Coca-Cola is The World’s Largest Plastic Polluter Again 2018 Break Free From Plastic Audit Break Free From Plastic has recently concluded that Coke is the largest plastic polluter in the world. In North America, Nestle, Solo Cup, and Starbucks were the next largest polluters and all added together didn’t equal to them amount of plastic pollution produced by Coke. The study was completed by 72,000 volunteers in 51 countries […] Brains Dan Scheibelein | January 28, 2020 0 Comments
7-TRILLION Tiny Pieces of Plastic Flow Into San Francisco Bay EVERY YEAR A comprehensive three-year study has discovered that 7 trillion tiny pieces of plastic, roughly equal to 1 million pieces each for every citizen in the Bay Area, flow into San Francisco Bay, every single year. Related: USGS Report: “It’s Raining Plastic”: Microplastics in the Mountains? The study discovered that billions of pieces of “microplastic”, defined as particles smaller than 5 […] SnowBrains | October 5, 2019 0 Comments
Hawaii to California Swimmer Finds Plastic in ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ Has Increased by 1,000% Long-distance swimmer Ben Lecomte is experiencing the beauty of the natural world and the true cost of plastic pollution in our oceans. After 40 days of swimming up to 8 hours per day, and pushing himself through his physical limits, Ben has finally clipped 200 nautical miles since commencing his triumphant journey on the 17 of June. Related: 5,500 Mile […] Surf SwellBrains | August 2, 2019 0 Comments
More Than 30 Deer Turned Up Dead Near Utah Landfill Site After Eating Plastic and Other Toxins More than 30 deer have turned up dead near a landfill in Utah, prompting an investigation by state officials and new measures meant in part to keep the animals from the site. Related: Plastic Carrier Bag Found at The Bottom of the World’s Deepest Ocean Trench The deaths came to light earlier this week after hikers shared photos on social […] SnowBrains | May 31, 2019 0 Comments
Consumer Goods Litter The Ocean and Its Up To You and Me To Make A Difference This has to stop. Common consumer goods that you and I use every day are finding their way to the ocean where they sit and take hundreds, thousands, or even millions of years to decompose, and some plastics and consumer goods never decompose. Consumers from all around the world use goods such as glass, plastic cutlery, water bottles, cans, and […] Industry News Brian Werner | October 18, 2018 2 Comments
Plastic Waste and Toxic Chemicals are Being Found in the Remotest Areas of the Planet Plastic waste and toxic chemicals found in remote parts of the Antarctic this year add to evidence that pollution is spreading to the ends of the Earth, environmental group Greenpeace said on Thursday. Microplastics, tiny bits of plastic from the breakdown of everything from shopping bags to car tires, were detected in nine of 17 water samples collected off the […] Steven Agar | June 9, 2018 0 Comments
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