Environmental Concerns

Unless disposable plastic bottles are incinerated, they will be around in landfills, oceans and parks for hundreds of years.

Most of us nowadays like to think that we are environmentally conscious, yet take a look at how many people are buying, carrying around and throwing out plastic bottles on a daily basis! Most ludicrous “developments” (not to mention the energy consumed in transportation and refrigeration).

Australia's Own Climate Girl - Parrys Rains! - Monday, 12 September 2011

Parrys Raines, a motivated 16 year old that's doing her bit to stop plastic pollution. Parrys travels to schools and events, promoting reusable alternatives to plastic. 

"Climate Girl is focussed on solutions, a catalyst for change, politically neutral, passionate, optimistic, realistic and most importantly educational. My aim for Climate Girl is to inspire, engage, and activate individuals (children and youth), communities and schools to become agents of change."

 

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Recycling Labryinth Day - Wednesday, 22 June 2011

One woman does an outside art project of 6000 water bottles - the amount worldwide that is thrown out each second

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Bottled Water Banned - Wednesday, 22 June 2011

University of Canberra (UC) officially bans bottled water

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Tim Silverwood - ‘Take 3 – a clean beach initiative’ - Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Tim Silverwood has created ‘Take 3 – a clean beach initiative’ where he is doing a documentary about the great pacific garbage patch. 

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