Category Archives: Recycling

BRYDE'S WHALE DIES AFTER INGESTING PLASTIC BAGS

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Too many people refuse to take the impact of plastic bags, trash, and debris in the oceans seriously.

For some it is as simple as out of sight and out of mind. If they can’t see it (the destruction caused by plastic trash), it cannot possibly be an issue to grapple with. For others, the attitude they present is,”don’t bother me with facts, my mind’s made up!”

I happened across this video of a Bryde’s whale dying after having eaten plastic trash. This was confirmed after the necropsy as this brief clip shows. Continue reading BRYDE'S WHALE DIES AFTER INGESTING PLASTIC BAGS→

IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN

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As Kermit already knows, it’s not easy being green, particularly when you are trying to eliminate the unnecessary use of plastic from your life. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIOiwg2iHio] I’ve been writing about using less plastic in all of its forms for close to Continue reading IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN→

Chris Jordan: Awareness Through Art

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If you haven’t viewed the art of Chris Jordan take some time,  and do yourself a favor.  His ability translate social and environmental concerns into visual art we can all understand is immense. He has published several books including “Intolerable Continue reading Chris Jordan: Awareness Through Art→

TARGET & CVS SAYING GOODBY TO SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS

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Last week Target, the fifth-largest U.S. retailer in 2008 and CVS announced plans designed to reduce the number of single use plastic bags their customers carry out of their 7,000 stores every year. Target  plans to give customers a 5-cent Continue reading TARGET & CVS SAYING GOODBY TO SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS→

Smart Plastic Products

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Occasionally I am asked if I am against all uses of plastic or if I think all plastic should be banned.  Of course not, the answer is no. There are real and legitimate uses of plastic.  The problem is that Continue reading Smart Plastic Products→

PANCREATIC CANCER & PLASTIC POLLUTION … FIGHTING TWO SILENT KILLERS

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Readers of this blog know how passionate I am about plastic pollution.

I am equally passionate about fighting pancreatic cancer, I disease my family has first hand knowledge of. Both my mother and my step-dad died of the disease. Continue reading PANCREATIC CANCER & PLASTIC POLLUTION … FIGHTING TWO SILENT KILLERS→

TOXIC RIVERS … TOXIC WATER

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One of the most precious resources we have on planet earth is water … clean drinkable water. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the world’s surface is covered in water, most of it is salt water which humans cannot drink.  A mere Continue reading TOXIC RIVERS … TOXIC WATER→