Seven major supermarkets today reached an agreement with the government to halve by spring 2009 the number of single-use carrier bags being handed out in stores around the UK.
The deal, between the British Retail Consortium and the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs, will see 5m fewer bags being handed out each year – [...]
Supermarkets to cut back on handing out carrier bags by half
December 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: · bags, plastic, supermarkets
Scientists: Plastic Solar Cells Could be Hung on Wall Like Posters
December 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
What if you could walk into your local hardware store and buy a cheap solar panel to hang on your wall? That may not be such a far-fetched idea according to scientists at the UCLA Henri Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. A team of researchers has designed a new polymer (plastic) with [...]
Tags: · cells, plastic, posters, solar
Scientists Develop Plastic-Producing Bacteria
October 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Scientists at Genomatica Inc. recently announced that they have developed strains of bacteria that are able to produce plastic without the use of oil or natural gas. The sustainable process utilizes little more than sugar and water to produce butanediol (BDO), which can be manufactured into everything from plastics and fibers to pharmaceuticals. Genomatica estimates [...]
Sarah Palin & Plastic Trees
September 27th, 2008 · No Comments
This week ZapRoot is covering…..
1. Fake Plastic Trees Filter Out CO2
2. Sarah Palin The Oil Baroness
3. Find Out How To Say Goodbye Junk Mail
Tags: · america, co2, emissions, junk, mail, oil, palin, plastic, president, sarah, trees, USA, Waste, zaproot
8 Reasons Why BioPlastic is Worse than Regular Plastic
September 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment
So we’re all getting pretty darned familiar with the arguments for and against biofuels. But what about bioplastics? Since we can, theoretically, do anything with corn that we can do with petroleum, wouldn’t it be better to do it with corn?
Tags: · AIB, bioplastic, blog, environmental, inconvenient, plastic, regular, worse
How to Grow your Own Plastic Bag
September 1st, 2008 · No Comments
Most foods are still packed in plastic, which not only fills landfills and pollutes oceans, but also perpetuates petroleum consumption. Now we are beginning to see more prominent use of biodegradable disposable food packaging, particularly at green-oriented festivals and natural groceries. These “Bioplastics” are becoming a burgeoning industry as the cost of oil climbs and [...]
The Impossible Task of Cutting Plastic Out of Your Life
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Check out this excellent article from our friends at Earth First. Read on below:
Image via Algalita Marine Research Foundation
Plastic is a cancer on the environment and yet we just can’t get enough of it. Just try to get through one day without plastic – it’s impossible. Your shampoo is in a plastic bottle. Your car [...]
Tags: · AIB, blog, cutting, environmental, impossible, inconvenient, life, out, plastic, Sustainability, task
No plastic bags in LA stores beginning July 2010
July 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Los Angeles shoppers soon won’t hear the question, “Paper or plastic?” at the checkout line.
The City Council voted Tuesday to ban plastic shopping bags from stores, beginning July 1, 2010. Shoppers can either bring their own bags or pay 25 cents for a paper or biodegradable bag.
Tags: · 2010, AIB, angeles, bags, ban, blog, environmental, inconvenient, la, los, plastic
The Truth About Plastic
July 16th, 2008 · No Comments
If you know where to find a good plastic-free shampoo, can you tell Jeanne Haegele? Last September, the 28-year-old Chicago resident resolved to cut plastics out of her life. The marketing coordinator was concerned about what the chemicals leaching out of some common types of plastic might be doing to her body. She was also [...]
Tags: · AIB, blog, environmental, inconvenient, plastic
Paper Bags or Plastic Bags? Everything You Need to Know
July 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Paper or plastic bags: which is better?
It’s an age old question, when it comes time to check out when grocery shopping: paper bag or plastic bag? It seems like it should be an easy choice, but there’s an incredible number of details and inputs hidden in each bag. From durability and reusability to life cycle [...]
Tags: · AIB, bags, blog, environmental, inconvenient, paper, plastic
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