Good News Notes: “Andrew Karafa dreams of designing boats professionally one day. In the last year, he saw a trash problem he could use to his advantage and get a head start. “It’s 1,154 12-ounce water bottles, two gallon jugs and 33 two-liters,” says Karafa. “I call it the S.S. Boattle.” The junior at Forest…
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5 simple ways to reduce plastic waste in the workplace
Good News Notes: “1. Perform a waste audit The best place to start when you want to reduce the plastics in the workplace is doing a waste audit. This type of check helps you determine the types of waste generated, as well as the volume and the sources. Once you have an inspection, you now…
A scuba diving group is making face masks out of recycled ocean plastic
Good News Notes: “In a win-win for sea animals and humans, a scuba diving group is turning plastic water bottles that once polluted oceans into face masks for people to protect themselves against the coronavirus. The face masks are made by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), in partnership with Rash’R, a company that sells…
Los Angeles is testing ‘plastic asphalt’
Good News Notes: “A street in downtown L.A. will soon be repaved, but the road won’t be quite the standard asphalt road we’re used to. Instead, it will be covered with a material made, in part, from recycled plastic bottles.” “The plastic is a key in a new process for street paving: For the first…