Cora Ball: Washing Fleece Without Guilt
The Rozalia Project’s Cora Ball works in any washing machine by catching plastic microfibers so they can’t flow out with the drain water.
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Is Polyester Fleece Trashing Our Oceans?
Polyester fleece clothing sure is cozy and comfy, but it just may be trashing our oceans by shedding microfibers in our washing machines that are too small for wastewater treatment facilities to filter out.
High Schoolers Experiment with Using Economics to Reduce Consumption of Plastic Water Bottles
What Is the Most Effective Way to Reduce Disposable Plastic Bottles Consumption? A group of high school seniors at Shady Side Academy endeavored to find out…
Carbon Tax Reduces Warming, Plastic Pollution
A carbon tax is a win-win for people and the planet, as it helps reduce both climate change and ocean pollution by aligning polluters’ incentives with the environment goals of society.
Are 3D Printers Safe to Use?
Are 3d printers safe to use? High-tech gizmos could revolutionize manufacturing, but let’s work out the health & environmental kinks first…
Recycling Programs: Really Worthwhile?
If you take into account all throwaway containers used in the United States on a daily basis, there are one billion containers that flow through the supply chain — and perhaps only 400-500 million or so of these materials are collected for recycling. Of these 400-500 million containers collected for recycling, perhaps 15-25 percent are thrown away […]
The Truth About Styrofoam
It might keep your coffee hot without burning your hand, but plastic foam – more commonly known as Styrofoam – is one of the most harmful materials around when it comes to the environment. This petroleum-based plastic has gained a lot of negative attention in recent years, prompting bans in many cities such as New […]
Reducing Your Bottled Water Footprint
Check out Wheels for Wishes new infographic on reducing our bottled water footprint… by Wheels For Wishes
Tide Turning Against Plastic Microbeads in Toiletries
There are signs that the era where plastic microbeads from personal care products pollute bodies of water worldwide and aquatic food chains might be drawing to a close. Microbeads are miniscule spheres of plastic commonly added as abrasives to personal care products like face scrubs, shower gels and toothpaste. They’re designed to wash down the […]
Where did the plastic bags go?
Dear EarthTalk: What’s the latest on efforts to ban plastic bags? How many U.S. locales have instituted some kind of ban, and have these initiatives made a dent in the amount of plastic litter? — Melinda Clarke, New York, NY California made big news recently when it announced the first statewide ban on plastic shopping bags […]