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are you driving around with microplastics?

Plastic waste is one of our biggest environmental problems. Some plastics are visible, like plastic bottles. Others are not, like microplastics, which are tiny pieces less than 5mm. We know they float around in our waterways, the air, and even in seafood. Now, there...

spotlight: designer reusable fast-food packaging!

sustainability

You’re probably familiar with reusable packaging materials like glass jars, but have you ever heard of reusable fast food packaging? It’s certainly not something you see often, if at all. But, we’re seeing new ideas in sustainable packaging more frequently now....

what contains plastic? it may surprise you

sustainability

It’s fair to assume that you don’t go through an entire day without using or touching at least one item (and more likely, several) made of plastic. You’re probably very familiar with plastic in conventional forms — like plastic bags, bottles, containers, and...

spotlight: washed ashore: turning beach waste into art

sustainability

Have you heard about the girl who made a dress out of plastic bags? Quirky, to be sure, but it’s an example of repurposing — taking an old item and reusing it for a new or different purpose. That old saying, One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, is the same...

plastic in our drinking water?

sustainability

Plastic is everywhere these days. You can find it in all types of packaging, electronic devices, furniture, and even clothing! And, it is rapidly accumulating in landfills and oceans. But did you know that plastic is also in our drinking water? how much plastic is...