Consumption
CREDIT CARDS:
Credit cards are generally owned by huge mega-banks, so using them supports the ‘too big to fail’ banks that support fossil fuel extraction.
It is worthwhile trying to “Take Charge of Your Credit Card” a campaign of Green America. Learn more.
REVISE YOUR BUYING HABITS
Jackson County Re-Directory (Recycle-Reuse-Repair-Rent)
THE PLASTICS ISSUE
The plastic waste crisis is an opportunity for the US to get serious about recycling at home (The Conversation, August 17, 2018 )
Lend Me A Plate – A volunteer project by SOMRA (Southern Oregon Master Recyclers in Action) Lend Me A Plate (LMAP) provides an alternative to the use of paper, plastic, and styrofoam products at events such as weddings, reunions, meetings, parties, or memorials, whether in a public or private setting. LMAP’s service is free of charge to Ashland and Talent residents.
Lending a plate to help save the planet by John Darling (Ashland Daily Tidings, 2 Sept 2018)
Fixing planet plastic: How we’ll really solve our waste problem by
Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles (The Guardian, 16 April 2018)
A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate) by Shosuke Yoshida et al. (Science, 11 Mar 2016)
7 Ways to Launch Your Own Anti-Plastics Movement by Bibi Farber (EcoWatch, 25 Dec 2017)
Bob Kaplan
