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Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Your Cotton Tote is Pretty Much the Worst Replacement for a Plastic Bag
You have to use a cotton tote thousands of times to make up for its environmental impact.
News | News
A Short Israeli Story: Meet Daphna
A Short Israeli Story: Meet Daphna It looks like plastic, feels like plastic, but it’s not plastic. It’s compostable packaging ♻️. Meet Daphna Nissenbaum, the Israeli entrepreneur who wants to rid the world of plastic pollution.
Miscellaneous | Environment/Climate Change
Plastic Recycling Doesn’t Work and Will Never Work
If the plastics industry is following the tobacco industry’s playbook, it may never admit to the failure of plastics recycling.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Ocean plastic pollution: why our clothes are part of the problem - Vox
How much plastic is your washing machine sending out to sea?
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Dutch inventor says his ocean cleaning boom is working
After a series of setbacks, a system for catching plastic floating in the Pacific between California and Hawaii is now working, its Dutch inventor said Wednesday. Boyan Slat, a university dropout who founded The Ocean Cleanup nonprofit, announced that the
Politics | Leftist Lies
Why Banning Plastic Is Stupid, For Us And The Environment
On Tuesday’s episode of “The Michael Knowles Show,” Knowles discusses why plastic bans are inconvenient for people and actually harmful for the environment. Video and partial transcript below:
Miscellaneous | Interesting Stuff
10 Ingenious Ways to Reuse K-Cups | Mental Floss
You don't have to feel guilty every time you use your Keurig machine. After enjoying your coffee, try recycling your K-Cup pods into something new.
News | Animal Links
Tackling plastic pollution in the Galápagos | Stories | WWF
Around the world, humans produce an estimated 1.3 billion tons of plastic waste per year, a number that is set to increase to 2.2 billion by 2025. In countries such as Ecuador that have limited garbage collection services, some of this plastic waste inevi
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Plastics Used to Store Your Food Might Decrease Fertility
Though research done on humans is limited (and hard to draw conclusions from), what exists does suggest that plastics used to store and serve our food and drinks are having a negative impact on our health.
News | Heroes & Heroines
Meet the Kid Who Came Up With the 500 Million Straws Statistic | Money
When he was 9 years old, Milo Cress was curious how many straws Americans use everyday. His research said 500 million. Was he right?
Health & Fitness | Health
Are You Using The Microwave The Wrong Way? Find Out - Dr. Weil's Daily Tip
It's not uncommon to see people microwaving leftovers in plastic dishes, heating up meals in the plastic containers they come in, or placing plastic wrap o
News | News Items
Hotels and Tour Operators are Eliminating Plastic Straws
It's a growing trend: Hotels, resorts, safaris, and cruises are increasingly banning plastic straws.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Scientists Accidentally Create Plastic-Digesting 'Mutant Enzyme' | Fortune
Researchers trying to understand an enzyme found in a Japanese recycling plant accidentally improved its plastic-degrading performance.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
11 easy ways to reduce your plastic waste today
Maybe you’re not ready to breakup with plastic altogether, but here are some simple ways that can make a big difference in reducing the amount of disposable plastic in your life.
Health & Fitness | Health News
Factors associated with cancer risk that Americans don't recognize
We're good at identifying some cancer risks and terrible at identifying others.
