From bags to bottles, some 13 million tonnes of plastic flow into our oceans every year, according to a UN report. On the one hand, the benefits of plastic are undeniable, as the material is cheap, lightweight and easy to make. This leads to global plastic production skyrocketing over the next 10 to 15 years, […]

In California, we pay deposits on the packaged beverages we buy and are entitled to get our nickels back or see them used to improve recycling and protect our environment. Instead, consumers are forfeiting almost half of every nickel, recycling centers are closing right and left, and the quality of recycling is dropping.  The consumers […]

Scientists warn that social and economic price of plastic waste to global society has been underestimated Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans costs society billions of dollars every year in damaged and lost resources, research has found. Fisheries, aquaculture, recreational activities and global wellbeing are all negatively affected by plastic pollution, with an estimated 1-5% […]

Chemical recycling is one of several focus areas for the Alliance to End Plastics Waste. Since companies like Coca Cola and Nestlé have vowed to use more recycled plastics in their packaging, the petrochemical industry has been pushed to invest in advanced chemical recycling technologies to reduce plastic waste. A report from the American Chemistry Councilestimates that chemical […]

The City of Phoenix announced Wednesday it will soon begin converting certain plastic waste into liquid fuel. The 6th most populous city in the country has partnered with a waste management company and Renewology, a technology firm, to convert plastics 3-7 into fuel. Plastic items with a number between 3 and 7 in the recycling […]

Adidas has spent the last four years curbing ocean pollution by recycling plastic beach waste into shoes – and because their customers have been so eager for the product, the company is kicking it up a notch. Adidas produced more than five million pairs of recycled plastic waste shoes in 2018, and they plan to incorporate […]

Our environment is in a pretty sad state of affairs right now. Perhaps you read the prequel to this article, Life in Plastic: Not Fantastic. Perhaps you didn’t, which is also fine. Who cares about anything. (YOU care. WE care. This is our EARTH. We LIVE here.) I know you feel small and helpless and […]

There’s something satisfying about downing the remaining contents of a can and crushing the container with your bare hands. Or smashing it on your head, if you’re one of those people who finds doing stupid, painful things absolutely hilarious. But before you relish in the destruction of a metal container, there’s something you should know: […]

You’re probably pretty stuck in your everyday routines, whether that’s stopping at your coffeeshop for your morning brew or getting up to refill your water bottle every hour on the hour. (Hydration plus stretching!) While no habit is “bad” in and of itself, some have more environmental impact than others, and there are likely somethings […]

There’s plastic in seabirds, in the middle of the remote Pacific Ocean, even in people. It’s a challenge to turn to the news these days without reading or hearing the latest horror story about plastic pollution. These updates seem new and striking and scary, but in reality much of the fundamental information contained in these […]