June 11, 2019
Stories tagged "waste"
May 16, 2019
Blueland: Reducing Single Use Plastics With Reusable Bottles and Cleaning Tablets
An ambitious startup called Blueland launched two weeks ago with a simple concept, but the company is hoping to revolutionize the way we buy cleaning products. They are selling a set of durable, reusable plastic bottles along with tablets that dissolve in water that...March 15, 2019
Coca Cola’s Plastic – It’s The Real Thing
The Coca-Cola Company, in an effort to be more transparent and decrease its environmental footprint, reported that it produced more than 3 million tons of plastic packaging in 2017, and also announced that it will donate $5.4 million to a number of environmental...January 24, 2019
Confusion Over Compostables Is Landing Them In Landfills
Compostable cups, bags, and cutlery were supposed to be the answer to single-use plastic products, but recent news reports say that instead, they are causing problems for recycling plants and also ending up in landfills where the conditions are not right for them to...January 10, 2019
Balloon bans to follow plastic bags and straws?
If 2018 was the year of the plastic straw ban then 2019 might shape out to be the year of balloon bans in coastal areas. Before you rush to judgment and say to yourself “these bans are going too far” just consider the fact that balloons filled with helium...January 9, 2019