Good History There are beacons in environmental history illuminating positive change when science mobilizes global environmental policy. One example is the 1987 Montreal Protocol that effectively banned the use of ozone-depleting substances, including chlorofluorocarbons. This cooperative effort allowed for the regeneration of the Earth’s protective ozone layers, the closing of holes over the Earth’s poles, and is considered one of the most successful international environmen

Plastic Free July has been celebrated globally by 100+ million people in over 190 countries in the last fifteen years.  Started by...

We need to help each other with a fundamental problem. Our consumption and waste trend is not sustainable. This trend is leading to...

Chemical recycling is back in the news.    In September 2024, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil...

Manufacturers and advertisers spend millions of dollars researching just the right approach and words to convince the public that their...

How do we protect our families from these pervasive by-products of modern living?  April 22 is the 54th anniversary of the first Earth...

Practical Responses to Lurking Landfill Questions: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Citizens of any municipality operating a landfill need...

Introduction We usually don’t think about what happens to trash after it’s picked up from our curbside bins. There may be a general...

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey recently made history when she signed an Executive Order banning state agencies from purchasing...

Green Acres is the place to be. Farm livin' is the life for me. Land spreadin' out so far and wide, Keep Manhattan, just give me that...

Plastic Free July 2023 is here and it is the perfect opportunity to accept the challenge of making one small change to reduce your and...

When I think of plastic waste, I envision a plastic bag caught in a tree branch or plastic milk jugs and yogurt cups peeking out of a bin...

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a family of more than 12,000 man-made chemicals that have unique properties which make...

Plastic is everywhere. Picture your home – fabric on furniture, food storage containers, non-stick pans, clothing, and shampoo and body...

Once upon a time there were ten plastic bottles. They had been purchased at grocery stores, Wal-Marts and gas stations in a town very...

When industrialization exploded at the beginning of the 20th century, it was based upon a one-way model. Manufacturers used raw materials...

Have you ever had the experience of storing your leftover spaghetti sauce in a plastic container only to discover the sauce had...

Climate change is in the news these days, but what does it have to do with plastic? According to Eirik Lindebjerg, Global Plastics...

When I think about the plastic conspiracy, I think about my mom, who loyally rinses out her recyclables, peels off labels from bottles...

In sharp contrast to the conservative consumption practices of most Americans dictated by the Great Depression and World War II, the...