Know Your Plastic Recycling Codes



Since we’re living in a plastic era and it seems that we’re far from getting over them, it is only logical to at least know the next best thing to save Mother Earth and that is reusing and recycling these plastics instead of making them each and everytime the need arises.

Have you ever wondered what went wrong when you visit a grocery store and aisle upon aisle, you see plastic containers and plastic what-not? This is because—to manufacturer’s delight–they are cheaper to make and can be very dependable to use. What they don’t know is that, plastics as we all know cannot be broken down for the next hundred years to come and it costs much more to recycle. Not to mention how it damages the environment further when it undergoes certain recycling steps that are still a subject of debate worldwide.

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Disposable Plastic Bags Anyone?



Plastic bags are nature’s number one enemy. A regular disposable plastic bag can last up to 1000 years in the face of the Earth and poses a great environmental hazard. Actually, nobody really knows if they indeed dissolve or they just stay that way forever. These bags are made to last a lifetime, they are durable and they will not break into any other form; that unfortunately, puts Mother Earth into a compromising position.

This is exactly why environmentalists move to ban disposable plastic bags from supermarkets and shops in hopes of wiping out plastic bags usage once and for all. Although there have been recycling efforts employed by the government, it seems that it’s never enough as compared to the actual amounts of plastic bags people use everyday. In the end, it will still depend on the choices we make and how we live our lives.

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Green Boots Arrive on the Scene



Technological advances help actualize the quest for eco-friendly lifestyle; and so does creativity. Take, for example, the fresh innovation of designer Camila Labra – a pair of green boots. Certainly, we are not talking about the color ‘green’ but the environment-friendly footwear designed by the 23 year old eco-conscious designer from Santiago (Chile). The product has nearly stunned the environmentalists and is also sending waves across the world of fashion.

Camila Labra’s green boots are made almost entirely of recycled plastic bags and have come to be named as Dacca Boots, after the city of Dhaka (capital of Bangladesh) where an abundance of plastic bags led to a ban on their use in 2002. Making a pair of Dacca Boots, as designed by Camila Labra, requires about 8 plastic shopping bags along with some cotton lining. The advantages of Dacca Boots are quite promising: useful recycling of otherwise troublesome plastic bags; saving the environment from the harmful effects of plastic waste (which is non-biodegradable); and saving other resource materials used in shoe-making; not to say of the hip look and style of these ankle boots.

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