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Award-Winning Inventor Makes Fuel from Plastic Bags
What most of us see as the ubiquitous blight of modern convenience consumerism, i.e., littered plastic shopping bags, Japanese inventor Akinori Ito sees as the “fuel of the future”. Like most sensible...
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California’s Waste Bills: Plastic Defeated (For Now); Mattress Passed;...
This article first posted on San Diego Loves Green by Roy Hales The most controversial of the three Waste bills before the California Assembly was voted down yesterday. Senate Bill 405, designed to...
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Plastic Bags Transformed Into High-Tech Nanomaterial — Carbon Nanotube...
A new process for creating high-tech carbon nanotube membranes out of a very common waste material — plastic bags — has been developed by researchers at the University of Adelaide. The innovative...
View ArticleGetting to Know Plastics: Plastic Diet Day 4
Living four days without consuming plastics hasn’t been such a challenge yet; nevertheless it became more fun. As a quick reference to my last blog post, I aim to reduce my plastic use significantly...
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New Photos Highlight Ocean Plastic Scourge, Bottle Deposit Plans Could Help
Underwater photographer Caroline Power has posted several photos online that graphically demonstrate the problem of ocean plastic in the Caribbean.
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How Do We Carry Our Shopping Home Now?
Lightweight plastic “the most ubiquitous consumer item in the world” and a bane on our world and future. Some locations have had success moving away from them, but what is the best replacement
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How Do We Carry Our Shopping Home Now? (Part 2)
In part 1 of this two-part series, we examined the environmental impacts of the humble lightweight plastic single-use shopping bag, and argued that simply banning them without providing a sustainable...
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Despite Industry Lies & Bribes, Single-Use Plastics Are On The Wane
More companies are turning away from single-use plastics as public consciousness about plastic pollution increases.
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