Looking for ways to use less plastic? These simple steps are
a great place to start.
Millions of bottles of water are heading to Flint, Michigan
– but what’s going to happen to all that plastic?
“The planet is slowly being covered in plastic.” - Professor
Jan Zalasiewicz, Leicester University, in the Guardian
Plastic-Wrapped Earth
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Woah. Humans have made enough plastic to coat the Earth entirely in cellophane, according to new study.
More than 300 million tonnes of plastic is manufactured every year. And we currently recycle only 14 percent of plastic packaging. Plastic is turning up just about everywhere on the planet from Arctic waters to the ocean floor, and even in the food chain. Plastic has been found inside the tiny zooplankton that’s eaten by some of our favorite seafood.
How do you justify the plastic mess made around the country for each of Hot Chocolate’s 15k and 5k races? Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is the official charity partner of these RAM Racing events taking place all across the country. Sadly, the unintended consequence of these 'do-gooders' is a plastic mess left in its wake.
Zooplankton are ingesting tiny
particles of plastic pollution, and that could be bad news for the health of
the oceans.
Recycling helps, but reducing what you buy and consume is better.
Please regram! #plasticban #plasticiswhack #plasticpollution #protectfromplastics #simplystraws
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Sound Off Films is making a film, The Discarded, about plastic pollution in Rio’s de Janeiro’s bay.
What is “The New Plastics Economy?” Al Jazeera English News asks Plastic Pollution Coalition’s Dianna Cohen. Watch the video.
By 2050, the ocean is expected to contain more plastic than fish by weight, according to a new report published by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
The amount of plastic we dump into our oceans each year could stretch halfway to Mars. Really.
Brian Palmer, OnEarth Magazine
How did life become so plastic? Tim Silverwood, surfer and founder of Take 3, gave this talk at TEDxNewy 2011. Take 3 is a PPC Coalition member.
Fish are eating microplastics. Is it safe for us to eat fish?