Plastic Free Journeys

15/01/2021

The wonder of seagrass ♡
https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/15/seagrass-neptune-balls-sieve-millions-of-plastic-particles-from-water-study-finds?__twitter_impression=true

Researchers counted particles in seaballs that washed up on beaches in Spain

12/01/2021

We need to do better humans !

For months we’ve seen face masks in places they shouldn’t be: storm drains, streets, beaches, and parks. Now we’re learning just how many could be flooding our oceans.

18/10/2019

Proud of our local government

The ACT government will begin developing policies to phase out single-use plastics in the territory.

05/10/2019

Compostable cucumber wrap

A fully compostable shrink-wrap for cucumbers has been developed in South Australia and is set to be launched on international markets.

05/10/2019

Huge floating boom finally retains debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, creator says

10/09/2019

This!

Put down the plastic. It’s past time to stop.

26/06/2019

We choose!

25/06/2019

Scary comic about plastic waste https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/23/all-the-plastic-ever-made-study-comic

Until recently we didn’t know how much plastic was piling up around us. When we found out, the picture wasn’t pretty

25/06/2019

Great news Bali ♡♡♡
https://makeachange.world/read/balibansingleuseplastics

The long promised plastic bag ban is now officially in effect as of June 23rd, 2019 . After a six months adaptation period, the Bali government officially announced the ban on all single-use plastic bags, straws and polystyrene becoming the first province in Indonesia to do so.

31/03/2019

This is cool!

Interesting.

29/03/2019

great news!

State lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have agreed to ban most single-use plastic bags; counties will have the option to impose a 5-cent paper-bag fee.

28/03/2019

The European Union has voted to say goodbye to single-use plastic straws, balloons, cotton buds and cutlery.

21/03/2019

These "Eco Bags" might be what takes down plastic.

22/02/2019

Mardi Gra will sparkle even brighter going plastic free ♡

Sydney’s world-famous Gay and Le***an Mardi Gras pride parade will this year phase out the use of glitter, balloons, and water bottles.

19/02/2019

Good one CBR!

The ACT Government is proposing banning all single-use plastics — following in the eco-friendly footsteps of the European Union — saying the bag ban was just the tip of the trash pile.

03/02/2019

Very happy to read this article.

Balinese officials hope that the new tourism levy will help protect their local environment and culture.

23/01/2019

good news!

Europe wants to lead the fight against plastic pollution. On January 18th EU countries confirmed the provisional agreement on a new directive to introduce restrictions on certain single-use plastic products. In 2021 EU citizens will say goodbye to plastic cutlery, plates, and straws, among others...

12/01/2019

10/01/2019

😉
And Don't leave any.

22/11/2018

I know this is not a story abut Plastic waste but the waste caused from food being thrown away has huge implications in terms of energy consumption and emissions.

21/11/2018

Awesome work Qld - beautiful one day amazing the next ♡♡♡

More than 21 million containers have been returned through Containers for Change since starting on 1 November! Way to go Queenslanders!! 💪👏💓
www.containersforchange.com.au

03/11/2018

And if you are traveling and worried about the water - boil it first b4 putting in your water bottle 😉

Bottled water is a waste of money, resources and time. For your pockets and the environment, the best choice is tap.

26/10/2018

Some great ideas

These are some brilliant ways to reduce waste, select eco alternatives and move towards zero waste living. My husband and I have started our mission to refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose and recycle and while we believe that refusing to buy new items is a good step and we have started with this, there...

25/10/2018

We all need to get serious about this issue!

Ambitious proposal will see plastic cutlery, straws and cotton buds phased out across continent

21/10/2018

Check out this groovy coffee shop in Ipswich for some great ideas for reducing disposable coffee cups!

11/10/2018

Banish these...

Are any of these faces familiar?
These are the faces of plastic we see far too frequently in our environment and we have the power to change this! Lets not ignore these faces has wonderfully illustrated, instead we can get them out of our lives by getting reusable options from places such as and many, many more!!!

09/10/2018

https://mashable.com/article/ocean-debris-wasteland-art.amp

You've never seen plastic pollution like this.

19/09/2018

This is very worrying!
https://theconversation.com/microplastics-are-getting-into-mosquitoes-and-contaminating-new-food-chains-103406?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter =1537353075

Mosquitoes are transferring microplastics eaten in water into birds and other non-marine animals.