Recycle – should we, or shouldn't we?
We McSisters have been very conscientious over the years about recycling plastic – all the yogurt cups, water bottles, liquid clothes detergent, dish soap, juice containers – thinking we were doing a good thing for the environment.
More about plastic and our health.
Sadly, the bad news about plastic and our health keeps coming.
Mainstream media is catching on!
We have recently noticed far more attention paid to the ever-growing plastic crisis in mainstream media. We should all be deeply alarmed. We must change our relationship with single-use plastic.
The real fright of Halloween!
We McSisters typically send out blogs on Monday. This is an extra. We received very positive feedback about the Halloween blog we published at the start of October.
Some Food for Thought – Saying NO to Plastic Bags Does Matter!
Since we’ve been publishing our blog, we have received some interesting questions memes, and comments.
Juneteenth-and ongoing environmental inequalities
Juneteenth (officially Juneteenth National Independence Day) is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
What CAN you recycle? – Lots of products!
In some locations, single-use plastic recycling is more effective than others. Check out your waste management company and follow their guidance. The best way, of course, is to keep reducing your use of single-use plastic!
Spring cleaning-what to do with your used clothing?
You may be wondering what you can do with all those clothes and shoes you no longer need or use and especially those that are not in good shape.
The 5 Rs: REFUSE, REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE, and ROT and the bonus RETHINK!
You may have heard about the 3 Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - to deal with plastic and other waste. Even better for ourselves and our planet is to take on the 5 Rs.
Nurturing Wellbeing in Wales
It’s an honor to be a guest on the McSisters Tackle Plastic blog. I’m reminded of the Margaret Mead quote, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
What about all those masks?
Guess what? Most of those disposable masks are made of – yes – plastic. The way we use them, they are also single-use plastic and a lot of them end up in our water bodies harming wildlife.
How is single-use plastic related to environmental justice?
When we started researching the perils of plastic, we learned that the single-use plastics we rely on were most likely made in a factory located next to communities of marginalized individuals or people of color.
WOW, Toilet paper and climate change
Remember when toilet paper was not wrapped in plastic packaging? Maybe you don’t because those days are largely gone.
Plastic Recycling doesn’t work and will never work
We learned about Judith Enck through our plastic networking with friends. Judith is a highly dedicated professional and advocate with a long, distinguished career in environmental protection issues. She was the Regional Administrator at the US Environmental Protection Agency appointed by President Obama and served as Deputy Secretary for the Environment in the New York Governor’s office.
Single-Use Plastic is Harmful to your Health, and Your Children’s Health
Just look around you and see how much waste we produce – it’s quite incredible that our culture and others all over the world have become the single-use culture. It’s not just plastic, but just about everything.
Plastic pollution is everywhere – what can we do about it?
Scientific study after study is accumulating more and more information about the extensive impact of single-use plastic on our health and environment. It’s in the air we breathe, in the plastic water and drink bottles we use, and in the plastic-wrapped food products we eat.