Are Plastic Bag Bans Effective At Reducing Plastic Litter?
How effective have plastic bag bans and restrictions been on reducing plastic litter and other problems associated with their proliferation?
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Counting the Tides of Trash
Born out of one woman’s desire to clean up a beach in 1986, the Coastal Cleanup has become a worldwide movement with over a million participants…
Which Plastic Recycling Numbers Are Easiest To Recycle… And which should I avoid?
Given the different numbers on the bottom of each different type of plastic, which ones are the easiest to recycle and which should I avoid?
Is It Safe To Reuse Tupperware Over & Over Again? Will it leach noxious chemicals into my food — and bloodstream?
Is it bad for my health or the planet to reuse Tupperware over and over?
Plastic Industry Strikes Back
When the town of Fairfax, California decided to ban plastic bags, the plastics industry threatened to sue.
Bottled Water Backlash Environmental Concerns are Sending People Back to Their Taps
Call it reverse snob appeal. These days, it’s the tap water enthusiasts, concerned about the growing mountains of plastic waste, who get to act self-righteous.
Paper Or Plastic: Which Is The Better Bag?
The debate over whether paper or plastic bags at the supermarket check-out still rages despite some cities and states banning plastic bags altogether.
Ocean Rescue Can We Head Off A Marine Cataclysm?
A lot of people are worrying about the world’s oceans these days, but the federal government could be doing so much more to head off a marine cataclysm…
Green Plastics
Environmentalists might not like credit cards, but at least they can get one that gives a portion of the money spent back to an environmental non-profit…