If you think this blog is not applicable to you because you recycle, think again.Do you believe that because you live inland, far away from Southeast Asia where much of the plastic escapes land and finds its way into the ocean, that you haven

2. Recycle Bins - Full of False Promises

Feb 26th, 2020 18m 24s

When we place plastic items in the recycle bin, we treat those items not as waste, but as something positive we have done for the earth. Odds are that your plastic isn’t ending up where you expect and hope it would.

3. Out of Sight Cannot Mean Out of Mind

Feb 26th, 2020 18m 33s

If there is one thing from this blog that makes you stop and reevaluate, let this be it. This is what keeps me up at night…One of the most harmful byproducts of our plastic use is all around us but often too small to see with the naked eye.

4. Chasing Arrows - The Fairytale that Never Was

Feb 26th, 2020 12m 8s

It is easy to romanticize the recycling process. We would like to believe that when we discard a plastic item in the recycling bin, we are off the hook, environmentally speaking. What is the harm if my brief use ends with my giving that bottle

5. Bioplastics - Breaking Down the Misconceptions

Feb 26th, 2020 16m 28s

You may have noticed new products popping up in grocery stores over the last few years with green-sounding labels: ‘biodegradable plastic bags’, and products with ‘plant-based packaging’. Perhaps you too were inclined to opt for these seemingl

6. Where Do We Go From Here?

Feb 26th, 2020 20m 9s

As weeks pass, scientists continue to publish new plastic reports, only adding alarm to the already dire scientific narrative around our global plastic problems. Yet we’re stuck in a loop—a complete cycle of chasing arrows— of complacency, perp

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