Is It Time For a Worldwide Ban on Single-use Plastic Bags?

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Let me state for the record, that with few exceptions, I do not like governmental bans or restrictions on personal behavior. […] There are, however, exigent circumstances when the harm being done is so massive that intervention in the form of bans is necessary. So it is with the worldwide pollution caused by the indiscriminate use of plastics for convenience rather than necessity. Continue reading Is It Time For a Worldwide Ban on Single-use Plastic Bags?→

Will We Finally Get Serious About Saying No to Plastic?

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Will 2014 be the year we finally get serious about, “Saying NO to Plastics”?

Forget the hokum about global warming. Plastic pollution can be seen everywhere. This problem is here now not some place in the distant future.

The vast amount of plastic trash that enters the oceans is a real problem, a problem that grows ever omnipresent on a hourly basis. Continue reading Will We Finally Get Serious About Saying No to Plastic?→

The US Costly Addiction to Plastic; Beijing Bans US Imports of Trash!

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Operation Green Fence, a campaign by Chinese customs to strictly enforce laws governing the import of waste, “could be a game changer,” says Doug Kramer, president of Kramer Metals, an international scrap dealer in Los Angeles. “A lot of companies have used China as a dumping ground, getting rid of … substandard scrap and trash,” Mr. Kramer says.

The headlines were recently blaring …Beijing bans US imports of trash! That one my friends, is a very big headline. Bet you didn’t know our biggest export to China is our trash!

Yes, we export more trash than soybeans or wheat. It seems, except for green crusaders, very few people, politicians, or people in the MSM want to acknowledge the silent nightmare that plastic trash and garbage presents. Continue reading The US Costly Addiction to Plastic; Beijing Bans US Imports of Trash!→

The City of Los Angeles is saying NO to plastic bags

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The bag ban makes Los Angeles the largest city in the country to ban the ubiquitous plastic bag. This is great news for activists worldwide. In addition to saving the environment the ban is projected to save Los Angeles $2 million a year to clean up plastic bag litter. Continue reading The City of Los Angeles is saying NO to plastic bags→

Scientists Recommend Classifying Certain Plastic Waste As Toxic Trash

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Scientists are now calling for a similar approach to fighting plastic debris and pollution as has been used in the past to fight fluorocarbons and refrigerants worldwide. In particular, they want to classify PVC, polystyrene, polyurethane and polycarbonate as the most hazardous/toxic plastics.

Considering the damage to the environment and the health hazards posed by plastic debris and plastic pollution, many believe this is about time. Continue reading Scientists Recommend Classifying Certain Plastic Waste As Toxic Trash→