Tag: plastic pollution
Earth Day 2024: Planet vs. Plastics
April 2, 2024
Every year since 1970, people around the world have come together to celebrate our planet and support environmental action on April 22. This Earth Day 2024, let's rally together for the crucial theme of 'Planet vs Plastic.' This year’s theme ... READ MORE
Category: ConservationTags: Earth, Earth Day, Pgm_Sustain, Plastic Pollution, Sustainability
World Environment Day 2023: #BeatPlasticPollution
June 1, 2023
An Introduction to World Environment Day On June 5th ,1972, the first-ever global conference that put international environmental issues at the forefront, took place in Stockholm, Sweden. The “Conference on the Human Environment” gathered ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Work & LifeTags: Events, Microplastics, Pgm_Sustain, Plastic, Plastic Cleanup, Plastic Policy, Plastic Pollution, World Environment Day
Don’t Just Talk Trash, Take Action
September 14, 2022
Every time I go to the beach, I love to walk along the shoreline to see what may have washed up from the ocean – usually several beautiful shells, oftentimes sargassum seaweed, maybe even part of a crab exoskeleton. Unfortunately, I usually ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, ConservationTags: International Coastal Cleanup, Plastic, Plastic Pollution, Recycling, Water Protection
Plastics and Earth’s Ocean: Part 2
July 29, 2021
That plastic bottle that you saw floating ashore will eventually enter our food chain. This is Part 2 of a blog series covering plastic pollution in Earth's oceans. Read Part 1 here. Impacts on climate change Oil, gas, and coal are the fossil-fuel ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Water, WildlifeTags: Climate Change, Marine Conservation, Marine Life, Microplastics, One Health, Plastic Food Chain, Plastic Pollution
Plastics and Earth’s Ocean: Part 1
July 27, 2021
Planet Earth's Ocean has got 5 trillion problems and it’s all plastic. What is plastic From the Greek πλαστικος (plastikos), the term “plastics” literally means “fit for molding”. Plastic derives from cellulose and fossil ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Water, WildlifeTags: Conservation, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Marine Life, Microplastics, Plastic Pollution