Information about reducing plastic waste, reducing single-use plastic, education on plastic production, and consuming plastic-free products.
Hiiii UnMake Your Markers! I have wanted to dive deeply into plastic on the blog for a while now. Besides having a ratchet impact on the environment, plastic is a public health problem. Read that again. Why is Plastic So Harmful? Can We Use Less Plastic? We can move… Read More »Why is Plastic So Harmful to Humans & the Environment?
A little glossary of today’s hottest eco buzz words. I geek out researching this stuff to share with you all. It’s so fascinating to me. I want to break a few eco-friendly terms down for you as simply as possible. Words like “carbon offsets” and… Read More »23 Sustainability Buzzwords Explained
1. Clothes (polyester) Polyester is a category of polymers derived from a mixture of petroleum derivatives and terephthalic acid. Read here for What is a polymer? Polyester is plastic. Polyester is not biodegradable. We’ve only used this to make clothes since about the 1940s, and before that, natural… Read More »7 Surprising Things Made with Plastic