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5 Ways to Replace Single Use Plastic

5 Ways to Replace Single Use Plastic

By Becky Striepe on May 16, 2013

Single use plastic is a scourge on our environment, yet we continue to produce and use plastic products that are designed to head straight to the landfill after we use them just one time. Products like plastic straws and baggies are so ingrained in our culture, many of us can’t imagine not using them in our day-to-day.

Category: Food+Drink, Living, Shopping+Services | Tags: 5 gyres, instead of plastic, pacific gyre, plastic, replacing plastic, reusables, single use plastic | 1

Hand-Blown Glass Straws from Moxie Glass

Hand-Blown Glass Straws from Moxie Glass

By Becky Striepe on May 14, 2013

Moxie Glass makes hand-blown glass straws that are reusable, dishwasher safe, and so cute!

Category: Food+Drink, Gear+Gadgets, Living | Tags: alternative to plastic, glass straws, plastic alternative, reusable straws, single use plastic | 0

5 Packing Peanuts Alternatives

5 Packing Peanuts Alternatives

By Becky Striepe on January 31, 2013

Packing peanuts are the pits from an environmental perspective. These single-use packing materials are made from Styrofoam, a petroleum product, and they’re a huge waste of resources.

Category: Home+Decor, Living | Tags: alternatives to packing peanuts, packing peanut alternatives, packing peanuts, reuse, single use plastic, styrofoam | 0

5 Amazing Plastic Bottle Structures

5 Amazing Plastic Bottle Structures

By Becky Striepe on December 21, 2012

These plastic bottle structures turn waste into something useful again!

Category: Art, Innovation | Tags: creative reuse, plastic bottle, plastic bottle art, plastic bottle structures, plastic bottles, plastic waste, reuse, single use plastic, waste

Spotted: Giant Fish Sculpture Made from Plastic Bottles

Spotted: Giant Fish Sculpture Made from Plastic Bottles

By Becky Striepe on December 19, 2012

My mom sent me this photo of an art installation on Las Olas Beach in south Florida. It’s a pair of giant fish sculpted using hundreds of empty plastic bottles!

Category: Art, Innovation | Tags: crafty reuse, creative reuse, Florida, Las Olas, plastic bottle sculpture, plastic bottles, reuse, single use plastic, waste

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