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What is an ASTM Standard and why should you care about them?

We live in a digital world where it's easier than ever to use less paper 🖥  The average tree only produces 17 reams of paper and cutting this single tree down releases 110 lbs of C02 into our atmosphere. However, the cons of going fully digital, specifically the increase of e-waste and the resources it takes to make electronics, can't be ignored either!

According to @natgeo, 73% of beach litter is plastic, including bottles and bottle caps, wrappers, grocery bags, and filters from cigarette butts. Next time you go for a walk on the beach bring a garbage bag + gloves so you can do your part to clean up our coastlines.

As a reminder, greenwashing is a form of marketing spin, where a company is portraying misleading or absolutely false information about their efforts to protect or better the environment.

How do we break through the noise and find companies that aren't deceiving consumers for the sake of profit? Look for a B Corp certification!

For today's #plasticfact we're looking at the total amount of plastic created since it skyrocketed to popularity in the 1950s.

We keep talking about bio-assimilation but what does it actually mean? Let us break it down for you!

Our oceans and marine life play an integral role on our planet in so many ways. But did you know marine ecosystems work to store carbon from the air just like their relatives on land?

A plastic straw's biggest environmental  impact is its end-of-life disposal... but looking at its lifecycle as a whole, they are less harmful than popular alternatives that have sprung up in recent years.

6 years ago, a video sparked a revolution around the environmental impacts of single-use plastic straws.

Since then, alternative straws have skyrocketed in popularity as a sustainable option. Let's take a look at a few.