Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 06:28PM The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, aka Trash Island:
RETHINK is just one way to trim the island:
Does anyone know the annual growth rate of Trash Island?
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 08:29PM Concerned about keeping plastic bottles out of landfills and the oceans. Time to shop diffent (yes, I know, "differently"). According to Bloomberg Businessweek Rethink Frabrics is doing just that:
It’s a problem that Rethink Fabrics, the Seattle-based manufacturer of Brooklyn’s recycled bottle T-shirts, is trying to work out. By spinning the bottles into a type of polyester, Rethink and companies such as Patagonia (which sells recycled polyester fleece) move plastic from landfills into closets.
Learn more about Rethink Fabrics here.