Sentences with phrase «in plastics consumption»

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So Newlife has found an opportunity in this risk by attempting to close the loop on our plastic consumption.»

Large scale utilization of bioplastics (plastic made from renewable resources like biomass) would significantly decrease US foreign fossil fuel consumption, aiding in the goal of fossil fuel independence and possibly lead to a reduction in US military presence worldwide.

As a result of our seafood consumption and plastic use, half of all marine life has been lost in the past 40 years;

After watching the documentary Blue earlier in the week, about the effect our insatiable plastic and seafood consumption is having on our oceans, I've had a wake - up call on my usage habits.

The country's plastics consumption has grown by 17.5 % annually over the past ten years, from 44 kt in 2007 to 220 kt in 2017 and is estimated to be 308 kt in 2020.

The per capita consumption of plastics in Ethiopia has grown by about 15 % annually over the past ten years, from 0.6 kg in 2007 to 2.4 kg in 2017 and is estimated to be 3.2 kg in 2020.

Whilst many people are keen to cut down on their plastic consumption, the fact that the bottle is recyclable makes the bottle a slightly more environmentally friendly option than other pre-made packaged vegan milk on the mainstream market as they often come packaged in less environmentally - friendly Tetra Paks which are not always able to be recycled dependant on the area you live in.

To minimize damage to fruit and maximize the likelihood of consumption, it may be best to offer sliced fruits such as pineapple, oranges and melon or a fruit salad packed in a plastic container.

The result is an annual US consumption of 80,000 pounds of plastic, 200,000 trees, and more than 18 billion disposable diapers in our landfills.

These are just a few of the small ways you can make a difference in not only the world's plastic consumption, but also in the world's overall human health, and animal health.

The recommendations, in addition to flying less and wasting 25 percent less food, include: carpooling or telecommuting once a week (75 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) saved by 2020, if adopted by all Americans); maintaining your car or truck, such as keeping tires properly inflated (45 million metric tons of CO2e); cutting the time spent idling in a vehicle in half (40 million metric tons of CO2e); better insulation at home (85 million metric tons of CO2e); programmable thermostats set higher (80 million metric tons of CO2e); reducing electricity demand from appliances that are «off,» so - called phantom demand (70 million metric tons CO2e); using hot water more efficiently, such as washing clothes in colder water (65 million metric tons of CO2e); buying EnergyStar appliances when old ones wear out (55 million metric tons CO2e); replacing incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescents (30 million metric tons CO2e); eating chicken instead of beef two days a week (105 million metric tons of CO2e); increased recycling of paper, plastics and metals (105 million metric tons of CO2e); «responsible» consumption, such as buying less bottled water (60 million metric tons CO2e).

Starting with Daniela Cimini's lab at the Biocomplexity Institute, Garcia has helped establish recycling programs for plastic foam and packaging, as well as major changes in energy consumption.

Tomorrow, visitors will gather in the Georgia State Capitol building to celebrate the first annual Plastic Pollution Awareness Day — an occasion that will encourage people to cut down on plastic consuPlastic Pollution Awareness Day — an occasion that will encourage people to cut down on plastic consuplastic consumption.

A diet rich in vegetable oils, white flour and sugar, exposure to pesticides and herbicides, consumption of conventionally raised dairy and meat products, the high use of plastics, as well as use of some cosmetics, toiletries and household cleaners, increases the cancer causing 16a OH Estrone metabolite.

With a nod toward «ethical consumption,» a trend Ford can not ignore in this segment, the new Escape positively blooms verdant with soy seat foam, the equivalent of 20 plastic bottles in the carpeting, 10 lb.

These are usually condemned, in whole or in part, for human consumption, and are generally sent for rendering along with other by - products, parts and items that are unwanted or unsuitable for human use — such as out - of - date supermarket meats (along with their plastic wrappers), cut - away cancerous tissue, parasitized livers, and fetal tissue (which is very high in hormones).

Highly crafted, the food is carved out of marble and modelled out of plasticine and foam, but the suggestion of reality reflects the plastic quality of how food is presented in supermarkets and fast food outlets; the sanitised encounter fuelling a drive towards rapid (over) consumption whilst denying the phenomenological essence that makes the encounter fulfilling.

Longobardi founded the Drifters Project in 2006, which provides a visual statement about the engine of global consumption and the vast amounts of plastic objects and their impact on the world's most remote places and its creatures.

In 2006, PET plastic bottles for U.S. beverage consumption required more than 17 million barrels of oil to produce them.

The production of plastics draws on fossil feedstocks, with a significant carbon impact that will become even more significant with the projected surge in consumption.

Together, these efforts resulted in a 26 % reduction in water consumption and in just one year, LACS's recycling initiatives saved an estimated 159 tons of paper and plastic and 1 million gallons of water!

According to California Watch investigative reporter Susanna Rust, a private consultant hired by California school officials in 2009 inserted a new section in the teacher's edition of the 11th - grade Mass Production, Marketing and Consumption in the Roaring Twenties textbook entitled «The Advantages of Plastic Shopping Bags,» which includes passages lifted verbatim from letters the American Chemistry Council sent during the public comment phase of the curriculum's drafting.

Even if you live in a landlocked area, your plastic consumption is likely a contributor to the problem.

The good news: countries have proved that laws addressing plastic pollution really do work, reducing overall consumption and preventing millions of plastic bags from ending up in the environment or landfills.

Plastic Waste March Academic Mall, 1:00 pm Join the Stony Brook Environmental Club as they march through Stony Brook in advicacy of reducing consumption and the waste surrounding commercially produced food.

Significant economic value is lost after each use, and given the projected growth in consumption, by 2050 oceans are expected to contain more plastics than fish (by weight), and the entire plastics industry will consume 20 % of total oil production and 15 % of the annual carbon budget.

This contradicts the Bulgarian government's claims that plastic bag consumption in Bulgaria is falling.

Scientists say that the equivalent of a dump truck load of plastic is deposited in the world's oceans every minute, and this quantity will only increase as consumption and population grow, too.

With the equivalent of one truckload of plastic trash being dumped in the world's oceans every minute, and consumption expected to rise significantly over the next few years, plastic waste management is an urgent issue.

Our oceans bear the burden of five continent - sized mass accumulations of plastic, and unless our ravenous consumption of it changes, scientists predict there will be more plastic than fish in our oceans by 2050.

IKEA says it has reduced plastic bag consumption in its stores across the country by 97 %.