Archive for the ‘ plastics ’ Category

David Letterman educates us on the Great Pacific Ocean Patch

Earlier this week, David Letterman interviewed Captain Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation. Moore spoke with Letterman about the Great Pacific Ocean Patch, a floating island of plastic trash that is estimated to be about twice the size of Texas. It floats between California and Hawaii. In the following videos Moore explains that 1/4 [ READ MORE ]

Chicobag Messenger Bags

So in Monday’s post about the book Picture Yourself Going Green, I ended with the fact that I would have more on reusable bags. If you’ve been reading me for a while now, you’ll know that I’m a fan of ChicoBags. They sent me a sample over a year ago, and I have been hooked [ READ MORE ]

You aren’t still using plastic bags, are you?

It’s been a while since I’ve brought up reusable bags. But a couple of items caught my attention this week, and I thought the subject was worth bringing up again. The first is that this past Monday was one year since China banned supermarkets, shops and other markets from supplying free plastic bags. In that year, [ READ MORE ]

Plastic caps can be recycled through Aveda

The plastic bottles that most of us put in our recycling bins are #1 or #2 plastics – those are the most easily recyclable plastics. The caps that are one those bottles, however, are often made from a thicker plastic – #5. Most people toss them right into the recycling bin with the bottles, but [ READ MORE ]

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