Single Use Plastics
This common single-use plastic item is often banned at restaurants for being used only once before disposal.
Plastic Straws
This type of single-use plastic is notoriously deadly for sea turtles, which often mistake it for jellyfish.
Plastic Bags
Walking, biking, and taking the bus are examples of this type of eco-friendly travel that reduces emissions.
Sustainable Transportation
The general term for energy sources that are naturally replenished, such as sunlight, wind, and water.
Renewable Energy
This term describes plastics designed to decompose more quickly in natural environments.
Biodegradable or Compostable Plastic
These tiny plastic beads, once common in face washes and toothpaste, are a major source of microplastic pollution
Microbeads
A city that invests in public transit, bike lanes, and electric buses is reducing this major urban environmental problem.
Air pollution (or carbon emissions)
This technology converts sunlight directly into electricity
Solar Power
Single-use plastics are usually made from this non-renewable resource.
Petroleum or crude oil
The term for plastics that have broken down into pieces smaller than 5 millimeters
Microplastics
These vehicles use a rechargeable battery pack to power an electric motor instead of burning gasoline
Electric Vehicles (EVs)
These massive structures use blades to capture the kinetic energy of the air
Wind Turbines