When you really stop and think about it, plastic is everywhere. In fact, if an item is man-made and you’re positive it isn’t made of metal, wood, paper, or glass, it’s very likely it’s made from plastic. A good chunk of these items are made from repurposed plastic, but plastic is still found in high [...]
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- May 02 2012
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The Hipcycle Materials Series: Plastic
Posted by Blogger in Blog and was tagged with upcycling plastic bags, materials series, upcycling plastic, reusing plastic bags, what to do with plastic bags, recycling
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- Oct 24 2011
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The Single-Use Plastic Bag Dilemma
Posted by Susan Tucker in Blog and was tagged with plastic bags, upcycling plastic bags
Rolling Stone recently published an article on the overuse of plastic bags in America. We use an estimated 102 billion shopping bags a year – more than 500 per consumer. And, worldwide, we consume at an unprecedented rate of 1 million per minute. Gulp!
Introduced a mere 25 years ago, single-use plastic bags have become an [...]
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