Last weekend, I watched a powerful, “plastic-free” eco-documentary called Breath of Life at the dynamic Wakefield International Film Festival (WIFF). Wakefield is our home town, and we were honoured to sponsor the film for its Canadian premiere. Created by Hawaiian filmmaker Susan Kucera, Breath of Life was masterfully filmed in Europe, Scandinavia, North America and Hawaii. It addresses…
This guest post was written by Elana Kann, Founder of Wood Doing Good and creator of the Bag and Bottle Dryer, with input and collaboration from Jay Sinha and Chantal Plamondon, Co-Founders of Life Without Plastic. I’ve been reading up on the brain science behind habits. Why? Well, it’s the season of New Year’s resolutions.…
Welcome to our new blog look and feel! For the inaugural post on this fresh new blog canvas, we’re going to Costa Rica, where a surf school like no other we know of is helping transform its hometown community into a showcase of engaged local eco-action, and sending ripples of positive, sustainable “pura vida” out…
Is plastic a new silent spring?
Rachel Carson’s seminal book Silent Spring ignited a global environmental movement by highlighting the seemingly harmless toxins that surround us.
The parallels with her work 53 years ago and the growing global plastic pollution problem are uncanny and highly disturbing.
Laundry detergents are a major plastic waste culprit.
Get this: In Canada alone, approximately 94 million plastic 1.5L / 50 fl. oz. plastic laundry jugs end up in landfills each year – or potentially as plastic pollution in the broader environment.
There is now an eco-friendly solution that eliminates all plastic waste – and cleans beautifully.
Environmental Sociologist Rebecca Altman and her father pay a visit to the plastic plant where he worked for a decade making polystyrene.
This is not just any plastic plant – it is the birthplace of modern plastics.
Many interesting reflections ensue.
Looking at efforts and ideas ranging from the Kingdom of Bhutan to Gretchen Rubin’s Happiness Project to Pharrell Williams Raw for the Oceans, this post examines how the correlation between using less plastic and happiness is valid and important, but not always so easy to implement, and requires a broader perspective.
“I’m optimistic after hanging out with these kids today.”
Those are the words of musician/eco-crusador Jack Johnson during the 2014 Plastic Ocean Pollution Solutions (POPS) Youth Leadership Summit organized by Algalita Marine Research and Education.
Youth from around the globe meet in Long Beach, California on February 27th for the 2015 POPS Summit.
…and we’re on a mission to reclaim it from the grips of a toxic, polluting and unhealthy industry.
There’s much more to this “plastic” word than meets the eye.
This guest post by writer and photographer Daniela Ginta provides an important update and holiday reminder of where things stand on the global plastic pollution issue based on the latest cutting edge research.
Every little bit counts.
