Plastic Pollution
How can Environmental Activists Reduce Plastic Pollution?
March 15, 2017 | be Waste Wise 5The Health Impacts of plastic pollution was discussed as part of the 2016 Global Dialogue on WasteRead More
What can citizens do to protect their health from plastic pollution?
March 15, 2017 | be Waste Wise 5What can individuals do to protect their own health?Read More
Reducing Plastic Pollution Through Adventure Scientists
March 15, 2017 | be Waste Wise 6What do Adventure Scientists do? How can someone join you?Read More
A Mountain Climber & Geophysical Chemist Talks about Plastic Pollution
March 15, 2017 | be Waste Wise 3Your experience with plastic pollution and what are you currently doing to combat it?Read More
How to Tackle Plastic Pollution? Locally or Globally?
March 15, 2017 | be Waste Wise 6Plastic pollution is a global problem. How do we tackle it?Read More
Examples of the Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Human Health & Wildlife
March 15, 2017 | be Waste Wise 3Question: Are there any examples of the impacts of plastic pollution on human health and wildlife?
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Oceans and Plastic Pollution – A Quick Guide
October 5, 2016 | be Waste Wise- Start your learning by listening to this discussion about the Status of Oceans & Plastic Pollution panelists from Plastic Pollution Coalition, Save Our Shores, 5Gyres & Plastics for Change give you information about what the exact problem is and … Read More
Health Impacts Of Plastic Pollution
August 23, 2016 | be Waste Wise 6Watch Environmental Attorney Lisa Boyle discuss the health impacts of plastic pollution with Author and Mountaineer, Arlene Blum, Marine Scientist, Abby Barrows and Stacy Malkan, Co-founder of U.S. Right to Know. This panel is organized as part of the Oceans & Plastic Pollution theme curated by Dianna Cohen of Plastic Pollution Coalition (@plasticpollutes) under the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste organized by be Waste Wise (@bewastewise)Read More
Advice for solving plastic pollution
February 20, 2014 | be Waste Wise“There are solutions out there. If we can put a man on the moon and send rovers to mars, we can solve plastic pollution.” ~ Bill FrancisRead More
Are bio-plastics a solution to ocean garbage patches?
February 20, 2014 | be Waste Wise 2“Bio-plastics have a role, but there is no standard to say what makes a bio-plastic which truly degrades in the ocean.” ~ Nicholas MallosRead More
Is the Ocean Cleanup Array Viable?
February 20, 2014 | be Waste Wise 2“They should consider designing it to work at a river mouth or even upstream where there is a potential concentrated plastic pollution source.” ~ Bill FrancisRead More
Why cannot we just clean up all plastic in the oceans?
February 20, 2014 | be Waste Wise 2“The oceans are so huge. Cleaning them up is like sifting the Sahara desert by using a kitchen strainer.” ~ Bill FrancisRead More
What can each of us do to reduce plastic pollution?
February 20, 2014 | be Waste Wise 2“As I learned more and more about plastic recycling, I discovered that it has its own drawbacks. So, I started reducing my own personal plastic as the first step .” ~ Beth TerryRead More
How much plastic is in the oceans?
February 20, 2014 | be Waste Wise 1“Out of 700 sea water samples from all over the world – Indian Ocean, North and South Atlantic, the Sargasso Sea, the Antarctic, South and North Pacific – only 3 samples were plastic-free.” ~ Bill FrancisRead More
Can one person really make a difference to plastic pollution?
February 20, 2014 | be Waste Wise 4“When people see you do it, it becomes part of the norm. So, take your own bag to the store and bring your own bottles.” ~ Beth TerryRead More
Difference between Plastic Pollution and Marine Debris
February 20, 2014 | be Waste Wise 2“Plastic pollution isn’t just about plastic in the oceans but the entire life-cycle of plastics, from when it’s first made, through all the pathways until it becomes plastic pollution” ~Nicholas MallosRead More
Managing Plastic Waste and Mitigating the Garbage Patches
July 31, 2013 | be Waste Wise
Are we becoming a plastic society?
Plastic seems all pervasive and unavoidable. Since the 1960s our use of plastic has increased dramatically, and subsequently, the portion of our garbage that is made up of plastic has also increased from … Read More