Tag Archives: Plastic

“No New Plastic” Challenge

Posted on April 25, 2011 by admin

Hopefully you all had a fun Earth Day! Little things like using a Hydro Flask double-wall, vacuum-insulated water bottle instead of a disposable plastic bottle really reduce waste filling up landfills. Remember, each Hydro Flask is BPA-free, non-leaching and 100% … Continue reading →

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Some creative responses to the plastic problem

Posted on May 4, 2010 by

If a pictures speaks a thousand words, then maybe a video speaks a million? Here is a collection of videos ranging from goofy funny to heart-wrenching about plastic pollution in our oceans and how it is affecting marine wildlife. Kid’s … Continue reading →

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Plastic, Plastic Everywhere

Posted on April 29, 2010 by

In the summer of 1997, Captain Charles Moore and the crew of the Alguita (a fifty-foot aluminum-hulled catamaran) sailed through an area that scientists now refer to as the “Eastern Garbage Patch,” a swirling vortex of floating trash in the … Continue reading →

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Paper or plastic? How about Neither!

Posted on February 26, 2010 by admin

One of my favorite ideas for a greener lifestyle concerns trash.  In my days as a Central Oregon builder, I visited the Knott Landfill on more than one occasion.  While our dump is afforded with some of the best mountain … Continue reading →

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Plastics decompose with surprising speed in the oceans, releasing contaminants

Posted on August 20, 2009 by admin

The huge amount of plastic waste in our seas has previously been regarded as a long-lasting pollutant that does not break down easily. Researchers who presented their work at a meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) suggest otherwise. Thousands … Continue reading →

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House panel inquiring into plastics

Posted on June 8, 2008 by admin

A congressional committee investigating the safety of chemicals in everyday plastics is expected to have some pointed questions for scientists from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency when it meets at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Click HERE to find … Continue reading →

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