Awareness is growing of humans’ impact on oceans, marine life, and the entire global food chain and water cycle. We can all make a few choices to develop eco-friendly beach habits while enjoying the shore this summer.
It's almost impossible to completely avoid plastic nowadays. It's everywhere—in our beds, in our clothes, and even in our food. But we can do our best to avoid it as much as physically possible. You might be wondering why it matters? Here are three reasons you should kiss plastic goodbye.
Imagine a world where weekly garbage pickup didn't happen. Would you still make as much trash every day, knowing it would eventually consume your entire sidewalk, possibly even your home? We often forget how privileged we are to have garbage pickup services—not everyone is so lucky. We give very little thought to what happens to our garbage when it's sent away. The truth is, it doesn't go away. It goes to landfills, likely located in poor communities, where it emits toxic gasses bad for people's health and the earth.
July is here, and that means so is Plastic Free July! This campaign started in 2011 to get people thinking about plastic pollution and ways to solve it. The goal is to avoid disposable plastic all throughout the month of July (and hopefully every day afterward). Want to participate? Here's how to get started.
Glitter is made from microplastics which contribute to pollution of waterways. Unfortunately, it's used in everything from art projects to cosmetics. Should we consider banning glitter in order to reduce the pollution we create?
Our species produces an incredible amount of plastic, which results in widespread plastic pollution. Nicole D'Alessandro of EcoWatch reports that, “over the last ten years, we have produced more plastic than during the whole of the last century.” One bright light in this problematic situation is the invention of platinum silicone reusable bags, which can replace throw-away plastic sandwich and storage bags.