Tag: recycle

Child Designs Clothes Made From Recycled Plastic, Donates Percentage of Sales to Animal Conservation

Randolph Jason

Child Designs Clothes Made From Recycled Plastic, Donates Percentage of Sales to Animal Conservation by BN Frank for Activist Post Many would agree that some of the best ideas come from children.  Thanks to EcoEviefor her ingenuity, creativity, and generosity with her clothing line. From Trash to Tee Shirts – The journey of EcoEvie clothing We believe in using what we have instead of creating from new.  The earth’s resources are limited, and in order to truly help the earth we need to find new ways to use what already exists.…

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Warning: Biodegradable bowls contain toxic chemicals

Randolph Jason

Warning: Biodegradable bowls contain toxic chemicals by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola Per- and polyfluoroalykyl substances1,2 (PFAS) are widely used chemicals that make products water-, oil-, grease- and stain-resistant. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) are associated with a wide array of health problems — even at very low exposure levels — including: Immune dysfunction3 Low birth weight4 Thyroid dysfunction5 High cholesterol6 Ulcerative colitis7 Pregnancy-induced hypertension8 Testicular cancer9 Kidney cancer10 In May 2015, 200 scientists from 38 countries signed the so-called Madrid Statement on PFASs,11,12which warns about the harms of all…

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More and more, America’s recyclable plastic is being burned, not recycled

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More and more, America’s recyclable plastic is being burned, not recycled by Erin Elizabeth for Health Nut News If you are one of the Americans that dutifully separates, sorts, and even hauls your recyclables to the curb- thank you. For a long time, our recyclables were kept out of our landfills, destined to become something else, in China. “For decades, China couldn’t get enough of our precious plastic trash, which was transformed into new consumer products and packaging and sent back our way. In 2016 alone, Chinese manufacturers imported a staggering 7.3 million…

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