This World Environment Day, Plastic Free July Foundation is calling for us to collectively address one of the world’s greatest environmental challenges. Plastic Free July aims to raise awareness of the problems with single-use disposable plastic and challenges people to do something about it. You’ll be joining millions of people from 159 countries world-wide in making a [...]
We recently celebrated World Environment Day, and this year’s theme and objective was to beat plastic pollution. The enormous problem of plastic pollution has been designated as the key issue this year, and for good reason: Did you know that 6 million tons of single-use plastic are thrown out every year? Plastic pollution is a monumental issue, [...]
If you stopped a group of ten people on the street, it’s likely that most, if not all, of them would have plastic on their person in some form. They might be carrying a bag made of plastic. Or they might have an article of clothing that has plastic in it. Or maybe they brought food [...]
Have you ever heard about the Great Pacific plastic gyre? Ocean gyres are convergence zones where different currents and temperatures meet and mix. Often, they end up with a still zone in the center of the swirling mix. It’s a perfect place for junk to accumulate, which shines quite a spotlight on our waste. Plastics from [...]
Humans are literally drowning in trash! The rapidly-growing amount of waste is a critical environmental issue. The average person creates 4.3 pounds of waste per day—added up, that’s a lot of trash coming out of one household! Not to mention that this number has only increased over the decades. There are recycling programs in place to help, and many [...]
