I participated in the Everyday Plastic Survey in June 2020 and collected my plastic for a week. I found it useful to document the process throughout so I could identify where we could make changes as a household to reduce waste.
New research published by French scientists in the journal Nature addresses their discovery and manipulation of a mutant bacterial enzyme that can break down PET plastic into raw materials in a mat…
Expressing gratitude for Earth Day is easy. Consider carpooling to work, or riding a bike. Bringing reusable cup to your local cafe, refusing a straw...
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Visual artist Amith Venkataramaiah's series of AI images speculate on the evolution of marine life, existing in tandem with the exponential appearance of plastic waste in oceans.
I have been aware for a long time the issue with plastic pollution in our oceans but recently I've discovered just how much of an issue it is and how it is devastating for the creatures in our oceans as well. By being mindful about what we buy and do, we can prevent this issue from escalating further.
In one photograph taken near Roatan, an island off the coast of Honduras, a diver grimaces as he prepares to enter the water almost completely covered by waste.
Though I can't afford the time nor money to do so with ease, I will reduce my plastic waste dramatically this year
Visual artist Amith Venkataramaiah's series of AI images speculate on the evolution of marine life, existing in tandem with the exponential appearance of plastic waste in oceans.
These tips will help you to reduce the amount of packaging you use, and get you into DIY cleaning products. Words: Nadene Hall Should you recycle, re-use or refuse? There’s an outer layer of plastic wrapping, covered in enticing imagery and colourful writing. Then there’s an inner bag. Then there is a plastic tray. Finally, you can eat your cookie. The amount of packaging we deal with every has exploded, and there are three philosophies on what to do with it. Recycling is your first option. You can re-use many things, or you can choose not to buy products that
China has issued a policy to reduce single-use plastic products. According to Reuters, the country's state planner announced it would introduce restrictions on production, use and sale of single-use plastic products to help the environment.
Titled Plastic Ocean in honor of Charlie Moore's book The traveling art show using plastics collected from the open-ocean and mid-ocean islands started out as just a simple idea. Take the image of the Japanese art, The Great Wave of Kanagawa, and add the plastics I've collected from my research to illustrate what is now a very different ocean than what Katsushika Hokusai saw when he created his art less than 200 years ago. Not a very long time in planet years for humans to have physically change the composition of the sea. But we have, and hence, the purpose of the art show. This image launched the proposal to our UNCW campus art gallery that was accepted and then morphed into 25' of canvases. That was in 2011when it was displayed for a month in the Boseman Gallery. While I was taking the exhibit down, the curator asked what I was going to do with it. Without really thinking about it, I said, "I would like to take it around the country, you know, like the Memorial Aids Quilt." Even I was shocked to hear that came out of my mouth. I hadn't really thought about it, but after that, I couldn't stop thinking about it. We just lacked the means necessary to make it happen. It took two years, but the answer came after receiving an international grant from Project Aware. Our oceans though vast and furious, have become increasingly vulnerable to human impacts. What many of us do not realize, nor did I until I started this research, is that half of the oxygen we breathe comes from the ocean, fish is vital to many cultures for food as a main source of protein, and the health of that food chain relies on the health of the entire ecosystem, not just a select few. And while we are fishing out billions of pounds of fish each year unsustainably, we are also competing with plastics that kill marine life from the apex predator down to the base at the microscopic level. Fascinating that something humans started mass producing less than 100 years ago could be so proliferating. But it is not completely hopeless. Thanks to Project Aware, actions around the world are being taken to improve these conditions in our oceans. People in Fiji, Thailand, South Africa, and Peru all received funding from Project Aware that focus on marine life protection, like sharks and rays, to ocean cleanup projects both above and below the sea, and Plastic Ocean Project, covering the US bringing awareness to both the problems and solutions to plastic pollution. Like Project Aware, Jack Johnson is also putting dollars behind action with his AllAtOnce.org campaign. The Jack Johnson Foundation recognizes that individual actions by millions adds up to global change. His foundation is matching donations to Plastic Ocean Project, Inc. (POP, Inc.) so every dollar donated is worth two that will supports our efforts to educate and motivate people to reduce their use of single use plastics an essential theme to the art exhibit, "What Goes Around, Come Around." Bellamy Masion - 503 Market St. Wilmington, NC 28403 Awesome Project Aware and the Jack Johnson Foundation for paying it forward. By doing so our dance card for the traveling art exhibit is starting to fill up. Next weekend Sunday February 16, local friends of POP, Inc. can see the exhibit at the Bellamy Mansion downtown Wilmington from 1pm to 4pm. The event is free and open to the public. The irony of having our art exhibit at the mansion (a manmade structure that requires arguous effort to mantain and procure juxaposed with our plastic ocean trash that we cannot get rid of) makes for an interesting conversation. From there it travels to University of North Carolina February 22 to March 9th and will be on display for the Blue Heron Bowl (National Science Ocean Bowl) in Jordon Hall on March 1st, thank you Janelle Fleming for feature our art in this educational event. I will be there for Q and A at noon. Thanks to Barbara Prince, we will be touring New Jersey with day events from March 11th to March 13. (see below) with an extended stay at Rutger's University starting March 15th. More details to follow and please help keep the show on the road by donating to the Plastic Ocean Project,Inc. With every dollar donated, the Jack Johnson Fundraiser will match it up to $2,500. 11TH Tues afternoon 12:30 Johnson Elementary, Cherry Hill, NJ 12th Wednesday: 8:30 AM Urban Promise, Pennsauken 1:15Kingston School, Cherry Hill Evening: 7:00 PM Camden County Environmental Center, Cherry Hill 13th Thursday: 9:00 AM Haddon Heights, tentative 1:00 PM: VanSciver Elementary School Evening: 7:00 PM Scout Night/tentative Haddon Township Environmental Center But the art exhibit is only one small part of what POP, Inc. provides. Through our education program at UNCW, joint collaboration with toxicologists, oceanographers, marine scientists, and non-profits, we are gaining momentum. And that momentum would not be possible without the support and guidence from our president Paul Lorenzo and point contact Tricia Monteleone. POP, Inc has been morphing over the past five years and our team of visionaries believe, If we can walk on the moon, we can clean up the plastic ocean through outreach, technology, industry, and international leadership. We do not think small.
From household plastic to industrial waste, anthropogenic activity has created compounds that poison ecosystems from water to air.
Explore World Clean Up Day and understand the remarkable efforts for proper waste disposal worldwide. Do your part in making our planet cleaner and healthier.
Last week, representatives from 175 nations formally agreed to curb plastic pollution in a momentous move. Plastic has become an increasingly urgent part of the climate crisis, and recent estimates approximate that the total amount of the material produced throughout history exceeds the combined weight of all animals on land and sea. Each year, we collectively generate 300 million tons more waste from single-use containers and similar products, a staggering number in comparison to the 9 percent we’ve recycled and a testament to the harsh reality that the planet is engulfed with plastic. More
The chain has also introduced a "bring your own container scheme" to help customers cut back on plastic and cardboard consumption.
With some simple sustainable swaps, you can cut down on plastic waste in the bathroom and reduce the amount of plastic polluting our environment.
Plastic is one of the world's most ubiquitous and damaging substances. Mandy Barker's disquieting images demonstrate the extent of the emergency.
Although you may not get single-use plastic bags at the grocery store checkout anymore, there are still plastic bags being used for produce and plastic packaging is still used on almost everything… one problem has been solved but there’s more to go. Unnecessary plastic is making its way into our homes, and often through the kitchen. So, we’ve looked at a number of ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle in the kitchen.
A guide to responsible tourism and how to be a sustainable traveller. Discover how to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions and plastic waste and create a positive impact.
Recently, I visited this amazing refillery in New Jersey called "Dry Goods Refillery." I reached out to them prior to my visit to ask if they could arrange a special order for me to pick up. I needed supplies for a workshop I was running, and I wanted to get them as plastic-free as possible.
Tips for a plastic-free life! Minded individuals such as yourself can change the world for the better if we are living without plastic.
Foudned by Spanish designer Alvaro Catalán de Ocón, the PET Lamp Project in 2011 creates eco-friendly lamp designs using recycled plastic waste. Inspired by Aboriginal art, Catalán de Ocón recently traveled to Arnhem Land in Australia’s Northern Territory, to work with eight indigenous Yolngu weavers.
Take simple steps to reduce plastic waste. These 20 easy steps will help you break your plastic habits and live a greener lifestyle.
The wave of banning plastic bags in shopping centres has begun, and my city is soon to be hit. While I personally applaud this change, signing petitions to help the cause be heard, it has honestly also caused some low-key panic. What on earth will I do when I run out of plastic bags?? I...Read More
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It's Plastic-Free July! Looking for ways to lessen your plastic at home? Here are some tips to start your journey! Let's go!
In this guide I’m going to cover how you can live low-waste as a student, saving the earth without breaking the bank. Zero-waste is often thought of as a pursuit […]
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Cleaning products in the home are a must, not only to have the place looking good but, more importantly, to get rid of dust, dirt, allergens, and bacteria. You might be surprised to find, however, that the very products keeping your home clean can simultaneously be doing the opposite to you and the
To end marine plastic pollution, we need to understand how waste travels to the seas.
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Exploring our wondrous planet, whether a short camping trip or adventures to other cultures, can test your efforts to reduce single-use, throw-away waste. Most of us are a way off a "zero waste" life, but we can certainly travel with much less waste. With a little pre-planning there are many easy ways to avoid needless
This post has affliate links, read here how these work. So you want to get started living zero waste and plastic free, right? That's brilliant. And the good news is there ARE loads of tiny
We have been working on ways to reduce plastic in our home this year, so I thought I would share some of what we are doing. When you really start to pay
Life began in the ocean, and the ocean remains home to the majority of Earth 's plants and animals. But yet, every day, we are destroying the most vital part of ecosystem, filling it with discarded plastic and toxic waste every day.
