Sea Bottle

01/28/2019

"Consumer products companies including Procter & Gamble Co and Coca-Cola Co are emerging as new targets for global activism, with green groups blaming them for fouling the ocean with plastic and activists urging governments to regulate them."

Consumer products companies including Procter & Gamble Co and Coca-Cola Co are e...

01/27/2019

"Loop will send you name-brand products, like Tide detergent, Crest mouthwash, or Häagen Dazs ice cream. When you’re done, you ship the empty container back, where it gets cleaned and reused for the next customer."

Loop will send you name-brand products, like Tide detergent, Crest mouthwash, or Häagen Dazs ice cream. When you’re done, you ship the empty container back, where it gets cleaned and reused for the next customer.

01/20/2019

10/15/2018

The coastguard said it was "shocking" how long plastic could "survive" in the sea.

08/16/2018

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Even though has come & gone, single-use plastics are a hindrance to the environment year-round. If you're looking for beauty products that won't have a damaging effect on the planet, we created a list for you >> in our bio 🌎

08/11/2018

Take a moment this weekend to “reconnect with natural.” Walk on the sand. Smell a flower. Stare at the stars. Be present. 🌊 🌸 ✨

08/07/2018

"Stopping plastics from making their way into the oceans 'should be the focus of 95 percent of our current effort, with the remaining 5 percent on clean up,' said Richard Thompson, who heads the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom.

"If we consider cleanup to be a center stage solution, then we accept it is OK to contaminate the oceans and that our children and our children’s children will continue to clean up the mess," he said.

What do you guys think about this project? Important part of the solution or misguided?

On Sept. 8, an ungainly, 2,000-foot-long contraption will steam under the Golden Gate Bridge in what’s either a brilliant quest or a fool's errand: to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

08/07/2018

“I thought, ‘Did we culture-hack this?’ ” said Dune Ives, executive director of Lonely Whale, whose social-media campaign advocates banning single-use plastic straws. “Did we change the conversation around straws?”

The story of how plastic straws went from ubiquitous to utensil non grata is one of psychology, a well-timed turtle and the power of social media. There has also been minimal industry pushback.

07/18/2018

Global furniture retailer Ikea has announced (July 16) that it will stop selling packs of single-use plastic straws in its UK and Ireland stores later this year, as part of its commitment to eliminate all single-use plastics from its global product range by 2020. - edie news centre

07/09/2018

This is the power of : Starbucks will phase out its plastic straws by the year 2020 👏👏👏 This announcement would not have been possible without Santa Cruz’s pivotal policy change, our targeted citywide takeover, Paul Nicklen’s challenge to , youth leadership through a powerful Change.org petition, an official shareholder’s proposal from As You Sow delivered by our co-founder Adrian Grenier, and a Greenpeace International ship in Seattle’s harbor. Thanks to you, the siren has found her voice For A ! 🌊

06/20/2018

06/07/2018

The Swedish retail giant says it will stop selling single-use plastic products in two years.