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
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The Consumption of Plastic
Plastic pollution continues to be a significant problem in our life. Our consumption of plastic has affected marine species deaths, and caused human health risks. Our use of plastic is causing the destruction of our planet. In the video "Are You Eating Plastic for Dinner? | Short Film Showcase" by National Geography, it uses 3-D … Continue reading The Consumption of Plastic
Death of Sea Animals Due to Plastic Pollution
A whale found in the Philippines died because it had eaten 88 pounds of plastic trash, scientists report.The D'Bone Collector Museum, a non-governmental organization that collects and preserves dead animals, found the dead 15.4-foot whale on Saturday. A necropsy revealed its stomach was packed with multiple shopping bags, 16 rice sacks and four banana plantation-style bags.Because of the … Continue reading Death of Sea Animals Due to Plastic Pollution
Join Our Petition!
One of our first steps to achieve a cleaner and brighter future was to take action to limit the amount of plastic bags used by people daily! We hope to accomplish this by creating a petition to make plastic bags at major supermarket and food chains cost an extra fee. We want to reach out … Continue reading Join Our Petition!