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Thirteen.

We’re back for anothert season of comics! The oil spill isn’t anything new, it’s just bigger and uglier. Are you going to just sit around and wait for the next one?

Twelve.

Most recycling programs are pretty limited and lame; with a little community pressure, you can make big differences in something that affects thousands to millions of neighbors.

There’s never enough time to finish these comics, so I hope this one was worth the wait. Obviously, you can come up with your own creative solutions to reusing what you already have lying around. The point being, there’s PLENTY of stuff lying around that deserves to be used instead of thrown out. It […]

Ten.

Nine.

Arguments are only as good as their assumptions. When people defend plastic and technology, the argument is usually the same; the assumption is that no one in their right mind would ever want a lifestyle that doesn’t include all of modernity’s conveniences, like this poorly-argued Boston Globe article which completely ignores various alternatives to […]

Eight.

The debate between plastic and glass rages on, with both sides providing their arguments fervently. Here’s a couple of arguments on the side of plastic (though the fact that the wording is incredibly similar between them makes me think there’s some kind of a pre-fab argument you can purchase from a plastic manufacturer if you […]

Seven.

Plastic technology is changing all the time, with new claims to miracle plastics popping up often, so who knows- someone might have found a workable solution yesterday. Unfortunately, that’s usually not the case, and I’ve gotten excited many a time about this stuff without really understanding what was going on. Here’s a good article […]

Six.

Here’s a good article about plastic in general, mentioning the issues with recycling plastic used in food, and how different plastic melting points make everything more complicated. For New Yorkers, here’s the scoop on our city’s recycling program. Not very encouraging news! If you don’t know who Max Headroom is, I am officially an […]

Five.

More explanations about recycling specifics and blow-molding … and here’s a little more on how plastic is made… and some common misconceptions about recycling.

Four.

You can read about New York City’s outdated sewage system or about plankton and the ocean’s bio-diversity, if you’re interested. Without plankton, we can’t breathe and we can’t eat. I’m not sure how that isn’t enough of a reason for most people to quit their plastic habits.

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