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Could plastic be the worst kind of petroleum-related disaster, even worse than the oil spills we’ve all grown to know and love?
Take a trip with VBS.tv in the video above to visit the North Pacific Gyre, an area bigger than Texas where much of our trash ends up floating around, where it kills wildlife and likely makes its way back to us. Nothing like a little Bisphenol A in our systems!
With the global economy’s increasing interconnectedness, it’s easier to find more consumer products at cheaper prices. But are some companies sacrificing quality for a low, low price? And do we really need all the things big-box stores stock that are supposed to make our life easier? People are concerned with the financial cost of all the things money can buy, but what about the environmental cost? Not to mention the growth our economy could see if we brought some good ol’ fashioned Made in America production back to “the homeland” (I use that term even though it gives me the creeps.) Continue reading ‘High-quality consumer products are hard to find’
