I'm Eating What? Microplastics in the Food Chain
By Adeline Mueller A dish called "Plastic Fantastic" from Copenhagen's 2-Michelin star restaurant Alchemist Eating plastic is easier than...
top of page
- Jul 13
- 4 min
What’s Next? How We Can Combat Plastic Pollution
By Adeline Mueller Photo by Christopher Vega on Unsplash Plastic pollution in our oceans poses a threat to wildlife, plant life, and...
- Jun 6
- 3 min
Plastic Pollution and Marine Wildlife: A Toxic Relationship
By Adeline Mueller Image courtesy of Unsplash Environmental damage caused by plastic pollution is boundless in our oceans. It is...
- May 9
- 5 min
The U.S. Recycling Problem: What’s Wrong and How Can We Fix It?
By: Sarah Pyle Image courtesy of Unsplash What happens to the items that get recycled in the United States? Since the 1970s when they...
- Apr 11
- 5 min
Is Ecobricking actually a safe alternative for plastic waste and pollution? Science says otherwise
Photo courtesy of Unsplash Ecobricking, also known as bottlebricking, is the practice of reusing plastic to create “bricks” composed that...
- Mar 21
- 4 min
The U.S. Progress with Single-Use Plastic Bans
Photo courtesy of Unsplash Plastic pollution was first recognized in the mid 1900s when plastic debris was beginning to be found in our...
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Ordinance Aims to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics on Nation’s Parks by 2032
Photo courtesy of Unsplash According to an analysis conducted by Plastic-Free Parks TrashBlitz, 81 percent of the waste collected in the...
- May 9, 2022
- 2 min
Smoke on the Water
For decades, smoking has been a common, if not essential, activity for people across the globe. It was so popular that it has...
- Apr 28, 2022
- 2 min
Thinking about Shrink Wrap
If every registered Massachusetts boat owner used shrink wrap annually, over 2 million pounds of the harmful polyethylene material would...
- Apr 19, 2022
- 3 min
What You Need to Know about Microplastics in Your Beauty Products
While plastic overall is considered the most abundant form of marine debris found in our oceans, small plastic debris that are less than...
- Mar 29, 2022
- 3 min
From Promise to Action: Surfrider Foundation’s Efforts to Mitigate Marine Plastic Pollution
Surfrider Foundation recently hosted a webinar conference on February 15, 2022 to discuss their efforts in reducing marine plastic...
- Mar 7, 2022
- 2 min
Using Microplastic Regulations to Incentivize Innovation and Environmental Safety
The world’s microplastic problem is an intensifying issue that must be acted on now. In a new webinar for the Ocean Plastic Webinars...
- Dec 16, 2021
- 4 min
Plastic Free Outdoors: Honoring Nature, Preventing Plastic Pollution
The webinar, Plastic Free Outdoors: Honoring Nature, Preventing Plastic Pollution, presented by the Plastic Pollution Coalition,...
- Aug 23, 2021
- 2 min
The Circular Economy (pt. 5): How Effective is the Plastic Straw Ban?
Over the past few years, plastic straw bans have been surfacing across the country as large brands such as Starbucks have begun to phase...
- Jul 26, 2021
- 2 min
The Circular Economy (pt. 2): Diving Deeper
Previously, we discussed the basics of implementing a circular economic system. In this post we are going to be diving a bit deeper into...
- Jun 3, 2021
- 2 min
A Hopeful Outlook on Plastic Pollution: Webinar Summary
Plastic pollution this past year highlighted the need to keep a solution in sight— and Professor Richard Thompson, OBE FRS, of the...
- Apr 13, 2021
- 3 min
Plastic in Our Closets: Addressing Microfiber Pollution
If we were to take a look at our closet, we would never expect that plastic is woven into most of the clothing that we wear everyday....
- Apr 7, 2021
- 2 min
Bioplastics: The Answer or a New Problem?
The battle against plastic pollution is one of endless compromise. One such compromise is bioplastic, which serves the same purpose as...
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
Turning the Tide: Facing the Atlantic Ocean Microplastic Crisis
Researchers from the UK's National Oceanography Centre have found that the Atlantic Ocean is contaminated by much more plastic than...
- Feb 9, 2021
- 2 min
How Microplastics Move
Written by: Nate McMullen Plastic is “absolutely everywhere.” Scientists have found microplastics in the most remote of places, from the...
CATCH UP WITH THE LATEST BLOG POSTS
Discover what we're up to... read our reports and posts
bottom of page