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Litter in the Arctic? Say it ain’t so…
When I think of litter I imagine it in a heavily populated urban setting. Litter tends to accumulate in roadside ditches, parks and other well traveled areas right? Well, you might be surprised to hear that a recent study performed by researchers … Continue reading
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Travelogue – Sustainable Vacationing in Costa Rica
I recently travelled to the Gulf of Papagayo in beautiful Costa Rica for a one week escape to paradise. I stayed at a resort with many Canadian, American and European travellers, as well as a few locals that were on their spring … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, beach, conservation, Costa Rica, eco, eco tourism, education, environment, Garbage, leave no trace, litter, ocean, product stewardship, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainable, travel, trip of a lifetime, vacation, waste management, zero waste
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Travelogue – Up Close and Personal with Beach Plastic Litter
I recently went on a vacation that I have dreamed of for quite some time — one I may even be so bold as to call a “trip of a lifetime.” I was fortunate enough to head to the other … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, beach, education, environment, great pacific garbage patch, gulf of thailand, landfill, leave no trace, litter, ocean, plastic, plastic debris, plastics, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainable, Thailand, travel, trip of a lifetime, vacation, waste management, zero waste
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What’s the size of Texas, made of plastic, and floating in the Pacific Ocean?
If you guessed the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” you’re right. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is also known as the largest landfill in the world, and unfortunately it is not found in a thoroughly planned, designed and controlled waste management … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, children, conservation, education, environment, great pacific garbage patch, ocean, pollution, recycling, sustainable, waste management
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