It doesn’t have to be like this…
Dave Speaks | NPR Interactive | Plastics
Fascinating piece on how cities around the world are addressing pollution caused by automobiles, at a time when climate change remains a battle to be fought and won.
Just for fun, we’re trying something a little different for this post — Click comment to chime in on worldwide automobile bans and regulations.
Every year, the average American goes through more than 250 pounds of plastic waste, and much of that comes from packaging. So what do we do with it all?
Your recycling bin is part of the solution, but many of us are confused about what we should be putting in there. What’s recyclable in one community could be trash in another.
This interactive explores some of the plastics the recycling system was designed to handle and explains why other plastic packaging shouldn’t go in your recycling bin.
Let’s take a look at some items you might pick up at the grocery store.
Dave's Picks | Coca-Cola Officially Named the World’s Biggest Plastic Polluter
Originally published on High Snob Society by By Ian Servantes in Life 04 November 2019
Coca-Cola has emerged as the world’s biggest polluter of plastics, according to a new audit from Break Free From Plastics. 72,000 volunteers from across the world dug through streets, beaches, and waterways in search of plastic waste and found a staggering amount originating from the soda company. Of the 75,000 total pieces of waste collected, 11,732 belonged to Coke. That’s more than three times the next three biggest polluters combined.
Nestle, PepsiCo, and Mondelez International (the company behind Sour Patch, Toblerone, and other snacks) were the next biggest polluters. Coca-Cola led the pollution in most regions, coming in first in Africa and Europe and second in Asia and South America. Nestle and the Solo Company were the top two polluters in America.
Recycling: The Hardest Part
We get it. Everyone is busy. Finding time to set-up a personal recycling program and vision is not probably high on your priority list. It turns out the city, state federal, government (and private industries) are also struggling with the clean up and separation that goes with a standardized recycling program. I learned in this recent NY Times article, that one of the primary reasons recycling has trouble catching on is because of dollars and cents: