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Microplastics have been found everywhere in the world. From the depth of the deepest oceans to the highest mountain ranges tiny microplastics are raining down everywhere. Continue reading It’s Raining Plastic … Microplastics are Everywhere!
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
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
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?
There was a time, not that long ago when you would see countless cigarette butts littering the landscape. Then, something happened ever so slowly, the ugly disgusting cigarette butts began disappearing from bars and restaurants, parking lots, sidewalks, beaches, ashtrays in public and private buildings. Continue reading Single-Use Plastic Bags & Bottles Destructive to Our Oceans, Our World
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?
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