Field Notes

It's hardly news that our global reliance on single-use plastics is a pressing problem. Since the 1950s, humanity has produced over 9.1 billion tons of this stuff, and more than half of that has been in the past decade alone. Today, the damage to our environment and our health is...

It's been a big week for Cruz Foam, the Santa Cruz, California, based company aiming to revolutionize the sustainable packaging world with their new earth-friendly alternative to foam products. Every year, an astounding 380 million tons of plastic waste is generated globally, of which over half is single-use. This startling...

For every person on earth today there's a ton of plastic waste that's been created. Sadly, that waste will outlast most of us for hundreds of years. But what's worse, plastic production is rising exponentially, because it's woven its way into the very fabric of modern life. As a result, our world...

Love it or loathe it, plastic has become a pillar of modern civilization. Its omnipresence today is no accident. Plastic is impressively adept at enhancing our lives. From toys to tech, cosmetics to cars, food storage to fishing nets, every industry imaginable has been transformed by the polymers we call plastics.  But...

Double your donation to the Maui Strong relief effort   The road ahead is long for those affected by the Maui fires. Even after the story disappears from the headlines, the affected individuals will continue to require support. Fortunately, there are multiple ways to ensure that your donations make a real...

Just over a year ago, an unlikely congregation of surfers and packaging industry insiders sparked a conversation about plastic pollution on the North Shore of Oahu. Little did they know that this dialogue would morph into a groundbreaking project aimed at solving the world's pollution problems - A New Earth...