About this film The Story of Cosmetics, released on July 21, 2010, examines the pervasive use of toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products, from lipstick to baby shampoo. The seven-minute film reveals the implications for consumer and worker health and the environment, and outlines ways we can move the industry away from hazardous…
What are microbeads? Microplastics may be small, but they cause big problems for our environment and our health. Microbeads are tiny pieces of plastic that were commonly used in personal care products like face washes, beauty creams, even toothpaste! When used as designed, microbeads were going down the drain and into our lakes, rivers, and oceans by…
On my sister’s fifth birthday my mother threw a fabulous Ariel themed party. There was a mermaid-shaped cake, face-painting, and to top it all off she sent the guests home with gift bags filled with blue glitter meant to mimic the ocean. Almost exactly sixteen years later I learned the unfortunate irony of the blue…
The Story of Stuff The Story of Stuff, originally released in December 2007, is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just…
About this film This 2-minute short takes on plastic microbeads—the nasty little bits of plastic that companies have been putting in everything from body washes and hand soaps to toothpaste and make up. In it, we show how microbeads are actually designed to go down the drain and into our rivers, lakes, and oceans…and what folks like…
What are microbeads? Microplastics may be small, but they cause big problems for our environment and our health. Microbeads are tiny pieces of plastic that were commonly used in personal care products like face washes, beauty creams, even toothpaste! When used as designed, microbeads were going down the drain and into our lakes, rivers, and oceans…
