Llega la prohibición de bolsas de plástico a Nueva York
Lo bueno y lo malo
El domingo 1ero de marzo fue el gran día. La prohibición de las bolsas de plástico desechables entró en vigor en el Estado de Nueva York.
Una suerte de.
Country Visit: Portugal
This year I had the chance to visit Portugal, representing Plastic Oceans International as part of the launch of the Portuguese Plastics Pact. Apart from this important event, I wanted know more about other initiatives and solutions to reduce plastic contamination in Portugal.
New York Plastic Bag Ban Arrives
The Good and the Bad
Sunday, March 1, was the big day. New York State’s ban on single-use plastic shopping bags went into effect.
Well, sort of.
Balloons: Up, Up … and Away? NOT!
Breaking It Down: Balloons Present a Major Threat to Birds and Other Wildlife
Happy birthday!
If your birthday was this month.
I hope it was filled with joy, fun, and balloons which remained stationary … or better yet, no balloons at all.
Why do I bring it up? Balloons are a very unique object. Before inflating them, we can’t simply throw them on the ground. That would be littering. But fill them with helium and releasing them into the sky somehow makes it not littering?
¡Tenemos Otra Alternativa Libre de Plástico!
Los Ojos En Blanco… La Mirada de Disgusto.
¿Eres un tipo libre de plástico? Una de las nuevas amigas que conocí mientras era miembro de la tripulación de la Etapa 4 del viaje de eXXpedition, Rachel O’Callaghan, acaba de compartir la experiencia a continuación.
“We Got Another Plastic-Free Type!”
The Roll of the Eyes … The Look of Disgust
Are you a plastic-free type? One of my new buddies that I met while a crew member of Leg 4 of the eXXpedition voyage, Rachel O’Callaghan, just shared the below experience.
Cleaning up the Capulín Dam for World Oceans Day in Mexico
Earth, plastic, mats, trees, bags, water … all coexisting in the same space.
We, as inhabitants of Mexico City, one of the largest metropolises in the world, have a great responsibility regarding the waste generated within the city. All the garbage that we generate day by day, and that we remove from our houses, disappears from our near reality but not from the larger world. Sadly, natural areas, the oceans in particular, have become designated dumps of everything we call garbage. Cities are largely responsible for the serious effects this has on terrestrial and marine ecosystems at all levels.
Desafíos para el reciclaje en Colombia
Para una conferencia sobre plásticos de un solo en Santa Marta Colombia, nuestro Director Ejecutivo de Chile viajó en abril de este año a Colombia. En este primer blog nos cuenta sobre su experiencia.
Cutting the Line
