More & More Reasons to Say No to Plastics

There are more and more reasons to Say No to Plastics. Most single-use plastic bags are used an average of 12 minutes by U.S. consumers, yet their real life span, unless recycled, is many hundreds of years. The plastic trash building up in our oceans is a ticking time bomb. Continue reading More & More Reasons to Say No to Plastics

SHOCKING VIDEO… OUR LEGACY OF PLASTIC TRASH & THE DESTRUCTION OF THE OCEANS & OUR ENVIRONMENT

It remains incomprehensible to me how ANYONE who talks about saving the environment and the oceans can continue to use single use plastic bags, products, and bottles. Less than a minute into the video, pause it for a moment and take a good look at the contents inside the stomach of that bird. Continue reading SHOCKING VIDEO… OUR LEGACY OF PLASTIC TRASH & THE DESTRUCTION OF THE OCEANS & OUR ENVIRONMENT

IT'S JUST A PLASTIC BAG . . . RIGHT?

WRONG! It is so easy to think that one person’s usage of plastic bags has no significance . . . and nothing could be farther from the truth.  As this short video demonstrates: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BP7LnZ3c1s] Remember using just one reusable bag Continue reading IT'S JUST A PLASTIC BAG . . . RIGHT?

CHANGING THE WORLD ONE PLASTIC BAG AT A TIME

We live in a throw away society and the consequences for our environment are devastating. We are mindlessly trashing the oceans, as we use plastic products that are toxic to our systems and toxic to the environment. Collectively we throw Continue reading CHANGING THE WORLD ONE PLASTIC BAG AT A TIME

ONE WORD BENJAMIN – PLASTICS!

If you are of a certain age, you most likely will remember that famous line in the movie Mrs. Robinson, “one word Benjamin . . . plastics!” We took it to heart, because since the 60’s our use of plastics Continue reading ONE WORD BENJAMIN – PLASTICS!

OPRAH’S WEIGHT GAIN, USING LESS PLASTIC, & NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

Wondering what the connection between Oprah’s weight gain, using less plastic in your life, and those pesky New Year’s resolutions could possibly be? First, for those who are new to this site . . . a brief introduction. Our world Continue reading OPRAH’S WEIGHT GAIN, USING LESS PLASTIC, & NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

PLASTIC, POLLUTION & POISONING – DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU REALLY USE?

Think you don’t use a lot of plastic or that plastic is an issue that doesn’t concern you?  Well, think again. The use of  BPA, or bisphenol A, is back in the news. Don’t know what that is?  It started Continue reading PLASTIC, POLLUTION & POISONING – DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU REALLY USE?