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Girl horrified by a pool of plastic pollution. Niña horrorizada por una piscina de contaminación plástica.

Infographic: 9 Things You Can Do to Stop the Plastic Pollution Madness

Choose to Be Part of the Solution

Collectively, small changes that we make as individuals can lead to a big impact in the fight against plastic pollution. In honor Plastic Free July, we have updated our plastic pollution infographic offering tips on how you can be part of the solution. It’s certainly not inclusive of all options out there, but it’s a starting point, especially for those that are new to recognizing the issue and aren’t sure about what they can do.

Want Not, Waste Not

Small Changes Can Make A Big Impact

Isn’t it shocking that the effort necessary to extract oil from the ground, ship it to a refinery, turn it into plastic, shape it appropriately, truck it to a store, buy it, bring it home and throw it away is considered less effort than what it takes to just wash it when you are done with it.

This accepted process of production and consumption is frustrating because there are many points where waste, and subsequent pollution, is created. However, waste isn’t waste until we waste it.

Rethink Plastic: Community and Business Workshop

Come and Learn How to Reduce and Rethink the Plastic in Your Business and Community.

Plastic Oceans Canada welcomes you to an interactive workshop on how to effectively audit and reduce plastic use in a business environment. This workshop is open to everyone. We hope to facilitate and nurture positive discussions between business owners, employees and the general public about how to phase out single use plastics and build a greener community.

Rethink Plastic: Pushing Boundaries Through the Power of Creativity

Trash Isles Campaign Wins Numerous Awards

If you are reading this, chances are you already believe that plastic is negatively impacting our oceans and environment. You probably are already rethinking how you use plastic – choosing to refuse it when you can, and utilizing reusable bags and water bottles more often than others.

Rethink Plastic: The Movement

Together We Are Stronger

What do we do when someone tells us something we believed to be true is false?

That’s where we find ourselves now with our relationship with plastic. Plastic is great because we thought it made our lives easier, affordable, healthier…. and it just disappeared. Unfortunately, our plastic waste does not disappear. It doesn’t return to the earth in a neutral form – it only continues to pollute our water sources and soil like a disease.

Kate Somerville Skincare Partners with Plastic Oceans Foundation

Brand Pledges to be 100% Recyclable Packaging By 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 4, 2018 – Los Angeles, CA – Kate Somerville Skincare is the latest industry leader to partner with the Plastic Oceans Foundation in their mission to reduce single-use plastic pollution from the environment. Read More