Could AI Change the Face of Recycling?
Imagine throwing all of your trash into one bin and leaving the heavy lifting for sorting to a robot. Bin-e, a Polish startup, has made its mission just that: to…
Aspirational Recycling: When Good Intentions Have Harsh Consequences
We all want to do right by the environment so badly that we sometimes toss things in the blue bin with only the hope that it will be repurposed.
World Environment Day
On June 5th, 1972 the United Nations saw that the Earth was suffering and as a result, its people were too. Together they created the United Nations Environmental Programme and set out on a mission to change the world. Two years later the world joined together to celebrate the first ever World Environment Day.
Are Bag Bans Working?
Governments around the world have been rolling out legislation to help curb the plastic pollution crisis, but the most pervasive ban thus far has been of single-use plastic shopping bags. But do these bans really work? The answer is a resounding YES!
Berkeley Creates Groundbreaking Ordinance Against Plastic Pollution
Plastic Bans of varying degrees have begun springing up in cities around the world, and this snowball effect has just sprouted…
Becoming an Activist Isn’t as Scary as You Think
When most of us think of activists we think of people with too much body hair that stand in front of bulldozers and chain themselves to trees, but there is…
Earth Day 2018 Rallies to End Plastic Pollution
On April 22, 1970 millions of individuals joined together to protest the growing pollution that was destroying the natural environment and impacting human health. They championed for positive environmental legislation…
China Won’t Take Your Trash Anymore-And Here’s Why That’s a Problem
China was the world’s largest importer of recyclable materials up until officials made the announcement last summer that they will no longer be taking other country’s mixed paper and plastic…
Garbage Islands: Below the Surface
We’ve talked before about the Pacific Garbage Patch, but researchers are learning more about it and garbage patches like it every day. The garbage patches that plague our world’s oceans…
Malibu Bans Plastic Straws and Utensils
Take a walk down any beach, chances are you will see a lot of straws and remnants of plastic cutlery. Plastic pollution plagues water ways and coastal areas around the…
Everything you Need to Know About BPA and How to Avoid it
BPA or bisphenol A, is an industrial chemical that is used to make certain resins and plastics. First…
DIY Makeup Recipes
Do-it-yourself projects are no longer reserved for home improvements. There is a DIY recipe for everything anymore, including make up! Here are some of our favorite skin loving recipes for…
What are Microplastics Anyway?
Microplastics are plastic pieces that are less than five millimeters long that pollute drinking water, oceans, lakes, ponds, etc. Typically made from polypropylene, polyethylene, terephthalate, or nylon-microplastics are most commonly found…
Plastic Contaminants Found in Sea Salt
Yes, you read that right. We’ve heard a lot about plastic contamination in fish and even our drinking water, but microplastics have become so pervasive in our environment that plastics…
