Plastic pollution control is in our hands To put the threat of plastic pollution in perspective, consider the fact that every piece of plastic ever made still exists in one form or another. Despite the convenience and function plastic offers us, plastic is polluting our planet. The statistics in this infographic from CustomMade makes clear
The amount of water used to produce a single-use water bottle can be up to 3 times higher thant the actual amount of water in the bottle. Considering that startling fact along with the reality that 44% of single-use bottle water is municipal tap water which has undergone further purification, there really is no logical
A drinking straw is defined as a short tube intended for transferring a beverage from its container to the mouth of the drinker. The first known straws were made by the Sumerians and the oldest drinking straw in existence is a gold tube inlaid with the precious stone lapis lazuli that was found in a
Sobering fact: Nearly every piece of plastic ever made still exists today. The folks at Reuse This Bag put together a fact-filled infographic on the plastic problems we face today. They offer some easy to adopt steps to stop using plastics and they are most definitely walking the walk by offering a wide selection of
The recent findings from a six year international plastic pollution research study revealed that the minimum number of plastic particles currently floating on the oceans is 5.25 trillion. Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea explains all that plastic pollution adds up to