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Two Real Solutions to End Single Use Plastic Waste

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At the end of November, a young male sperm whale died after becoming stranded on a Scottish island. A ball of debris - weighing 220 pounds - was found in his stomach. That debris was made up of plastic - sections of net, plastic cups and tubing to name a few. He’s not alone. This whale in Italy, this whale in the Philippines and this pregnant whale with her unborn fetus have all suffered similar fates.  Who’s to blame? We are. Plastics make up the entire top 10 items list collected during the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup, with plastic forks, knives and spoons taking the number 4 spot (they found 1,968,065!). If this trend continues, by the year 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean by weight, than fish. So what can we do. We can make better, more sustainable choice! Here are a couple of solutions to combat the single use plastic problem, and keep the whales - and oceans - happy and healthy for years to come. To Take With You GoSun Fl

10 Ways to Go Green This Holiday Season

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Between Thanksgiving and New Year, Americans generate roughly 6 to 10 million extra tons of waste. That's a lot of waste. Between the disposable plates, plastic forks and paper cups, it quickly adds up. But it doesn’t have to. Ditch the single use plastic, and go compostable instead. Here are 10 ways to reduce your waste - and increase your sustainability points - this holiday season. Say NO to Single Use Plastic Silverware. It may be tempting to bust out the plastic forks for this year’s Thanksgiving feast, but don’t. Plastic pollution is a global crisis, with around 8 million metric tons of plastic dumped into the world’s oceans every year. That’s the equivalent of pouring a garbage truck of plastic in the water every minute. Switch your plastic for TwentyFifty compostable forks and spoons. TwentyFifty offers the only truly compostable cutlery out there (read: cutlery that doesn’t require a commercial composter that gets to at least 200 degrees F to break them down) t

Two Real Solutions to End Single Use Plastic Waste

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At the end of November, a young male sperm whale died after becoming stranded on a Scottish island. A ball of debris - weighing 220 pounds - was found in his stomach. That debris was made up of plastic - sections of net, plastic cups and tubing to name a few. He’s not alone. This whale in Italy, this whale in the Philippines and this pregnant whale with her unborn fetus have all suffered similar fates. Who’s to blame? We are. Plastics make up the entire top 10 items list collected during the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup, with plastic forks, knives and spoons taking the number 4 spot (they found 1,968,065!). If this trend continues, by the year 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean by weight, than fish. So what can we do. We can make better, more sustainable choice! Here are a couple of solutions to combat the single use plastic problem, and keep the whales - and oceans - happy and healthy for years to come. To Take With You   G