Tag: Plastics - Page 8
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Ask Pablo: Do New Six-Pack Rings Offer A More Sustainable Solution?
You have probably seen a packaging solution by PakTech that is growing in popularity
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TED Talk: Turning Off the Plastic Pollution Faucet (Video)
Artist Diana Cohen uses plastic bags to create two- and three-dimensional art. But in working with this medium, the realization of the damaging presence plastic has in our world makes it both a tool
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Artful Jellyfish-like Bowls From Upcycled Plastic PET Bottles (Photos)
Plastic bottles -- that environmental bane of a disposable, modern society -- can be both an abundant form of pollution in waterways and oceans, as well as a materials source for mind-boggling art. In the skillful hands of
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Bioneers 2010: "Washed Ashore" Art Exhibit Explores Plastic Pollution with Giant Beach-Trash Bird
Inspired by Chris Jordan's photography of birds killed by ingesting plastic, Angela Haseltine Pozzi, artist and Executive Director of Artula Institute, came up with an idea that would put the problem of plastic pollution in
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Plastic Bag Bans Sweep Cities Across Nation
Even though California wasn't able to pass its statewide tax on plastic bags, plenty of its municipalities have gone ahead and imposed bans or taxes anyways. They're outlawed in cities like San Francisco and Fairfax, and
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Amazing Animal Sculptures Made Entirely from Trash (Slideshow)
From milk jugs turned into toys to a suit made out of old cassette tapes, we here at TreeHugger have a soft spot for all things recycled. And with all the trash people generate killing animals at roadsides and out in
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New Melissa Shoes Inspired In The Amazon + Brand Opening Store In NYC
Photos: Melissa.com.br. Responsibly produced and vegan, Melissa shoes are also beautiful looking and always innovating, teaming up with designers such as Zaha Hadid, Vivienne Westwood and John Galliano for amazing new models. Their recently launched new
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David de Rothschild on Crossing the Pacific in the Plastiki (Podcast)
To shed light on the plight of our plastic-laden oceans, David de Rothschild built a sailboat from 12,000 soda bottles and took it clear across the Pacific. With TreeHugger-founder Graham Hill as a crew member, the Plastiki charted a death-defying
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California Bombs on Plastic Bag Ban
Despite San Francisco leading the way on banning plastic bags back in 2007, California senators rejected a proposed plan to ban plastic bags statewide. The measure to remove carryout plastic bags from
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Better Bioplastic Built From Nut Shells and Plant Stems
One of the major sticking points for making plastics from plants such as corn is that it takes a lot of fossil fuel and resources to grow a crop, just to turn it into plastic that is still difficult to
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"The Majestic Plastic Bag": Documentary on the Plastic Cycle of Life (Video)
I've wondered before whether plastic bags are a distraction, and Bonnie has marveled at the lengths people will go to to get a designer reusable grocery bag instead. But having just watched a fascinating online documentary, I
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Oil Spill Clean-Up Concept Uses Recycled Plastic Bottles
We're not so sure this concept will make it to any final rounds for the X Prize Foundation's contest for best oil spill clean up ideas, but itisn't the worst idea. Designer Min A Namgung reasons that we should fight oil with oil
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Extreme Athlete Tom Jones Paddleboards 1,500 Miles to Clean Up the Oceans
We've seen some pretty crazy stuff from stand-up paddlers recently, but challenge extreme athlete Tom Jones has been taking on for the last three months puts all other stunts to shame. Since May 13, Jones has been paddling
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Lobster Dieoffs Linked to Plastic Pollution, Including Bisphenol A
We know plastic pollution in the oceans is causing problems among marine life, including becoming a food source that is anything but nourishing. Plastic pieces are snapped up as food by birds, fish, turtles and other
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Humanitarian Design Isn't The New Imperialism, It's The New Compassion
A few weeks ago, Bruce Nussbaum started a firestorm of controversy with his post in Fast Company: Is Humanitarian Design the New Imperialism? In it, he asked,
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The Drifting Problem of Immortal Plastic
We must recognize that everything we create as a society has a future that we cannot see. Every product we make lives on after our brief interaction with it. Nowhere is that more apparent than the plastic
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High Levels Of BPA Found In Cash Register Receipts, What You Can Do To Protect Yourself
Image Source: red5standingby Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, DC, has discovered that many cash register receipts contain levels of Bisphenol-A (BPA) hundreds of times higher than those found in
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Plastiki Completes 8,000 Nautical Mile Journey Protesting Plastic Pollution
After traveling 130 days and 8,000 miles, the Plastiki sailed in to Sydney earlier today, ending the trek to bring attention to the problem of plastics in our ocean. Headed up by David de Rothschild, the project's purpose was to
