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Tag: Plastic

Saving with Suds Refillery

01/14/2024 Suds Refillery

Tired of all the waste and single-use plastic associated with cleaning and body products? With that in mind, mother/daughter duo,…

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Posted in: Climate, Recycling Filed under: Plastic, reduce, refill

Recycling Program Turns Plastic into Park Benches

12/17/2023 Kathryn White

The city of Merriam is one of the latest local beneficiaries in a program offered by Trex Co. Inc., a billion-dollar…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy, Recycling Filed under: Plastic, re-use, recycling plastic bags

Plastics And Their Effect On Climate Change

11/01/2022 Climate Hour

Plastics are made out of crude oil and natural gas, the same fossil fuels used in our homes and cars.…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Climate Hour, Climate Policy, Health, Plastic, Podcast, Waste

Could Plastic Roads Make For A Smoother Ride?

03/06/2021 Don Wallace

From lower carbon emissions to fewer potholes, there are a number of benefits to building a layer of plastic into…

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Posted in: Climate, Recycling Filed under: Plastic

Rewrite of longstanding environmental law pushes climate change aside

07/17/2020 Bob Grove

A deep dive into President Trump’s rollback of a bedrock environmental law shows the extent to which the administration is dramatically…

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Posted in: Recycling Filed under: Food, Food Choices, Plastic, Zero-Waste

The End of Plastic? New Plant-based Bottles will Degrade in a Year

05/17/2020 Bob Grove

Carlsberg and Coca-Cola back pioneering project to make ‘all-plant’ drinks bottles By Jillian Ambrose. Courtesy of Guardian News & Media…

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Posted in: Recycling Filed under: Landfill, Plastic, Zero-Waste

Zero-waste warriors: meet the people whose household rubbish fits in a jam jar

05/06/2020 Bob Grove

From making their own toothpaste to foraging locally for edible plants, more and more people are learning to cut the…

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Posted in: Recycling Filed under: Food, Food Choices, Plastic, Zero-Waste

The Question: What’s The Problem With Plastic?

05/16/2019 Mary Ann Warfield

“According to the Environmental Protection Agency, over 380 billion plastic bags, sacks and wraps are consumed in the U.S. each…

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Posted in: Climate, Food Filed under: Packaging, Plastic

Life without plastic: pioneer families show how it’s done

12/30/2018 Bob Grove

Carrier bags are easy to replace and milk can come in glass bottles. But what about deodorant, toothbrushes and clingfilm?…

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Posted in: Recycling Filed under: Food, Food Choices, Plastic, Zero-Waste

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