Throwaway Nation is Looking for Interns

Are you an aspiring infographic artist? Maybe you’d like to shoot documentary style shorts that will change the world? Either way, you definitely want to intern with Throwaway Nation.

As an intern at Throwaway Nation, you’ll have the best of both worlds: the opportunity to work with minimal supervision while also meeting regularly with our editorial team to talk about how film and design can be used to change behavior. Oh, and did we mention that both positions are paid?

Click to read more ...

The Most Riveting Account of a Paper Product You'll Ever Read

If it’s got a name that rhymes with Trixie, it’s got to be a barrel of laughs, right? For the water fountain patrons on trains and in schools who were the first to drink from them back in the 19-oughts, paper cups were that—and more. In fact, they were a barrel of germ free water, since the custom until that point was for everyone to drink from one communal cup or glass. Good thing no one ever got the flu back then! 

Click to read more ...

Which countries already have plastic bag bans?

Part of the Argentian campaign to reduce plastic bag usage.

We talk a lot about government overreach these days. And by “we” we mean the politicians who are somewhat ironically doing the overreaching.  But as we know, overreaching is in the eye of the beholder, and one man’s EPA is another man’s socialism. 

The thing about citizenry, though, is that we’re like water. We find the path of least resistance and take it. And that means choosing the most convenient option. For instance, a large majority of grocery shoppers know that single use disposable bags at checkout are bad for the environment, but, “Oh shucks, I left my reusable bags in the car again. What’s the big deal if I take a few bags just this once?”

Click to read more ...

The Only Time Ever When Plastic Water Bottles Are Okay

Yes, nothing matters to us more than kicking the single use disposable habit in America.  The societal and environmental implications of bottled water consumption on a regular basis during non-emergency times are detrimental to the environment, very expensive, and in many cases very unhealthy. But they serve their purpose. Like ice cream and a big juicy steak, once in a while and on special occasions, bottled water is okay. But while eating double chocolate chunk and red meat everyday stretches out our midline, drinking bottled water every day shrinks our wallets and bulks up our favorite beaches and parks with plastic.

Click to read more ...

Did a hurricane ruin your weekend, too?

It may be sunny now, but Irene is bearing down on us--and fast. Watch how a single use disposable plastic bag stuck in a tree ruings Liz Lemon's weekend the same way Hurricane Irene ruined mine.

Fish Feasting on a Plastic Bag

When we talk about how bad it is for single use plastic bags getting into the ocean, this is what we mean.

No Food Packaging at City Hall? No Problem.

What’s the hardest SUD to kick?

Is it plastic bottles? Nope, because once you learn how destructive they are to ecosystems and communities (yes communities), you start carrying a reusable bottle and never look back.

What about plastic bags at grocery and convenience stores? Not really. Especially with reusable bags that fit in your purse and insulated bags for when you’ve got glass gallons of milk to tote around.

The hardest SUDs-habit to kick is food packaging.  And it’s the hardest to kick because most food comes pre-packaged in single use disposable packaging and because, hey we still need to eat.

Click to read more ...