BLOG PlasticsScienceUncategorized July 26, 2012

TEDed Explains Why Sea Turtles Are Legitimate Miracles

I know, I know. We’ve been talking about sea turtles a lot on the blog these days. And it’s not just because they’re awesome and cute and amazing (although they are all of those things). As this video f...

BLOG Plastics July 26, 2012

TEDed Explains Why Sea Turtles Are Legitimate Miracles

It’s time for the great American barbecues, picnics and parties that—along with patriotic music and fireworks—create great Independence Day memories. Food, drink, décor and fireworks can mean a lot of trash—trash that of...

BLOG Plastics July 3, 2012

Reduce Trash at Your July 4th Bash

Earlier this month, Ocean Conservancy launched the Trash-Free Challenge to start a movement to reduce the trash we all create. We set out with a simple goal: If we could get 10,000 people to go trash-free for one month,...

BLOG Plastics June 27, 2012

How do you live trash-free?

As we celebrate Earth Day, the world is watching as debris from last year’s tsunami travels thousands of miles on the wind and ocean. The fact is, a tsunami’s worth of trash hits our shores every year, as shown by Ocean...

BLOG FloridaPlastics April 22, 2012

10 Ways to Help Our Ocean on Earth Day

Today we release our latest data from our International Coastal Cleanup, a tsunami ghost ship appears and BP is still responsible for damage to the Gulf of Mexico. Volunteers from the 2011 International Coastal Cleanup p...