Tag Archives: waste

Plastic is oil

by Colin Purrington Posted on October 12, 2011

Photograph of my “plastic is oil” sticker in action at a local store. Designed to alert people to the fact that oil is burned (releases CO2, by the way) to make, decorate, fill, transport, chill, and recycle plastic bottles. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Graphic design, Photography | Tagged bottle, carbon, environmental, footprint, garbage, green, landfill, oil, pete, plastic, plasticisoil, recycling, sustainability, waste, water | Leave a comment

Attractive alternatives to water bottles

by Colin Purrington Posted on October 7, 2011

The companion photo to my previous post. My favorite among them is the insulated Thermos behind the model’s right leg. Ice cubes stay solid for over 24 hours. Coffee stays lawsuit-hot for the entire morning. Don’t try that with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged acetaldehyde, antimony, beverage, conservation, dependency, drink, endocrine disruptors, energy, environment, foreign oil, garbage, glass, green, landfill, metal, middle east, Nathaniel Wyeth, oil, PET, phthalates, plastics, polyethylene terephthalate, pop, recycle, recycling, resources, soda, sustainability, sustainable, waste, water | Leave a comment

Kicking your water bottle habit

by Colin Purrington Posted on October 7, 2011

If you read this post for 60 seconds, that’s how long it will take Americans to use 90,000 water bottles…that’s 1,500 every second, folks (source). A shameful statistic, for sure, and many people have decided to stop using them except … Continue reading →

Tag Archives: waste

Plastic is oil

Attractive alternatives to water bottles

Kicking your water bottle habit

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