America Recycles Today

November 15, 2013, ens-newswire.com | “The average American produces 4.4 pounds of trash a day, and as a whole the United States produces more than 250 million tons of trash a year. Yet more of that trash is recycled each year. The national recycling rate has increased every year for the past 30 years to the current recycling rate of 34.7 percent, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.”

“The national recycling rate has increased every year for the past 30 years to the current recycling rate of 34.7 percent
TODAY is America Recycles Day!
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WASHINGTON, DC, November 15, 2013 (ENS) – The average American produces 4.4 pounds of trash a day, and as a whole the United States produces more than 250 million tons of trash a year. Yet more of that trash is recycled each year. The national recycling rate is now 34.7 percent, according to the U.S…”
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Pollution Prevention Week

www2.epa.gov | “The best way to protect the Earth and its people is to stop creating pollution in the first place – that realization became America’s official policy in 1990 with the federal Pollution Prevention Act’s declaration that ‘pollution should be prevented or reduced at the source whenever feasible.’  Pollution Prevention (P2) Week highlights the efforts of EPA, its partners, and the public in making pollution prevention a cornerstone of sustainability. It’s a great time to take stock and to renew our efforts.”

Pollution Prevention Week | US EPA
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The best way to protect the Earth and its people is to stop creating pollution in the first place – that realization became America’s official policy in 1990 with the federal Pollution Prevention Act’s declaration that “pollution should be prevented or reduced at the source whenever feasible.”

19-Year-Old Develops Cleanup Array To Remove 7,250,000 Tons Of Plastic From Oceans

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April 19, 2013, www.collective-evolution.com | “Another young creative mind working towards bettering our world. 19-year-old Boyan Slat has revealed his plans to the world regarding his Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove 7,250,000 tons of plastic waste from the world’s oceans.”

19-Year-Old Develops Cleanup Array To Remove 7,250,000 Tons Of Plastic From Oceans
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Another young creative mind working towards bettering our world. 19-year-old Boyan Slat has revealed his plans to the world regarding his Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove 7,250,000 tons of plastic waste from the world’s oceans. The revolutionary device consists of an anchored network of floatin…
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19-Year-Old Develops Ocean Cleanup Array That Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons Of Plastic From the World’s Oceans

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March 26, 2013, inhabitat.com | “19-year-old Boyan Slat has unveiled plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove 7,250,000 tons of plastic waste from the world’s oceans. The device consists of an anchored network of floating booms and processing platforms that could be dispatched to garbage patches around the world. Instead of moving through the ocean, the array would span the radius of a garbage patch, acting as a giant funnel. The angle of the booms would force plastic in the direction of the platforms, where it would be separated from plankton, filtered and stored for recycling.”

The best news is that young people are putting lots of creativity into solving these kinds of problems. Whether this one works, another one will. May the funds to develop these great ideas fully be received!
19-Year-Old Develops Ocean Cleanup Array That Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons Of Plastic From the World’
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19 year old Boyan Slat has designed the Ocean Cleaup Array which could reduce the world’s oceanic garbage patches by removing 7,2500,000 tonnes from them.
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    Elaine Codling “The most significant questions are whether the funds to deploy these technologies will be available and can any of this clean up faster than the plastic is dumped.” Robert Brothers “~ well said. The more funds available, the faster the mess will be cleaned up. The more awareness available, the less plastic will be used, the less plastic will be dumped.”

Latest Invention: New Water-based Material that Can Replace Plastics

Feb 1, 2013, www.infoniac.com | “Scientists at the University of Tokyo managed to create a brand new material that is composed of 98 percent water. Researchers hope that their latest invention could one day serve as an alternative for petroleum-based plastics.”

Yay! Advancement! Giving us another reason to care for our precious water and move away from an energy source thats not helping life!
Latest Invention: New Water-based Material that Can Replace Plastics – Science – InfoNIAC – Latest I
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If you like this invention you can vote for it here.Scientists at the University of Tokyo managed to create a brand new material that is composed of 98 percent water. Researchers hope that their latest invention could one day serve as an alternative for petroleum-based plastics.
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Chico Bag – Tracking the Plastic Bag Movement

www.chicobag.com | “ChicoBag® is committed to being the top resource for up to date information on the reusable bag movement and bag legislation. Check out the interactive map below to see what steps are being taken to eliminate single-use bag use around the world. In addition to the interactive map, the Bag Monster® Blog provides weekly updates on current bag fees, bans and reduction efforts around the world.”

PLASTIC BAG BANS – INTERACTIVE MAP
Over 100 places are considering bans, and many are actively happening in places like Bethel, Alaska; Fort Bragg, San Francisco, Santa Monica, Solano Beach, Ukiah, and L.A. County in California, Westport, Conn.; Brownsville, and Fort Stockton in Texas, Edmonds, Wash., the state of Hawaii, as well as cities in cities in South Africa, Australia, China, and India.
— Click on the map to see all the places considering bans
— Click on names of places listed to see actual status.
Note: Place are sometimes not in the correct category, so click the name to be sure that of the current status.
MAP -> BAN PLASTIC BAGS – Track The Movement (map needs updating)
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Plastic bag ban clears City Council

October 23, 2012, www.registerguard.com | “The Oregon Eugene City Council on Monday night flexed its environmental muscle, approving a ban on plastic bags and a statement in opposition to coal trains.”

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“Plastic bag ban clears City Council | Shoppers soon will have to bring their own or pay for paper; a”
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The Eugene City Council on Monday night flexed its environmental muscle, approving a ban on plastic bags and a statement in opposition to coal trains. The council voted 6-2 to ban thin plastic bags from all of the city’s retailers. On a closer 5-3 vote, councilors approved a resolution against the r…
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Robert Brothers ~ “Eugene will become the third Oregon city with a plastic bag ban, joining Portland and Corvallis.

The council also approved a resolution against the railroad shipment of coal through the city.”
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Concord, Mass., the first US city to ban sale of plastic water bottles

September 7, 2012, usnews.nbcnews.com | “Bans on plastic bags have taken root in communities across the country, but banning the sale of water in plastic bottles? The town of Concord, Mass., is in line to be the first in the nation to do just that, now that the state’s attorney general has signed off. The bottled water industry, for its part, is considering a lawsuit.”

“Congrats Concord Massachusetts!
Maybe we can combine this ban with the plastic bag ban and build more momentum!
WOW, SHARE SHARE SHARE… then DO DO DO!!”

 

Surfers Form Giant Floating Peace Sign For World Oceans Day

Surfers Form Giant Floating Peace Sign For World Oceans Day

June 8, 2012, www.care2.com | “Hundreds of surfers, swimmers, boaters, and plain-old ocean lovers, joined together at NRDC’s Malibu Peace Paddle to raise awareness about the critical problems facing the ocean.  The goal of the Peace Paddle, which set a Guinness World Record, was to inspire international action at the upcoming Rio+20 summit to protect the world’s oceans from the ever-growing global threats.”

“hundreds of surfers, swimmers, boaters, and plain-old ocean lovers, joined together at Malibu Peace Paddle, sponsored by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Video: http://www.nrdc.org/international/rio-2012/peace-paddle/default.asp
Surfers Form Giant Floating Peace Sign For World Oceans Day
Hundreds of surfers joined together at NRDC’s Malibu Peace Paddle to raise awareness about the critical problems facing the ocean.”
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Toronto Bans Plastic Bags – Much To The Mayor’s Surprise

June 7, 2012, www.care2.com | “This week, the beleaguered Toronto Mayor, Rob Ford went before council to try to nix the bylaw that requires stores to charge 5 cents for plastic shopping bags. What he wasn’t expecting was that by bringing the motion forward,  he opened the door for another Councillor to move that Toronto ban plastic bags from retailers entirely – and to Ford’s utter disbelief, that motion passed.”

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Toronto Bans Plastic Bags – Much To The Mayor’s Surprise
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Rob Ford got more than he bargained for when he tried to rescind the 5 cent-per-bag charge in Toronto nixed: He managed to get plastic bags banned entirely.”
  • COMMENTS:
    • Mariette Low “Apparently in this they are following Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and the entire state of South Australia…”
    • GoodNews FortheEarth “Thanks Mariette! We need the full list, it keeps getting bigger every day, and now includes Hawaii too.”
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