Reusable vs Single-Use Water Bottles: What’s Better for The Environment?

Will a reusable water bottle lower your environmental footprint? In this post I will answer three main questions: The basics of comparing single-use vs reusable water bottles Before answering any questions it’s important to have context around this question of disposable vs reusable. Varying opinions on whether single-use bottles are worse or better for the …

US plastic bag recycling directory site taken down after ‘abysmal failure’

A national online recycling directory for plastic bags and films has been taken offline, six months after an investigation by ABC News found some materials were ending up in landfills, incinerators and other waste facilities. The directory previously directed users to some 18,000 store drop-off locations around the country where they could bring used plastic …

Reusable Water Bottles

Finding The Right Bottle This guide will help you select a reusable water bottle that meets your needs and will enable you to reduce or eliminate the need for single-use plastic bottles. Replacing Single-Use with Reusable Single-use plastic bottles are the worst environmental offenders because they deliver so little utility for how high their environmental …

Aluminum vs Stainless Steel Water Bottles

What’s the difference between stainless steel and aluminum water bottles? Stainless steel bottles are more durable, better at temperature retention, and do not require a lining, but are heavier and more expensive. Aluminum bottles are lighter and often cheaper, but they require a lining for safety and do not insulate as well. Material Composition: Weight: …

Home Water Filters

There are 4 types of home water filters to consider based on installation: Quicker and easier installations like countertop and faucet-mounted is a good place to start because it means you can stop using bottled water sooner. You can always upgrade to a bigger and better system. See the cost breakdown at the end of …

Unilever accused of breaking plastics pledge as sachet sales approach 53bn

Unilever is on track to sell 53bn non-reusable sachets containing anything from sauces to shampoo in 2023, breaking its commitment to switch away from single-use plastic, a report from Greenpeace has found. The global consumer goods group has committed to reducing its plastic footprint and has said it wants to create a “waste-free world”. Under …

Microplastics found in clouds could affect weather and global temperatures

Air, water, soil, food and even blood – microplastics have found their way virtually everywhere on Earth, and now that list includes clouds. Bits of plastic particles were recently discovered above eastern China, with new research showing that these microplastics could influence cloud formation and the weather. A group of scientists from Shandong University in …

‘We can’t carry on’: the godfather of microplastics on how to stop them

In September 1993, during a beach clean on the Isle of Man, Richard Thompson noticed thousands of multicoloured fragments at his feet, looking like sand. While his colleagues filled sacks with crisp packets, fishing rope, plastic bags and bottles, Thompson became transfixed by the particles. They were so tiny that they did not fit any …

Countries meet in Kenya to thrash out global plastic pollution treaty

Government delegations will gather in Nairobi, Kenya, to hammer out details of what could be the first global treaty to tackle the plastic pollution crisis. A key focus for the discussions on Monday will be whether targets to restrict plastic production should be decided unilaterally or whether states should choose their own targets; this is, …