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Shrinking Your Plastic Footprint

Default Admin User — Fri, 04 May 2012 09:30:00 -0600

Shoppers in the market for bath and shower products may soon be able to narrow their selection by comparing not just color and price, but also how much plastic various manufacturers use. A cosmetics maker from the United Kingdom is the first business to agree to measure its “plastic footprint,” using tools developed by the Plastic Disclosure Project (PDP).

“If you don’t measure something, you can’t manage it,” explains Doug Woodring, founder of the international project that
launched at the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative. As a first step toward plastic reduction, PDP encourage…

EarthPeople Becomes First Sustainability Consultancy in U.S. to Endorse Plastic Disclosure Project

Default Admin User — Fri, 04 May 2012 01:37:24 -0600

EarthPeople, a Dallas-based sustainability consulting and communications firm, announced today its status as the first U.S. consultancy to offer companies plastic assessment and reporting services through the Plastic Disclosure Project (PDP). EarthPeople joins the Clinton Global Initiative and other international supporters of the PDP to raise awareness around plastic waste in oceans.

and Opportunities of Plastic

UNEP estimates that up to 80% of the plastic in the ocean comes from land. Plastic is lightweight, durable, inexpensive, and easy to mold. As a result, almost all companies and industries use or sell plastic material or products in some way. Plastic is the one man-made product that links us all to the ocean in some way. Does your company treat plastic as a secondary raw material? Do your consumers feel “let down” when throwing yo…

RIO+20 Earth Summit - Plasticity Rio

Default Admin User — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 06:45:48 -0600

Join us on June 21st, 2012, for the side event Plasticity Rio (www.plasticityforum.com), at the RIO+20 Earth Summit. Plasticiy Rio is focused on the Future of Plastic, and will showcase the leaders in their respective industries who are deploying new technologies, innovations and solutions related to plastic use. The final benefactor of improved systems, production and recovery is the ocean,and all of our communities in terms of reduced waste issues. A concurrent design competition, ca…

Nestle Easter Eggs’ 100% Recyclable Packaging Saves 726 Tons of Plastic Waste

Default Admin User — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:27:00 -0600

Nestle UK & Ireland has converted to 100 percent recyclable packaging on its Easter egg confectioneries by replacing rigid plastic with cardboard. The move is expected to save an estimated 726 tons of plastic waste going to landfill per year, based on a comparison of the weight of plastic used in 2008 to manufacture Nestlé’s Easter egg boxes, the company said.

Keeping the Sea Safe from Plastic

Default Admin User — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:58:00 -0600

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a vortex of trash in the North Pacific, spans hundreds of miles. The waste, much of it plastic, is suspended like confetti under the waves and on the surface. “It’s so dilute, it’s probably impossible to clean up,” says Henry Carson, a professor of Marine Science at the University of Hawaii. “Our best bet is to start by not putting any more plastic in.” Keeping litter out of the ocean isn’t easy, though, and most biodegradable plastics don’t break down well in marine environments—they require the relative warmth of soil or a compost heap. A new plastic on the market degrades quickly both on land and in seawater.

TEDx Wan Chai 2011

Default Admin User — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:22:00 -0600

Douglas Woodring talking about the Plastic Disclosure Project at TEDx Wan Chai 2011 on the 22nd of August.

14th World Lake Forum

Default Admin User — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:42:00 -0600

See http://www.wlc14.org/ for more information.

World Oceans Summit 2012

Default Admin User — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:42:00 -0600

The Ocean Recovery Alliance is proud to be speaking at the upcoming event in Singapore that the The Economist is organizing, called the “World Oceans Summit” (February 22-24, 2012). This event will bring together a program of more than 200 global leaders from various sectors and disciplines, including business, government, academia, international organizations and NGOs.

The Ocean Recovery Alliance is a member of the event’s Advisory Board, and Doug Woodring, the group’s Managing Director, is an invited speaker. This is the first global event about the ocean, s…

World Ocean Forum 2011

Default Admin User — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:25:00 -0600

See http://www.wof.kr/eng/index.asp for more information.