2011年3月24日星期四
The eBay Box is an eco-friendly recyclable box for sellers to ship their products in
According to the eBay website “if every box gets reused at least five times, we could protect nearly 4,000 trees, save 2.4 million gallons of water and conserve enough energy to power 49 homes for a year.”
The eBay Box will go live in the US from October, around 100,000 boxes are accepted to be in circulation. eBay is also hoping that buyers who receive the box will then turn into sellers to reuse it. You can also log on to the box.eBay.com, where you can track its movements and get in touch with people who reuse it.
“With the eBay Box, eBay is on a mission to make shipping a little easier and the planet a little greener.”
2011年3月14日星期一
Get Plastic Out Of Your Diet
See the Article written by Paul Goettlich
http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Plasticizers/Out-Of-Diet-PG5nov03.htm
http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Plasticizers/Out-Of-Diet-PG5nov03.htm
Facts About Plastic Water Bottles - Science, Environment, Biodegrade
Get the facts on Plastic Water bottles....
Plastic Water Bottles May Pose Health Hazard - Emily Sohn, Discovery News
Scientists in Germany have found that PET plastics -- the kind used to make water bottles, among many other common products -- may also harbor hormone-disrupting chemicals that leach into the water.
It's too soon to say whether drinking out of PET plastic bottles is harmful to human health, said lead researcher Martin Wagner, an ecotoxicologist at Goethe University in Frankfurt. But it now appears possible that some as-yet unidentified chemicals in these plastics have the potential to interfere with estrogen and other reproductive hormones, just as the infamous plasticizers BPA and phthalates do.
Important call: plastics kill! - from ESI Field Report
"The ocean is like a soup of plastic mostly composed of fragments invisible to the human eyes, killing life and affecting dangerously our health." Pierre Fidenci, ESI President.
Since 1950, plastics have played an omnipresent part of our daily lives. They are everywhere and globally we use more than 260 million tons of plastic each year. Most of the marine debris in the world is comprised of plastic materials (between 60 to 80% of total marine debris). Field studies have shown that mega- and macro-plastics have concentrated in the highest densities in the Northern Hemisphere, adjacent to urban areas, in enclosed seas and at water convergences. The longevity of some plastics is estimated to be hundreds to thousands of years!
The environmental impacts resulting from the accumulation of plastic waste are huge and increasing. Plastic debris affects wildlife, human health, and the environment. The millions of tons of plastic bottles, bags, and garbage in the world's oceans are breaking down and leaching toxins posing a threat to marine life and human. Plastic materials in landfills sink in harmful chemicals into groundwater. Chemicals added to plastics are dangerously absorbed by humans like altering hormones. Research on plastics includes a large and robust literature reporting adverse health effects in laboratory animals and wildlife at even low doses. Plastic debris is ingested by hundreds of species choking and starving them. Floating plastic debris can spread invasive species.
The current mass packaging and other short-lived applications of plastic is simply not sustainable and acceptable. There are solutions, including material reduction, design for end-of-life recyclability, increased recycling capacity, development of bio-based feedstocks, strategies to reduce littering, and the change of consumer behavior. Consumers are a major actor and can minimize or eliminate the use of short-lived applications of plastic (e.g., water bottle, plastic bags). There is some urgency, as the quantity of plastics produced in the first 10 years of this century is likely to approach the quantity produced in the entire last century!
Support our campaign to increase awareness amongst youth and adults about the impacts of plastics on wildlife, human, and environment. Our campaign aims to encourage "green behavior and responsible choices" by avoiding the use of short-lived applications of plastic. We also need to convince governments and businesses for reducing considerably the use of plastics for superficial and short-live applications. The true costs of plastics including the energy required to manufacture them, the environmental contamination, their health impacts, and the recycling should be reflected in product prices!
The chemical industry itself needs to replace persistent and hazardous chemicals with those that are proven to be safe. Manufacturers and consumers should take responsibility for cleaning up environmental contamination from the more than one trillion pounds of plastic wastes they have allowed over the past 60 years.
Since 1950, plastics have played an omnipresent part of our daily lives. They are everywhere and globally we use more than 260 million tons of plastic each year. Most of the marine debris in the world is comprised of plastic materials (between 60 to 80% of total marine debris). Field studies have shown that mega- and macro-plastics have concentrated in the highest densities in the Northern Hemisphere, adjacent to urban areas, in enclosed seas and at water convergences. The longevity of some plastics is estimated to be hundreds to thousands of years!
The environmental impacts resulting from the accumulation of plastic waste are huge and increasing. Plastic debris affects wildlife, human health, and the environment. The millions of tons of plastic bottles, bags, and garbage in the world's oceans are breaking down and leaching toxins posing a threat to marine life and human. Plastic materials in landfills sink in harmful chemicals into groundwater. Chemicals added to plastics are dangerously absorbed by humans like altering hormones. Research on plastics includes a large and robust literature reporting adverse health effects in laboratory animals and wildlife at even low doses. Plastic debris is ingested by hundreds of species choking and starving them. Floating plastic debris can spread invasive species.
The current mass packaging and other short-lived applications of plastic is simply not sustainable and acceptable. There are solutions, including material reduction, design for end-of-life recyclability, increased recycling capacity, development of bio-based feedstocks, strategies to reduce littering, and the change of consumer behavior. Consumers are a major actor and can minimize or eliminate the use of short-lived applications of plastic (e.g., water bottle, plastic bags). There is some urgency, as the quantity of plastics produced in the first 10 years of this century is likely to approach the quantity produced in the entire last century!
Support our campaign to increase awareness amongst youth and adults about the impacts of plastics on wildlife, human, and environment. Our campaign aims to encourage "green behavior and responsible choices" by avoiding the use of short-lived applications of plastic. We also need to convince governments and businesses for reducing considerably the use of plastics for superficial and short-live applications. The true costs of plastics including the energy required to manufacture them, the environmental contamination, their health impacts, and the recycling should be reflected in product prices!
The chemical industry itself needs to replace persistent and hazardous chemicals with those that are proven to be safe. Manufacturers and consumers should take responsibility for cleaning up environmental contamination from the more than one trillion pounds of plastic wastes they have allowed over the past 60 years.
What can you do?
Refuse
Avoid using single-use and disposable plastics like bags and bottles, straws, cups, plates, silverware and razors.
Avoid using single-use and disposable plastics like bags and bottles, straws, cups, plates, silverware and razors.
Reduce
Reduce waste: buy in bulk, buy vegetables and legumes without prepackaging, and look for products and packaging made from renewable resources. Choose products that have the least amount of disposable parts like toothbrushes with replaceable brushes. Consuming less will decrease the waste of unnecessary plastics. Become a responsible consumer!
Reduce waste: buy in bulk, buy vegetables and legumes without prepackaging, and look for products and packaging made from renewable resources. Choose products that have the least amount of disposable parts like toothbrushes with replaceable brushes. Consuming less will decrease the waste of unnecessary plastics. Become a responsible consumer!
Reuse
Reuse preferably nontoxic (glass, stainless steel) containers and goods to make less waste.
Reuse preferably nontoxic (glass, stainless steel) containers and goods to make less waste.
Recycle
Recycle is the last option! Be aware that many plastics are not recyclable and are accidentally lost into waterways and oceans. Further, in most countries plastics cannot be recycled due to the lack of financial resources to have a recycle program.
Recycle is the last option! Be aware that many plastics are not recyclable and are accidentally lost into waterways and oceans. Further, in most countries plastics cannot be recycled due to the lack of financial resources to have a recycle program.
Educate with a smile
Educate (but don't preach) others about the suggestions listed above and why plastics are dangerous. Whenever you can, set an example by following the above list. People will catch on even if it takes while.
Educate (but don't preach) others about the suggestions listed above and why plastics are dangerous. Whenever you can, set an example by following the above list. People will catch on even if it takes while.
Cancer Scare Causes Nalgene to Pull Plastic Bottles - By Allie Gardner
Nalgene recently announced they are pulling their hard-plastic bottles from shelves nationwide in the next few months. The polycarbonate plastic bottles, made with bisphenol A (BPA), have been found to cause cancer and increase risks of other serious health problems.
Yet another very good reason to stop using that plastic water bottle.
Like many outdoor enthusiasts, I had been a faithful user of Nalgene plastic bottles up until I first heard the news about these health risks. Traditional Nalgene (and other polycarbonate water bottles) leach BPA into the drinking water they contain and get worse with age as they begin to crack.
While Nalgene continues to insist there is little evidence that the low levels of chemicals leached from the containers cause cancer, critics point to studies that show increased incidence of cancer and obesity (among other things) in animals when exposed to BPA.
Steve Casimiro from National Geographic Adventure Blog alerted me to an informative post he wrote concerning the health effects of BPA. Here’s an excerpt…
What’s more, a study from California published in April shows that BPA directly alters genes in breast cells so that they resemble cancer cells and, while couched in cautious scientific language, the study implies BPA can actually cause aggressive cancers. Earlier this year, in the first direct test for bisphenol A migration in water bottles, University of Cincinnati scientists found that BPA leaches from polycarbonate containers at room temperature whether the bottle is old or new. More alarming, when the bottle has hot water in it, the chemical is released up to 55 times faster.
Scary stuff. I drank from my Nalgene daily… for years.
To replace the BPA-leaching polycarbonate bottles, Nalgene is now making BPA-free bottles. And all of Camelbak’s water bottles are BPA free now. Stainless steel or aluminum water bottles are the best option, however, in my opinion. I absolutely love my Sigg. Water tastes noticeably better, stays colder longer, and contains absolutely no BPA. It’s a little heavier than a plastic bottle, but hey — I’m worth it. And so are you.
Yet another very good reason to stop using that plastic water bottle.
Like many outdoor enthusiasts, I had been a faithful user of Nalgene plastic bottles up until I first heard the news about these health risks. Traditional Nalgene (and other polycarbonate water bottles) leach BPA into the drinking water they contain and get worse with age as they begin to crack.
While Nalgene continues to insist there is little evidence that the low levels of chemicals leached from the containers cause cancer, critics point to studies that show increased incidence of cancer and obesity (among other things) in animals when exposed to BPA.
Steve Casimiro from National Geographic Adventure Blog alerted me to an informative post he wrote concerning the health effects of BPA. Here’s an excerpt…
What’s more, a study from California published in April shows that BPA directly alters genes in breast cells so that they resemble cancer cells and, while couched in cautious scientific language, the study implies BPA can actually cause aggressive cancers. Earlier this year, in the first direct test for bisphenol A migration in water bottles, University of Cincinnati scientists found that BPA leaches from polycarbonate containers at room temperature whether the bottle is old or new. More alarming, when the bottle has hot water in it, the chemical is released up to 55 times faster.
To replace the BPA-leaching polycarbonate bottles, Nalgene is now making BPA-free bottles. And all of Camelbak’s water bottles are BPA free now. Stainless steel or aluminum water bottles are the best option, however, in my opinion. I absolutely love my Sigg. Water tastes noticeably better, stays colder longer, and contains absolutely no BPA. It’s a little heavier than a plastic bottle, but hey — I’m worth it. And so are you.
Eco-Friendly Packaging Concepts | Design Reviver
Great Article! Check it out!
Eco-Friendly Packaging Concepts Design Reviver
Eco-Friendly Packaging Concepts Design Reviver
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