Catalyst ABC TV – Plastic Oceans

http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/. Oceans are silently choking on our plastic waste. Plastic and synthetic materials are the most common types of debris in our oceans and are having horrific impacts on marine wildlife and systems. As an island continent “girt by sea” marine debris is of particular importance for Australia. Creatures get entangled in plastics and drown … Read more

How Much Plastic is in the Ocean?

What can you do to make the oceans plastic-free? (HINT: Hitting the subscribe button uses zero plastic) ↓↓↓Check the resources below ↓↓↓ Ocean plastic pollution is a massive environmental problem. Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the ocean every year, even plastic that goes in the trash can often ends up in the sea! … Read more

10 DIY Creative Ways to Reuse / Recycle Plastic Bottles part 2

DIY creative ideas how to reuse plastic bottles PART 2 recycling ideas crafts More than 180 recycle ideas Music: 01: – Autumn Day – Kevin MacLeod Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100765 02: – Accralate – The Dark Contenent – Kevin MacLeod Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100341 03: – At Rest – Romance – Kevin MacLeod Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100748 04: – Heart of … Read more

CarbonLite: Inside the World’s Largest Plastic Bottle Recycling Plant

CarbonLite is the world’s largest “bottle-to-bottle” plastic recycling plant in Riverside, Calif. “SoCal Connected” takes a look inside the state-of-the-art facility where billions of plastic bottles are churned on an annual basis. The process involves transforming old plastic bottles into PET pellets and flakes in order to produce new plastic bottles. The bottles are required … Read more