]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/plastic Blog Articles Tagged with 'plastic' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/151334?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Image: Patrick Dalton*Written by new contributor, Megha Mohan*It could have been a story-line straight from a Sci-Fi or Bond movie: A world on the brink of environmental disaster, saved by the creation of a polymer, (or plastic, to you and me), that ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/151334?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:24:23 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/practical-environmentalist/146216?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Photo courtesy of Jeremy Brooks at Flickr.com.Bottle caps are surprisingly difficult to recycle. Many curbside recycling programs ask that you remove any lids or caps from bottles. For one thing, this allows the bottles to dry out (reducing transport... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/practical-environmentalist/146216?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:12:59 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/139317?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic The Wall Street Journal ran a fascinating piece a couple of weeks ago on the emergence of the reusable bag as the go-to green choice of retailers nationwide and the eco-disaster these bags represent. A lot of leading retailers offer reusable ba... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/139317?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:22:25 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/136523?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Scientific American reports that like so many elements in the world, it's all in the use and volume for whether that something, say poison or E. coli, is a friend or foe: Escherichia coli (E. coli) can give you a severe case of food poisoning or, ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/136523?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:02:53 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/135113?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Filed under: Diesel, Emerging Technologies, Mazda, LightweightClick above for a high-res image of the new Mazda2The next time you open your door and get in your car, take note of the amount of plastic that makes up your vehicle. Chances are, if it wa... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/135113?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:37:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/122937?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Everyone's favorite faux conservative, climate change nay-saying pundit, Stephen Colbert, interviewed Slate's Brendan I. Koerner, author of the long-running Ask the Green Lantern column this past Thursday. Stephen quizzed Koerner on a range of topi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/122937?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:15:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/oceana/115519?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic On Sunday, I watched the Euro 2008 final soccer match between Spain and Germany. The game was mostly dominated by the Spaniards and in the end, my colleagues from Madrid celebrated the victory from a Fernando Torres goal in the first half. This year'... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/oceana/115519?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:06:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/112795?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Modbury was the first town in England to become a plastic-bag free zone and now Kew, a picturesque village in London, is joining the club. As a result of a local, high-profile campaign by the likes of Zac Goldsmith (founder of Ecologist magazine an... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/112795?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:25:14 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/110601?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic 3P SoundBite emerged from our desire to show that entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs in sustainability come from all different walks of life...they could be people you know, or they could even be you! Every Thursday, we bring you a new profile and a new... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/110601?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:30:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/108109?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Dutch designer Daniel Schipper has developed this self-supporting folding greenhouse; he writes A light-weight, flexible, modular greenhouse especially suitable for small spaces like cityhouses, balconies, roof terraces or town gardens. My folding g... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/108109?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Fri, 30 May 2008 09:37:47 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/107713?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic A small but interesting show of handbags made of recycled plastic gives an idea of the full range of innovation and creativity going on today in England. Some of treehugger's favourites such as the I am not a plastic bag and the Modbury free bag... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/107713?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Thu, 29 May 2008 06:03:08 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/95659?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Last May Day Modbury in Devon became the first town in Europe to ban plastic bags. Now, on this anniversary, we revisit the town to see the impact that the ban has had on the shopkeepers and businesses in the area. And the answer: once they had go... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/95659?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:41:41 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/94452?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Some eco-treats are just best (or only able to be) coveted from afar, and that's how it's been between me and the great recycled-sailcloth bags from Red Flag Design - based in Vancouver, B.C. Both Red Flag's original duffel bag and tote designs are ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/94452?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:01:58 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/93700?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic London has exhibitions saluting China and the Olympics all over town. But it's not all perfect as recent political events have shown. Michael Wolf's disturbing installation at Liberty (department store) is a comment on cheap mass-produced plastic t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/93700?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:53:34 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/92298?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.This post is by Ramon Cruz, Senior Policy Analyst for Living Cities at Environmental Defense Fund.It's ironic. In many parts of the world, there is no clean drinking water. Here in the U.S... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/92298?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:03:43 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/91218?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic What better use of plastic bags than knitting them into something useful? Others have done it, but Karen Ward's are particularly stylish and appealing. She is an Australian, working in London, and selling her plastic change purses and handbags at ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/91218?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:17:15 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/89205?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic It's the economy, stupid; that's the message that Chancellor Darling was delivering as his much anticipated green budget did not materialize the way that many had hoped. There was great anticipation that this would be a budget with a big green foc... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/89205?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:08:49 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/89495?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic It's the economy, stupid; that's the message that Chancellor Darling was delivering as his much anticipated green budget did not materialize the way that many had hoped. There was great anticipation that this would be a budget with a big green foc... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/89495?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:08:49 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/practical-environmentalist/89329?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Photo courtesy of trochaic at Flickr.com.Bottled water has come under a lot of fire lately, but soda bottles are made with some of the same PET plastics. Soda bottles cause the same environmental harms and may even cause greater damage to our health.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/practical-environmentalist/89329?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:45:17 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/practical-environmentalist/89330?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Photo courtesy of coolskipper at Flickr.com.A new study shows that 40% of the world's oceans are heavily affected by human activity. But what does that mean?Human efforts are turning mangrove forests into beachfront resorts, and creating dead z... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/practical-environmentalist/89330?rsstype=tag&tag=plastic Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:37:16 -0400