Category Archives: recycling

Plastic Bank

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Pam Lazos

[ PLASTIC BANK Okay, since this is supposed to be a feel-good blog post, I’m not going to bury you in plastic statistics the way we are ourselves being buried in the real thing, but I will shed a dash … Continue reading →

Posted in plastics, recycling, Uncategorized | Tagged #WATWB, access to clean water, clean water, entrepreneurs, microplastics, plastics, Plastics Bank, plastics recycling | 47 Comments

Toward a Circular Economy: Trash Picking

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Pam Lazos

Toward a Circular Economy: Trash Picking Over half of the world’s population doesn’t have a formal waste disposal scheme in place. One hundred years ago, when the ubiquitous material known as plastic had not yet been invented this may have … Continue reading →

Posted in plastics, recycling | Tagged #WATWB, bengaluru, India, plastics for change, plastics recycling, recycling, the body shop, trash picking, We Are The World Blogfest | 44 Comments

Material Value

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Pam Lazos

MATERIAL VALUE The word sustainability seems to be on everyone’s lips these days and if you don’t know what it means then you’ll want to pick up a copy of Julia Goldstein’s book, Material Value, More Sustainable, Less Wasteful Manufacturing … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, environment, environmental conservation, environmental effects, evolution, recycling, regeneration, renewable, renewable energy, Sustainability, Uncategorized, upcycling, zero waste | Tagged blogging, conservation, engineering, environment, environmental conservation, environmental effects, fossil fuels, Julia Goldstein, Material Value, recycling, regeneration, renewable energy, Sustainability, writing, zero waste, zero waste stream | 39 Comments

Plastic-Free Life Redux: A Story of Independence

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Pam Lazos

[4th of July fireworks over Lancaster] Plastic-Free Life Redux: A Story of Independence A couple months ago I sent a letter to the four biggest local grocery stores in my area, espousing the benefits of removing single-use plastic packaging from … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, plastic bag, plastics, recycling, sixth extinction, Sustainability, Uncategorized, waste, waste as a resource | Tagged climate change, grocery store, plastic-free life, plastics, recycling, reusable bags, sixth extinction, waste, waste-free life, Wegmans | 32 Comments

Kill the K-cup

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Pam Lazos

Kill the K-cup Keurig really should have figured out it would be in trouble from the get-go. It’s not just the environmental effects of all those pods that produce waste in the billions of pounds, but it’s the contaminants … Continue reading →

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#WATWB – How to Reduce Your Plastic Footprint

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Pam Lazos

#WATWB – How to Reduce Your Plastic Footprint I don’t really remember ever taking a walk along a beach that was littered with plastic. It could be a case of being in the right place at the right time, or … Continue reading →

Posted in #WATWB, clean water, oceans, plastics, recycling, Uncategorized, We Are The World Blogfest | Tagged #WATWB, clean water, human news story, humanity, love, oceans, plastics, plastics recycling, sea turtles, We Are The World Blogfest, whales | 33 Comments

WATWB – One Man’s Trash…

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Pam Lazos

One Man’s Trash There’s an old adage that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and we know that’s true, otherwise flea markets, yard sales and antique stores would not enjoy the popularity they do, but trash or treasure, the … Continue reading →