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Will Pharrell’s Documentary ‘The Plastic Age’ Help Lessen Our Plastic Addiction?

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Sandra Prew

Pharrell Williams has joined the fight to save our oceans. He talks about his love for the oceans and our need to save them in a new i-D documentary, The Plastic Age. Let’s face it, how can anyone not like Pharrell, a man whose music impacts countless millions of fans? Clearly, Pharrell knows how get a message out. Continue reading Will Pharrell’s Documentary ‘The Plastic Age’ Help Lessen Our Plastic Addiction?→

Would You Pay $60 for a Light Bulb Advertised to Last 20 Years? POLL

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Sandra Prew

Phillips recently announced the introduction of its $60 light bulb touted to last 20 years, a claim that appears to be impossible to prove or disprove…at least for the next 20 years that is. Continue reading Would You Pay $60 for a Light Bulb Advertised to Last 20 Years? POLL→

Smart Plastic Products

Posted on October 20, 2009 by sandstone

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→

TOXIC RIVERS … TOXIC WATER

Posted on September 24, 2009 by sandstone

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→

TARGET STORES TO ELIMINATE SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS – BRING YOUR OWN BAG IS THE NEW CHIC

Posted on August 15, 2009 by sandstone

It seems that the US is lagging behind most countries in the world when it comes to reducing or eliminating the unnecessary use of single use plastic bags. China, Ireland, India, Bangladesh, Denmark, Canada, Belgium have all moved forward in Continue reading TARGET STORES TO ELIMINATE SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS – BRING YOUR OWN BAG IS THE NEW CHIC→

Plastics Industry Fights Against Reusable Bags

Posted on July 9, 2009 by sandstone

SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE! The Canadian Plastics Industry conducted a commission to study reusable bags and found problems with them. Hmmm … anyone really surprised? No? Me neither. Here’s a portion of what the plastics industry in Canada found: The Canadian Continue reading Plastics Industry Fights Against Reusable Bags→

OK, WE’RE 100% DIGITAL. NOW WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH ALL THOSE OLD TV’S?

Posted on June 16, 2009 by sandstone

This blog is about plastic, but the longer we are involved in the green movement the more apparent our disposal of almost everything that we use has to be examined, discussed, & improved! OK, we’re a 100% digital. Now what? Continue reading OK, WE’RE 100% DIGITAL. NOW WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH ALL THOSE OLD TV’S?→