According to ABC News, several restaurants are eliminating bottled water service from their menus and are serving only filtered tap water in an effort to reduce waste and help clean up the planet. According to the report, four out of five plastic water bottles end up in landfills, which is only a small portion […]
According to the Houston Chronicle, the use of plastics, and particularly plastic water bottles, is producing negative consequences that have reported adverse effects on the planet, wildlife and even human health. The article reports that 90 percent of the Eastern Garbage Patch, the world’s largest trash dump located between Japan and North America, is […]
According to the Phoenix Arizona Republic and the Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) single-use plastic bottles are frequently littered with a recycling rate of 23 percent, which is lower than any of the most common packaging materials (according to the Container Recycling Institute). The article reports, “18 million barrels […]
Lighthouse recently introduced four new organic dressings to its line of premium foods, including Organic Balsamic Vinaigrette, Organic Caesar, Organic Raspberry Lime and Organic Ranch varieties. These fresh, refrigerated salad dressings are made with all organic ingredients and are bursting with flavor. Lighthouse Organic Salad Dressings are available in 12 oz. glass bottles featuring bright pressure sensitive labeling.
CBS Sunday Morning recently aired a special called “A Wonder Material You Can’t Get Rid Of,” which highlighted the nationwide problem with recycling plastic bags and other plastics products. According to the special, each of us generates more than 1,600 pounds of garbage every year and “much of it comes from plastic bags, plastic […]
PackExpo.com reports that mayors in California have voted to study the impact of bottled water on city waste as figures suggest that 4 billion pounds of plastic bottles ended up in city waste streams in 2006, which reportedly cost more than $70 million in dumping and incineration fees. Link to Full Article
According to The Argus, a UK publication, University of Sussex Students’ Union have removed all environmentally damaging plastic bags from its three university shops and will charge students if they want to have any bags at all. The University is also planning to remove all bins from the students’ union and replace them with […]
According to PLoS Biology, a peer-reviewed open-access journal published by the Public Library of Science, although researchers say endocrine-disputing chemicals, such as bisphenol A (BPA), which is the alleged building block of polycarbonate plastics including baby bottles, can permanently harm developing organisms and possibly promote obesity, the chemical industry “doesn’t want you to believe them.” […]