Sentences with phrase «n't waste plastic»

You don't have to play seek and find for lids to match several food containers and you don't waste plastic baggies.

It's easy to make at home, once you get the hang of it, and beats the store - bought kind because it is less expensive, doesn't waste plastic, and is hormone - free (and organic, if you buy organic milk).

Those tic - tac containers are a great way to keep my earphones and it does not waste the plastic box.

Not exact matches

Whether or not we realize it, researchers are coming up with new ways to create and use plastics that could benefit the plastics industry — as well as society and the environment — by reducing the costs of consumer goods, making renewable energy more available and reducing plastic waste.

Just look at the plastic rubbish on one tiny little island in the South Pacific that doesn't have any human inhabitants, yet has collected 18 million tonnes of plastic waste just from the sea, despite being in the middle of nowhere.

This means that the things they made 30 or 40 years ago lasted longer than they do today, and so the cheap plastic parts of today are a waste of money and therefore not as valuable.

While collecting waste plastic from the sea to recycle into new packaging can raise consumer awareness, it won't solve the problem.

I use this ginormous mason jar all day every day because no one cup is ever big enough for my water needs, and I'm not wasting a zillion plastic water bottles.

Not only do I feel like I'm helping the environment (no plastic waste, less trash since we can't compost, etc.), adding a little parsley, chives, or thyme really does take a soup or stir fry up a notch.

Flimsy white versus sturdy white, squeaky bright blue plastic, overpriced bamboo things to make you feel better about waste, and corny floral numbers that haven't been redesigned since 1982.

The amount of waste we go through with plastic water bottles is ridiculous, unsustainable and research is showing it's not great for your health either.

Honestly don't waste your breath... the plastics have a period every month and scream Wenger out, Ozil is crap, Lord Welbz... you name it.

Since she wasn't comfortable with being dropped off, I sat in the lobby during her Summer camps to help her feel comfortable enough to trust the teachers and go in and have fun, so I got to see how much time was WASTED opening all those little plastic packages.

«It's not like I'm perfect» I tell myself as I look at the 5 plastic grocery bags wasted on my groceries and remember I haven't had the guts to stop using my disposable maxi pads.

I make an effort to waste as little as possible and the food I purchase either doesn't come in a package (like fruits and veggies), comes in recyclable packaging (like canned beans or a jar of applesauce) or we buy in bulk (like nuts and grains) and reuse the plastic bags until they are no good.

Packaging food in plastic baggies each day is not only wasteful and harmful to the environment; it's also a complete waste of money.

Use reusable grocery bags so you don't have to waste thousands of disposable plastic bags every year.

Moms rave about the sturdy, thick plastic that makes them confident their precious breast milk will not go to waste.

«It's unfortunate, but not surprising, that the State Senate would vote to mandate that New York City waste billions of plastic bags each year,» said Councilman Brad Lander, a Brooklyn Democrat and one of the bill's sponsors.

A whole bunch of issues were not resolved during the budget process, from voting and ethics reforms to gun control, child sexual abuse victims, cash bail, plastic bags, food waste and more.

«The impact of plastic and paper waste on our environment is not a local issue,» Cuomo said in his statement.

«They don't want to do anything about reducing plastic bag waste,» he said.

These pollutants include not only leaked motor oil — which may contain toxic substances like lead, benzene, zinc or magnesium — but also fertilizers, insecticides, plastic debris, cigarette butts, paints, solvents, sediments and other hazardous waste.

«Stemming the Tide of Plastic Marine Litter: A Global Action Agenda,» the Emmett Center's most recent Pritzker Environmental Law and Policy Brief, documents the devastating effects of plastic marine litter, detailing how plastic forms a large portion of our waste stream and typically does not biodegrade in marine enviroPlastic Marine Litter: A Global Action Agenda,» the Emmett Center's most recent Pritzker Environmental Law and Policy Brief, documents the devastating effects of plastic marine litter, detailing how plastic forms a large portion of our waste stream and typically does not biodegrade in marine enviroplastic marine litter, detailing how plastic forms a large portion of our waste stream and typically does not biodegrade in marine enviroplastic forms a large portion of our waste stream and typically does not biodegrade in marine environments.

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Organic waste that should decompose quickly in landfills often does not because it is overly compacted or is in plastic bags that seal out oxygen and soil microbes.

Like most residents of developed nations who hadn't traveled broadly in the developing world, the sight of smoldering rubbish piles, which contain anything from food waste to plastics to electronics, came as a surprise to Wiedinmyer, who works at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo..

The Global Declaration has the potential to become an international exchange platform for best practices — not just for the plastics industry, but also for additional stakeholders involved with marine litter and plastics waste management.

Much of the plastic that does not end up in landfill or go through other waste management pathways (such as recycling or incineration) is thought to end up in the ocean.

In addition, HB335 ensures manufacturing facilities that convert these post-use plastics into liquid fuels, chemicals, waxes and lubricants are not wrongly classified as solid waste management facilities.

Plastics provide tremendous benefits to society and our planet, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, food waste and energy use — but used plastics don't belong in ouPlastics provide tremendous benefits to society and our planet, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, food waste and energy use — but used plastics don't belong in ouplastics don't belong in our ocean.

We're thrilled to see legislation that attracts new innovative businesses and supports the creation of new jobs by treating post-use plastics as the energy - rich resources they are by classifying them as equivalent to «recovered materials» and not as «waste.»

Of course, we shouldn't just reduce our plastic footprint, we should try to reduce waste in all shapes, sizes and forms.

It didn't make any sense: We were over 1,000 miles from the nearest land mass, and yet there was this plastic waste.»

When these are all gone, I'll be ordering another bagful from Starwest via Amazon, as these are not only the freshest and best quality, but also incredibly economical and much more eco-friendly, considering the cost and waste of those tiny little store - bought glass bottles with the plastic caps that I'll never have to buy again.

«The overall message is not just about plastic,» Wright reminds us, «but how you as a human being can create less waste and therefore less impact on the environment.»

If your health isn't a big enough motivator, consider that plastic chemicals have been found under 20 feet of ice in the antarctic (where there is no human habitation or waste) and that many animal species are also being affected by our plastic waste.

And last but certainly not least, before a temporary ileostomy (yeah, that's a plastic bag attached to my abdomen to collect waste while my plumbing is under repair).

Water bottles are not the only source of plastic waste, but they are a major source of plastic exposure.

Have a water fight in the backyard (use sponges, not balloons, to avoid choking hazards and plastic waste).

Plastic chemicals were even found under 30 feet of ice in the Antarctic, a place not even inhabited by humans and previously not thought to be contaminated by plasticPlastic chemicals were even found under 30 feet of ice in the Antarctic, a place not even inhabited by humans and previously not thought to be contaminated by plasticplastic waste.

Sure the more extreme options like living a vegan or zero - waste lifestyle make a bigger impact but that does nt dismiss the importance of smaller ones like drinking from a reusable waterbottle and refusing to use plastic straws.

On the other you have dirty water that contains plastics, hormones and all sorts of other human and industrial waste, much of which can not be filtered out by municipal water treatment facilities.

I pack my daughter's lunch every day, and it feels like a pack a million containers in it because I don't want to waste plastic bags and I try not to use prepackaged foods.

Plus, because you aren't throwing away the plastic base that a typical lint roller is made from, you're helping to reduce waste & protect the planet.

I always steer clear clay and anything that has scents originally I used blue buffalo walnut litter but the clumping effect was not where I wanted it to be and it tracked everywhere Bc of it color it also stared to stain my carpet and babies footies I stumbled across okocat and well all 3 of my cats love it and I do as well it clumps no smell natural best part I no longer make waste with plastic bags because it is flushable and wow do these boxes last with 3 cats constantly purchasing litter gets expensive now they get superior litter at a good price and less trips to purchase everything I've been wanting in litter best of all my carpet no longer stains HAPPY CATS HAPPY HOME thank you okocat

Using waterproof cover materials and a filling made from recycled plastic bottles, Cycle Dog finds alternate uses for waste, but this was not the brand's only goal.

Law - abiding Pet Parents Bans on single - use plastic grocery bags aren't the only legal issues surrounding pet waste management.

Don't get any of those automatic feeders with thin plastic food hoppers, you will be wasting your money.

In the world's most remote destinations that we travel to on the G Expedition, we can not offload our plastics, glass or tin waste for recycling.