Plastic Earth, plastic life.
The US alone disposes of 120 billion coffee cups per year, but what happens to the coffee grounds? Kaffeform is a coffee shop in Berlin that makes all of their coffee cups, yes AND the to-go cups, out of reused coffee grounds and biodegradable biopolymers that their team of cyclists collect from other coffee shops … Continue reading Kaffeeform, a Plastic Free Coffee Shop in Berlin
Thread is a company that takes plastic water bottles from the streets of the poorest countries and turns them into fabric. They even employ people in those countries to collect bottles for them, which for many, gives them enough money to afford to live and support their family. Now, you may be asking, how is … Continue reading This company makes reusable bags out of plastic
“Plastic Pollution Sucks” ‘s goal was to ban plastic bags in New York. We also wanted to make people more aware of the fact that the Earth is dying and how they can help save it. We wanted to make sure that everyone knew about our cause and want to help save mother Earth. Our … Continue reading Plastic Pollution SUCKS
As you may know, plastic decomposes into small microplastics that are harmful to the environment, although, this plastic is made from lobster shells and decomposes into natural products. It is completely non-toxic and is made from discarded lobster shells https://youtu.be/wBSzxQLQSpI Watch this video to find out more! -Mansha
So many people around the world have made projects using plastic waste, some are simple and some are large and intricate, but nonetheless they are all beautiful, take a look! If you are bored or want to help spread the message about plastic pollution, try making some art out of the plastic waste you create … Continue reading Are you bored? Make something out of ya trash
https://youtu.be/eSPsCP00sis If a million people went zero-waste it would make an incredible impact on the Earth, we have so little time to save our planet and undo our mistakes. One day, if/when the Earth is dying because of the pollution we've created, no one's excuse should be "I didn't know how to help". This video … Continue reading How and why you should go zero-waste
Daniel Silverstein is a zero-waste designer based in New York. Billions of fabric scraps go to then landfill every year, causing the landfill to build up with fabric scraps and other trash. Daniel's fashion making techniques use every scrap of fabric he can find. Each piece of clothing is different from each other, which makes … Continue reading This company makes clothes out of fabric scraps
PELA phone cases are compostable phone cases, they could take 2 to 3 years to decompose into natural substances that are good for the environment, but that is nothing compared to the hundreds to thousands of years that it takes for plastic to decompose into harmful microplastics. They're around $35 to $45, there are many … Continue reading Compostable Phone Cases
Recently I made my own mason jar tumbler that I now use to get iced coffee from my local deli! It's reusable, great for the environment and I get a lot of compliments on it 🙂 This is a weird pic of me my friend took of me with my mason jar tumbler (it may … Continue reading DIY Mason Jar Tumbler
For those of you who live in New York City, Lauren Singer, a person who decided to go zero-waste 3 years ago opened up a store called "Package Free", the name of the store essentially explains the whole concept of what they sell. All their products are waste and package free. They sell everything, from … Continue reading Package Free Store in Brooklyn
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