The Coronavirus, Hysteria & Plastic Bags

The plastics industry has gone after reusable bags during the coronavirus pandemic.

  Let’s call this what it is, fear mongering by a lobbying organization.This is about dollars and cents and not about common sense! Continue reading The Coronavirus, Hysteria & Plastic Bags

3 Secrets to Help You Stop Forgetting Your Reusable Bags

We know we’re supposed to take our reusable bag with us, yet somehow we find that we have forgotten them yet again! ARGH!
Here are the 3 steps you should take to pattern new pathways in your brain so you can remember your reusable bags. Continue reading 3 Secrets to Help You Stop Forgetting Your Reusable Bags

New Research Shows Plastic is Killing 40% of Young Sea Turtles

Plastic is killing 40 per cent of young sea turtles according to a recent article in the Daily Mail UK.  This is a shocking statistic, one we should all be appalled by. Baby turtles are almost four times more likely to be killed by ingesting plastic waste compared to adults. Continue reading New Research Shows Plastic is Killing 40% of Young Sea Turtles

Recent Study Reveals Plastic Fibers Are Found in 83% of the World’s Tap Water

I am constantly fascinated by people, particularly in the U.S. who show so little concern about the affects on plastics on our environment.

Their attitudes can be summed up in one sentence, “It doesn’t affect me directly, so why worry?”  Continue reading Recent Study Reveals Plastic Fibers Are Found in 83% of the World’s Tap Water

Shocking: 10 Animal Species Dying From Eating Plastics

When we hear about creatures being harmed because of the plastics they have eaten or encountered, we almost always think about the countless species of birds, fish, aquatic animals in the oceans.
We rarely hear about the number of animals on land that are harmed worldwide. The suffering they endure is rarely reported.
Continue reading Shocking: 10 Animal Species Dying From Eating Plastics

Plastic Straws are No Laughing Matter; Jail Time for Servers Offering Straws in California?

Mr. Calderon’s idea of addressing the issue of plastic straws is laudable. Unfortunately, thinking that passing a law, particularly this law, is wasted effort and doesn’t focus on the real problem. Straws aren’t the problem, it is the fact they are made of plastic! Continue reading Plastic Straws are No Laughing Matter; Jail Time for Servers Offering Straws in California?