If you use exfoliating soaps, you might not know those little beads may be made of plastic — or think about what happens to them when they go down the drain. But it’s on the minds of marine science researchers, as well as a major company. Unilever, the company that makes Dove soaps, Vaseline, Pond’s [...]
I saw these images and fell in love with them so I reached out to John for a quick interview. John, we received your contributions for One Foot at a TIme and they are amazing. Give us a snippet of who you are, where do you live and what’s your 9 – 5? Well, I started surfing [...]
Researchers were stunned to find that plastic trash has infiltrated even the most remote places on the planet – the arctic seafloor. Read the whole story on The Mother Nature Network
Plastic waste makes for one of the most challenging forms of trash because it takes a long time to degrade. It contributes to landfill overflow and the pollution of oceans and waterways. But what if plastics could be made from a recycled, natural, biodegradable source? According to the U.K. paper The Independent, British scientists have [...]
Lawmakers in California will be voting this week on Assembly Bill 298, which would ban single-use plastic bags from being distributed in supermarkets and pharmacies. Single use bags have been targeted by environmental groups and others recently due to their light weight and the fact that they last indefinitely once out in the environment. It [...]
An recent posting on the New York Times Green Blog discussed an unusual source of plastic pollution; washing machines. It seems that scientists have determined that with each wash, microparticles of such common fabrics such polypropylene, polyester, nylon, acrylic, etc., are being flushed out into our sewage systems, eventually making their way out to sea. [...]
Matt Kuhn, with the Surfrider Central Texas Chapter, put together this awesome video of himself cleaning up trash at Shoal Creek (in Austin) and compiling his One Foot at a Time templates.
Officials in local beach towns have begun taking steps to urge New Hanover County to consider a ban on environmentally-hazardous plastic shopping bags. The use of plastic bags is particularly important to beach-town officials, as the shopping totes frequently end up on the shore and in the water, where they remain indefinitely. “Plastic is like [...]
Surfrider Foundation Australia activist Seb Binnewies spent Saturday dressed as the Bag Monster in Burleigh Heads to raise awareness of the environmental damage and wastefulness associated with plastic bags. The keen surfer said it would not be difficult to ban plastic bags. Read more in The Reporter
A plastic school might sound like it’s better suited for Barbies than for people, but the technology—developed by the Guatemalan nonprofit Pura Vida—is actually quite clever and allows for schools to be built for less than $10,000. The plastic bottles are stuffed with trash, tucked between supportive chicken wire, and coated in layers of concrete [...]
