise pollution is one of the biggest concerns for inhabitants and visitors to urban areas. Since it has grown disproportionately […]

We’ve all heard about climate change. But we may not be clear about exactly what it is. This may be due to an excess of information about the subject or a lack of interest in it. For whatever reason, this may lead us to believe certain myths about climate change.  To understand what it is, […]

Have you heard of the three R’s? I’m sure you have, but maybe you’re not clear on what exactly they mean.  It is an initiative carried out by Greenpeace to reduce the production of waste in order to protect and preserve the environment.  These rules will change our consumption habits to make them more responsible […]

Each person throughout the year generates a lot of waste, not all of it is recycled and if it is not done, it ends up contaminating the environment.  That’s why learning to recycle to know what goes in each container is basic. The good news is that every year the percentage of material that is […]

Through alternative transports, taking care of the environment is something we should all do and it is simpler than it seems. There are alternatives and small tricks that we can do in our daily lives to damage the environment as little as possible. For example, we can change the way we travel to reduce the […]

Recycling consists of converting something that was going to be thrown away into something different so that it can be used again. It seems to be something very simple and logical, but we do not always have all the information about it in order to carry out recycling with as many objects as possible. It […]

Global warming is the gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere and the oceans. This is already happening today but will continue to do so and increase in the future. It seems that nobody denies the existence of this phenomenon, where there are discrepancies in  the origin of it. Determining the causes of this […]

Taking care of the environment is something that is in everyone’s hands and that is why we should do our best to take care of the world we live in, because by taking care of our planet, we are taking care of ourselves. There are many things we can do to improve our quality of […]