For Plastic Free July, the #NYUGreen team has primarily focused on reducing our single-use plastics and supplementing them with accessible alternatives. But as Plastic Free July comes to a close, we want to address other products that can contribute to microplastics and you might just be wearing them! Read more
In honor of Plastic Free July and in light of a pending NYC single use plastic straw ban, we sat down with Antonio DiMeglio ’20 a NYU Stern Finance student who founded SeaStraws.co, a for-profit enterprise that’s saving the ocean one straw at time. Read more
Happy International Kissing Day! We have the perfect #PlasticFreeJuly event that will make you want to kiss plastic goodbye!
Grab your significant other, friends, dog or plant for a plastic documentary movie night. Below, we’ll take you through our top 10 films discussing plastic pollution and how to make PLASTIC FREE POPCORN! Read more
by Delaney Baxter Martin and Aryn Aiken
It’s hard to believe how quickly the summer is flying by. July is starting in a few days, which means Plastic Free July is starting, too.
What is Plastic Free July?
Plastic Free July was started as a local initiative in Perth, Australia, but has now grown into an international nonprofit organization. Every July, they run a challenge to encourage participants to refuse unnecessary plastic, to reflect on their impact on the environment, and to connect with other participants in their community and around the globe. Challengers will ditch common single-use items like bags, bottles, straws, and coffee cups, avoid plastic packaging, or go completely plastic free.
