Sat
Apr 8 2023
05:51 pm
Zero-waste business opens city's first "sustainable storefront"
By: jbr

"KnoxFill is a zero-waste refill store," Barnett said. "So what I usually tell people is it's just like the milkman, but instead of being 1940s, it's modern day, instead of milk, it's personal care and household goods and instead of a man, it's run by a woman."

Zero-waste business opens city's first "sustainable storefront"

Topics:
jbr's picture

Single-use plastic is wreaking havoc

Submitted by jbr on Sat, 2023/04/22 - 11:23pm.

The plastic industry is responsible for at least 232 million tons of planet-warming emissions each year, according to the Beyond Plastics report.

That’s the same amount as the average emissions released by 116 coal-fired power plants in 2020, according to the report’s authors. It’s also the same annual emissions as around 50 million cars, according to the EPA. And more plastic-making facilities continue to come online.

Single-use plastic is wreaking havoc on the planet. Here’s what you can do to minimize your impact

bizgrrl's picture

I am aware of the problem

Submitted by bizgrrl on Sun, 2023/04/23 - 6:43am.
(in reply to jbr)

I am aware of the problem with recycling plastics.

Can't the manufacturers use "recyclable" plastic?

jbr's picture

Plastics

Submitted by jbr on Sun, 2023/04/23 - 8:07am.

Plastics

bizgrrl's picture

Great scene, great movie.

Submitted by bizgrrl on Sun, 2023/04/23 - 9:06am.
(in reply to jbr)

Great scene, great movie.

bizgrrl's picture

The Philippines, source of

Submitted by bizgrrl on Sun, 2023/04/23 - 9:06am.

The Philippines, source of 30% of all oceanic plastic waste, is choking on its own debris.

Comment viewing options

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes.

TN Progressive

TN Politics

Knox TN Today

Local TV News

News Sentinel

    State News

    Wire Reports

    Lost Medicaid Funding

    To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)

    Search and Archives