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Remember to pop those balloons!

May 18, 2016 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

It has been awhile since my last balloon rant, so time for another one! Yesterday, I was walking in my neighborhood and came across these balloons in the street. I’m happy for whoever had the baby girl, but it’s not necessarily something I want to learn about by finding trash. In this case, the person… [read more]

Filed Under: Ocean pollution Tagged With: balloon trash, marine debris, ocean trash, plastic pollution, pollution, trash, trash on the street

California’s plastic bag ban on hold

March 12, 2015 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

I must confess, I have been avoiding writing about this subject for awhile. But in an attempt to face reality, here’s the deal…California’s statewide plastic bag ban is on hold. The plastics industry spent $3.2 million gathering signatures to overturn the new law and alas, California’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced that the referendum… [read more]

Filed Under: Imagine Something, Ocean pollution Tagged With: California, marine debris, plastic, plastic bag, plastic bag ban, plastic pollution, pollution, SB270 referendum

Californians report your experience with signature gatherers

December 7, 2014 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

In my last post about the plastics industry’s effort to overturn SB270, California’s state ban on single-use plastic bags, I forgot to mention one thing. If you happen to bump into a signature gatherer when you’re out and about, the organization Californians Against Waste would like to hear about it. They’re collecting information on people’s… [read more]

Filed Under: Ocean pollution, Say Something Tagged With: Californians Against Waste, marine debris, ocean trash, plastic, plastic bag, plastic bag ban, plastic pollution, pollution, say something

Say no to bag petitions

November 30, 2014 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

On September 30, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 270 into law, officially making California the first state to ban single-use plastic bags. And now that ban is under attack! The plastics industry has teamed up to overturn the ban through Calfornia’s referendum process. Proponents of a referendum have 90 days from the day a… [read more]

Filed Under: Ocean pollution, Say Something Tagged With: plastic, plastic bag, plastic bag ban, plastic pollution, SB270, SB270 referendum

A gift wrapped in biodegradable plastic

October 7, 2013 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

My in-laws recently visited Los Angeles and they came bearing gifts! During a trip to Italy, they went on a tour of Federica, a famous Murano glass production facility and maker of awesome Murano glass animals. They picked up a beautiful glass dolphin for me, which was very exciting to receive. How is this relevant… [read more]

Filed Under: Ocean pollution Tagged With: biodegradable plastic, marine debris, ocean trash, plastic, plastic bag, plastic pollution

One Piece: it all adds up!

July 17, 2013 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

Yesterday I received something very cool in the mail: a One Piece sticker! What’s that you say? Well, the One Piece sticker is the brainchild of Tom Fucigna, a writer, ocean fan, paddleboard enthusiast, environmental steward and all around cool guy doing whatever he can to help save the oceans and in particular Florida’s coast.… [read more]

Filed Under: Do Something, Ocean heroes, Ocean pollution Tagged With: balloon trash, marine debris, ocean trash, Pacific garbage patch, plastic, plastic bag, plastic pollution, pollution, trash

Thank you for the plastic grocery bag ban Los Angeles!

June 30, 2013 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

As I was busy spending time with my parents who were visiting last week, an amazing thing happened: On June 26, 2013, outgoing Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed into law a plastic bag ban for the City of Los Angeles. At first I was confused because I thought the plastic bag ban had already passed last… [read more]

Filed Under: Ocean pollution Tagged With: marine debris, ocean trash, plastic, plastic bag, plastic pollution, pollution

Avoid buying plastic this Easter

February 28, 2013 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Since Easter is just around the corner, all the Easter goodies are out on store shelves and next to the candy is a lot of plastic. Remember that plastic candy pooping snowman I wrote about after Christmas? Well, there’s also an Easter themed line of candy pooping critters. You can buy a yellow chick, a… [read more]

Filed Under: Consumer Alerts, Do Something, Earth musings, Ocean pollution Tagged With: action alert, marine debris, ocean trash, plastic, plastic pollution

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