unconsumption: A cool thought here — making new bottles from plastic specifically gathered from trash that washes up on the beach. Not sure how many readers we have in Oahu, but even if few of can participate, I’m guessing many will be interested to hear about this: Method Unveils a breakthrough bottle made of recovered plastic washed up from the ocean. Help Method turn this project, into the first commerically available Ocean Plastic bottle! ‘We’ve created a usable bottle from ocean plastic and upcycled it into something useful that can be recycled again and again,’ said Adam Lowry, Method co-founder and chief greenskeeper. ‘Our ultimate goal is to raise awareness that the real solution to plastic pollution lies in reusing and recycling the plastic that’s already on the planet.’ (via Method Ocean Plastic Initiative - TheDieline.com - Package Design Blog) Why aren’t we doing things like this at all beaches? Even so, I have been to Oahu, and the beaches are full of plastic. This seems like a great way to do something about it.

unconsumption:

A cool thought here — making new bottles from plastic specifically gathered from trash that washes up on the beach. Not sure how many readers we have in Oahu, but even if few of can participate, I’m guessing many will be interested to hear about this:

Method Unveils a breakthrough bottle made of recovered plastic washed up from the ocean. Help Method turn this project, into the first commerically available Ocean Plastic bottle!

‘We’ve created a usable bottle from ocean plastic and upcycled it into something useful that can be recycled again and again,’ said Adam Lowry, Method co-founder and chief greenskeeper. ‘Our ultimate goal is to raise awareness that the real solution to plastic pollution lies in reusing and recycling the plastic that’s already on the planet.’

(via Method Ocean Plastic Initiative - TheDieline.com - Package Design Blog)

Why aren’t we doing things like this at all beaches? Even so, I have been to Oahu, and the beaches are full of plastic. This seems like a great way to do something about it.