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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 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
Cities that have instituted these bans have seen a dramatic decrease in the damage single-use plastic bags cause our environment. How do you feel? Continue reading Poll: Is There a Plastic Bag Ban Coming to a City Near You?
What you can do …
Our thoughtless use and disposal of plastic is helping us kill every form of life. Fish, sharks, whales, dolphins, porpoise, pelicans, seagulls, etc.; the reefs that support so many forms of life . . . all are negatively impacted by our (unintentional) thoughtlessness.
If the oceans are to survive it begins with YOU! Remember it’s not just a plastic bag. Continue reading HOW BIG IS YOUR PLASTIC FOOTPRINT?
Imagine my surprise, when by happenstance I checked the ingredients on the back of the bag of one of my favorite gummi candies.
Let’s see … corn syrup, sucrose, gelatin, apple juice (that’s good, right?), natural and artificial flavor, carnauba wax. Continue reading Why Is There Carnauba Wax in My Gummi Bears?
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
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