For decades, China has been seen as the global bête noire of climate action. Notwithstanding an intensifying climate crisis, and subsequent geopolitical pressure to reduce its carbon footprint, this vast and complicated autocracy has made little environmental progress.
Living Without Plastic is a new book from Plastic Oceans International and authors Christine Wong and Brigette Allen. This beautiful guide offers over 100 creative and stylish swaps that allow you to easily reduce you personal plastic footprint. We are proud to have Brigette and Christine provide this guest blog about their journey with the book.
El plástico es un invento increíble que ha ayudado a democratizar el mundo. Los plásticos han mejorado la vida moderna, desde la seguridad alimentaria y el acceso a bienes y transporte, hasta el saneamiento médico y más.
Plastic is an incredible invention that has helped democratize the world. Plastics have improved modern life, from food safety and access to goods and transportation, to medical sanitation and more.
Unfortunately, the ubiquity of plastic demonstrates that we do not have just a simple plastic habit, but rather a serious relationship with it. Versatile, lightweight, durable, and affordable, plastic is a difficult material to replace. And yet despite the growing evidence of the negative impacts of plastic on the environment, animal health, and even human health, many people find it difficult to end this very convenient relationship. We are faced with the dilemma of trying to find a balance between human convenience and environmental impact.
“Una guía reveladora sobre cómo reducir la dependencia de los plásticos. . . . Esta es una llamada de atención convincente y clarificadora sobre el alcance del problema global del plástico y lo que los lectores pueden hacer al respecto “.
– Publishers Weekly
10 de noviembre de 2020 – Malibu, CA – Plastic Oceans International, una organización mundial sin fines de lucro que trabaja para acabar con la contaminación plástica, se une a Artisan Books para anunciar hoy la publicación de Vivir Sin Plástico, de las autoras Christine Wong y Brigette Allen.
Este nuevo libro sirve como una guía concisa sobre cómo adoptar fácilmente un estilo de vida libre o reducido de plástico. Ofrece más de 100 intercambios simples, sostenibles y elegantes en todos nuestros hogares, brindando a los lectores alternativas de plástico para todo, desde la cocina y el comedor, hasta la salud, la belleza, los viajes y más.
“An eye-opening guide on how to lessen one’s dependence on plastics. . . . This is a clarion, convincing wake-up call to the scope of the global plastic problem and what readers can do about it.”
– Publishers Weekly
November 10, 2020 – Malibu, CA – Plastic Oceans International, a global nonprofit working to end plastic pollution, joins Artisan Books in announcing today the publication of Living Without Plastic, from authors Christine Wong and Brigette Allen.
This new book serves as a concise guide on how to easily embrace a plastic-free or plastic-reduced lifestyle. It offers over 100 simple, sustainable, and stylish swaps throughout our households, providing readers with plastic alternatives for everything from kitchen and dining, to health, beauty, travel, and beyond.
Creemos que solo podemos acabar con la contaminación plástica mediante iniciativas de colaboración hacia un enfoque circular de la producción y el consumo, exigido por la ley y respaldado por iniciativas gubernamentales y comunidades locales.
We believe we can only end plastic pollution by collaborative initiatives towards a circular approach to production and consumption, mandated by law, and supported by government initiatives and local communities.
Todavía nos pasa que cuando estamos pagando nos damos cuenta de que se nos quedó la bolsa reutilizable. Ahora la bolsa de tela sí que será parte de nuestro día a día.
El año 2018 Chile comenzó con la implementación de la ley que prohíbe la entrega de bolsas plásticas (más info: http://chaobolsasplasticas.cl). Este hito lo convirtió en el primer país en Latinoamérica en eliminarlas del comercio. Según la Ministra de Medio Ambiente, Carolina Schmidt, desde que comenzó a regir se han dejado de entregar 5.000 millones de bolsas.
It’s still common to be at the register paying and to realize that we forgot our reusable bag. From August 3 the prohibition of plastic bags will extend to all businesses in Chile. Now the cloth bag is going to be even more part of our daily routine.
In 2018 Chile implemented the law that forbids the delivery of plastic bags (http://chaobolsasplasticas.cl). This milestone turned Chile into the first country in Latin America to ban them. Since the law was taken into effect, 5 billion bags have been avoided, according to the Environment Minister, Carolina Schmidt.