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🧵 How Your Clothes Are Polluting the Ocean (and What to Do About It)
Did you know every time we wash clothes made from synthetic fibers—like polyester, nylon, or rayon—we're flushing tiny plastic threads (aka microfibers) into our waterways? 😱 These invisible pollutants end up in oceans, fish, and even the food we eat.
🌊 That’s why we’re sharing this Microfiber Playbook from our friends at 5 Gyres. It’s a FREE, science-backed resource packed with action steps to help reduce microfiber pollution—from smarter laundry habits to better fabric choices.
✨ Click below to learn how you can be part of the solution, not the pollution.
📖 Explore the Microfiber Playbook
Say Goodbye to Toxic Plastic Coffee Pods
Great news! Keygea's coffee pods are crafted from Ingeo™ PLA, a biopolymer derived from renewable resources like cornstarch. This material is certified industrially compostable by both BPI and DIN CERTCO, allowing the pods to break down in industrial composting facilities without leaving harmful residues.
Key Features of Keygea's Coffee Pods:
- Material: Made entirely from Ingeo™ PLA, ensuring a plant-based composition.
- Compostability: Certified for industrial composting, meaning they can decompose efficiently in specialized facilities.Artizan Coffee+1Keurig+1
- Barrier Properties: Designed with high-barrier properties to protect against oxidation, preserving the coffee's aroma and freshness.PR Distribution Services
For home composting enthusiasts, exploring options like Artizan Coffee's home compostable capsules might be beneficial, as they're designed to decompose in typical home compost environments.
Say Goodbye to Toxic Plastic Paper Cup Liners
Traditional paper-based food serviceware combines paper with a plastic lining for water resistance and durability. This plastic lining cannot be composted or separated easily for paper recycling, thus creating a mixed-material product. Consequently, the entire item, including any leftover food waste, typically ends up in landfills, where it generates methane emissions. But not anymore!
Why Bamboo Tp is Great for your Septic System
Depending on where you live, your home may be attached to your community's public water and sewer system, or you may rely on a private system, like a septic tank. Those with septic tanks know the importance of ensuring that you're only using septic safe items when you have one of these buried wastewater systems in your yard, because otherwise you run the risk of backing up your pipes and causing a messy (and expensive) problem for yourself.
Part of the Reef Ball Foundation Network
With over 30 years of combined experience in research, product design, and manufacturing of Reef Balls, Reef Innovations has established itself as the largest contractor in this field. Throughout our history, we have been involved in marine restoration projects across the globe, contributing to the preservation and revitalization of underwater ecosystems.
One of our key distinctions is that we are the only licensed contractor authorized to construct and deploy Reef Balls worldwide. This recognition reflects our commitment to adhering to the highest standards and consistently meeting and exceeding the specifications set forth by the Reef Ball Foundation.
Sustainable Jungle Presents: 11 Steps for a Zero Waste Kitchen
Have you ever found yourself looking at a pile of plastic bags and empty cardboard boxes after a run to the grocery store, wondering, “How can I go waste free in the kitchen?”
Luckily for you, we decided it was time to share our secret family recipe for a zero-waste kitchen.
But first, What is Zero Waste?
From The Organic Skin Company: "The Problem with Plastic Waste"
It’s Time for a Little Plastic Surgery
The problem with plastic waste and how we’re helping out!
These days, plastic is everywhere. Worse, it’s in everything. It’s clogging our rivers and our oceans. It’s invaded delicate and important ecosystems across land and sea. It’s in most of the food we eat and the water we drink. It’s even in our blood.
It’s way past time we put plastic under the microscope and worked out not only how we can prevent its spread, but how we can cut it out of our lives altogether.
We got ourselves a situation...
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A company dedicated to producing products made with cotton and 100% cotton lines, undergarments, kitchen, bath and more!!!
Drinking from Plastic Bottles Raises Your Blood Pressure!
Have you ever taken a moment to consider the plastic items in your close vicinity? Plastic objects are quite ubiquitous, fulfilling various roles; from the bags we fill with food supplies to the water bottles we use to maintain our hydration.
However, there could be more to these everyday items than just their utility and environmental concerns.
Scientists Discover Proteins That Can Eat Plastic!
Researchers have discovered proteins that are actively engaged in degrading plastic in a study being hailed as ground-breaking.
Scientists at the University of Stirling’s Faculty of Natural Sciences uncovered the crucial role of bacteria found living on plastic debris.
New Research Has Found That Almost 90% Of Protein Sources Contain Microplastics, Including Vegan Alternatives
A new study has raised health concerns after finding that almost 90% of protein sources contain microplastics, including plant-based options.
Number of Microplastics in Soda Bottles Found to Increase the More You Open Them to Drink
A French NGO identified six types of plastic in Coca-Cola and Schweppes soda, according to a report published this week.
The organisation Agir pour l’environnment (Act for the Environment) relied on two laboratories to conduct studies on the potential presence of nano and microparticles of plastic when the bottles are opened once, 10, or 20 times to mimic real use.
Try These 9 Food Waste Solutions At Home to End Hunger, GHGs, & Your Dirty Fridge
Brought to us by Sustainable Jungle:
Chew on this: current figures of how much food waste happens worldwide each year are so high, they’re hard to digest.
While experts have a tough time pinning down the exact number, it’s estimated that individuals and businesses throw away up to 50% of all the food produced in the US annually.
That’s nearly 130 billion tons of food waste!
11 Eco-Friendly School Supplies That’ll Earn You An A+ In Stationery Sustainability
Brought to Us by Sustainable Jungle:
To help fill-up your pencil case, they found at least one option for each category of low or zero waste school supplies.
So break out your school supply list, call over your kiddo, and use this as an opportunity to show them what conscious consumerism looks like in practice.
Besides, kids can still vote for a greener world (even if it is with their parent’s dollars).
And if you’re wondering what stores sell eco-friendly office supplies, this list is jam packed with adult options, too.
11 Zero Waste Documentaries to Give You the Facts and Inspire Change
Brought to us by Sustainable Jungle
And if you’re one of many people wondering “what is zero waste”, spending a few hours with these talented filmmakers is one of the best ways to dive into the movement.
Not only will they teach you about different types of plastic and how to avoid them, but that the zero waste movement is about a whole lot more than just plastic.
In learning these things, you’ll be well on your way to adopting a zero or low waste lifestyle - what materials, how it’s made, how it’s disposed of—so you can make some simple changes to decrease what you send to the landfill.
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I AM PLASTIC FREE- A Company dedicated to Plastic-Free Products for Every Day!!!
I’M PLASTIC FREE is the brainchild of Simona Paganetto and born from a passion to genuinely make a difference to plastic pollution. Italian-born Simona was living in the Whitsundays in Australia and volunteering for beach clean-ups in 2014 when she witnessed first-hand the huge amount of plastic in our oceans and its impact on marine life. She decided to do something about it.
While designing and developing reusable stainless-steel straws, she realized how difficult and time-consuming it was to find ethical, low-waste, low-carbon products that provided viable solutions to plastic use.
Fast-forward to 2018 and I’M PLASTIC FREE was born.
Sustainable Jungle Presents: 11 Steps for a Zero Waste Kitchen
Have you ever found yourself looking at a pile of plastic bags and empty cardboard boxes after a run to the grocery store, wondering, “How can I go waste free in the kitchen?”
Luckily for you, we decided it was time to share our secret family recipe for a zero-waste kitchen.
But first, What is Zero Waste?
From The Organic Skin Company: "The Problem with Plastic Waste"
It’s Time for a Little Plastic Surgery
The problem with plastic waste and how we’re helping out!
These days, plastic is everywhere. Worse, it’s in everything. It’s clogging our rivers and our oceans. It’s invaded delicate and important ecosystems across land and sea. It’s in most of the food we eat and the water we drink. It’s even in our blood.
It’s way past time we put plastic under the microscope and worked out not only how we can prevent its spread, but how we can cut it out of our lives altogether.
We got ourselves a situation...
PACT Organic Cotton Clothing, Bed, Bath Kitchen Products and more!
A company dedicated to producing products made with cotton and 100% cotton lines, undergarments, kitchen, bath and more!!!
Drinking from Plastic Bottles Raises Your Blood Pressure!
Have you ever taken a moment to consider the plastic items in your close vicinity? Plastic objects are quite ubiquitous, fulfilling various roles; from the bags we fill with food supplies to the water bottles we use to maintain our hydration.
However, there could be more to these everyday items than just their utility and environmental concerns.
Scientists Discover Proteins That Can Eat Plastic!
Researchers have discovered proteins that are actively engaged in degrading plastic in a study being hailed as ground-breaking.
Scientists at the University of Stirling’s Faculty of Natural Sciences uncovered the crucial role of bacteria found living on plastic debris.
New Research Has Found That Almost 90% Of Protein Sources Contain Microplastics, Including Vegan Alternatives
A new study has raised health concerns after finding that almost 90% of protein sources contain microplastics, including plant-based options.
Number of Microplastics in Soda Bottles Found to Increase the More You Open Them to Drink
A French NGO identified six types of plastic in Coca-Cola and Schweppes soda, according to a report published this week.
The organisation Agir pour l’environnment (Act for the Environment) relied on two laboratories to conduct studies on the potential presence of nano and microparticles of plastic when the bottles are opened once, 10, or 20 times to mimic real use.
Try These 9 Food Waste Solutions At Home to End Hunger, GHGs, & Your Dirty Fridge
Brought to us by Sustainable Jungle:
Chew on this: current figures of how much food waste happens worldwide each year are so high, they’re hard to digest.
While experts have a tough time pinning down the exact number, it’s estimated that individuals and businesses throw away up to 50% of all the food produced in the US annually.
That’s nearly 130 billion tons of food waste!
11 Eco-Friendly School Supplies That’ll Earn You An A+ In Stationery Sustainability
Brought to Us by Sustainable Jungle:
To help fill-up your pencil case, they found at least one option for each category of low or zero waste school supplies.
So break out your school supply list, call over your kiddo, and use this as an opportunity to show them what conscious consumerism looks like in practice.
Besides, kids can still vote for a greener world (even if it is with their parent’s dollars).
And if you’re wondering what stores sell eco-friendly office supplies, this list is jam packed with adult options, too.
11 Zero Waste Documentaries to Give You the Facts and Inspire Change
Brought to us by Sustainable Jungle
And if you’re one of many people wondering “what is zero waste”, spending a few hours with these talented filmmakers is one of the best ways to dive into the movement.
Not only will they teach you about different types of plastic and how to avoid them, but that the zero waste movement is about a whole lot more than just plastic.
In learning these things, you’ll be well on your way to adopting a zero or low waste lifestyle - what materials, how it’s made, how it’s disposed of—so you can make some simple changes to decrease what you send to the landfill.
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The Journey of Biodegradable Waste
Biodegradable waste, derived from plant and animal sources, can be decomposed by living organisms, producing simpler organic compounds. Managed properly through composting or anaerobic digestion, it significantly lessens environmental impact by reducing landfill use and greenhouse gas emissions. This article explores how sustainable handling of biodegradable waste, including food and paper, supports a circular economy and contributes to less dependency on fossil fuels.
Sustainable Innovation: The Shift to Eco-Friendly Shotgun Wads
While we do not condone hunting, we recognize its ongoing practice and offer a path towards more sustainable methods. Discover how Beyond Plastic and Eco Shot are making strides with biodegradable shotgun wads. These innovative wads decompose naturally, helping preserve our forests and wildlife, and promoting environmental responsibility in shooting sports.
Toyota’s Green Machine: A Hybrid Truck with Reduced Carbon Footprint
Toyota introduces a significant environmental stride with its i-FORCE MAX hybrid powertrain, reducing emissions and enhancing fuel efficiency in the midsize truck segment. Boasting a 24 MPG combined rating, a 75% increase in torque, and advanced off-road technology, this truck not only promises adventure but also aligns with Toyota's Beyond Zero initiative for a carbon-neutral future. Explore how this eco-friendly innovation is revolutionizing the trucking world, ensuring both power and planetary care.
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