Rise Above Plastics - Ventura County

01/20/2016

Ugh...

Up to $120 billion in plastic packaging material is lost each year

09/08/2015

Those of you who have participated in a beach clean-up will recognize the contents of this baby albatross' tummy. This chick was fed these plastic objects by its parents who mistook the brightly colored plastic objects for food. Ugh...

Based on this new research, it appears incidents like these are rapidly increasing.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/summer-of-science-2015/latest/seabird

Seabirds like albatross, petrels and penguins face a growing threat from plastic waste in parts of the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Southern Oceans, according to a new study published on Monday. Brigh...

09/08/2015

Could a 62ft wall in the ocean help protect animals from ingesting plastic?

https://www.the-newshub.com/environment/could-a-62ft-pacific-wall-protect-the-ocean-from-plastics

90% of seabirds are ingesting plastic but a giant wall in the Pacific could help.

08/19/2015

It's impossible to avoid plastic entirely, but there are effective ways to limit your exposure.

06/18/2015

http://t.co/47IuGnBkgA

06/11/2015

Twenty-year old sets out to get plastic out of the ocean. Sounds like it could work!

http://news.yahoo.com/dutch-student-giant-ocean-cleanup-machine-going-production-232750675.html

The oceans have a plastic debris problem, and it’s growing by 8 million tons a year. Three years ago, a Dutch teenager named Boyan Slat garnered global accolades for a solution he devised for a high school science fair: a passive ocean trash collection device that would collect ocean plastic without…

05/27/2015

Some of these are really cute!

DIY recycling projects are always cool, especially when you can turn your trash into something new and useful. We've written posts about ways to recycle before, but it turns out there's so much that you can do with recycle plastic bottles that they deserved their own post. These 23 are a great place…

05/24/2015

SUCCESS! The strongest microbead bill in the country, co sponsored by 5 Gyres, passed in the CA assembly today with bipartisan support. One step closer to keeping plastic microbeads off of our faces and out of our waterways!

Write your legislature to support the NATIONAL ban! http://www.5gyres.org/national-legislation

05/13/2015

Way to go, Mario and Ocean Conservancy!

Straws and stirrers accounted for more than half a million pieces of beach litter during the 2014 International Coastal Cleanup! That's why Mario Batali, the world famous chef, is cutting straws from the menu in his restaurants. Click here to help us say thanks: http://ocean.ly/1FiuVip

05/07/2015

Got plastic? Local, sustainable business needs your clean, empty plastic bottles for a public art project.