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Instead of falling prey to the tactics of greenwashing, Berkeley must make bold steps to move away from single-use plastics altogether.
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About a year ago, as I was scrolling through my Twitter feed, I saw a tweet that made me stop dead in my tracks: By 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than there are fish. The tweet was accompanied by an image of Juhu Beach in Mumbai, India, the shore completely littered with the muddy remnants of plastic bags and bottles. I could not fathom that such a grim reality for our planet could manifest so soon.
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We only have one Earth, so let these songs remind you that we must treat it with care. Listen to this playlist to keep you motivated and inspired.
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The average American purchases anywhere from 59 to 64 pieces of clothing and throws away 81 pounds of clothing per year, creating a never-ending cycle of buying and discarding. This culture of fast fashion contributes to a multitude of environmental concerns, from carbon emissions to water usage in the manufacturing process. Moreover, the clothes you discard end up sitting in landfills for decades before they even start to break down. Want to be a part of the solution but don’t know what to do? Here are some questions you can ask yourself before making a purchase the next time you go shopping.
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Whether people are going vegan for ethical and environmental reasons or because they just want a change in diet, being vegan takes a lot of discipline.
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While fast fashion may be affordable at first glance, it carries a large hidden cost in the long run, both for ourselves and our planet.
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While minimalism may have encouraged people to throw old things away to reduce clutter, maximalism allows individuals to incorporate old clothes and objects into their current wardrobes and environments.
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The transformation from movement to online trend brings a plethora of new factors into play, and the movement against single-use plastics is no exception.
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However you approach environmentalism — and even if you haven’t approached it at all yet — you should enroll in a class on sustainability.
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I realized the biggest impact I could have rested in helping to create a better equipped and better educated environmental movement.
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