I have never heard of "Green Chemistry" before, but a part of me recognizes the concept, but was unaware it had a definition. I like the idea of eliminating waste and thinking of ways to make material environmentally friendly. I work at UCSF and although we try to remain conscience of the waste we produce as a facility, a majority of our trash is non-environmentally friendly and must be disposed in secure places. I'm not too sure if they have green chemistry medical supplies and advancements.
I love the idea of the 12 principles of waste because individually, these statements are strong and action oriented. Each statement reminds the user that they are being accountable for their actions.
"Waste no atoms" is probably aimed towards biochemists but essentially, creating a company that prides itself on green chemistry is great.
I wanted to watch more on the video from Angela Sun. It was really alarming to know somewhere in the middle of the ocean ... is a bunch of trash that has traveled thousands of miles by weather / ocean. It's a terrible scene especially invading the animals' habitat.
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I agree - the video was fascinating and I wanted to learn more about it. Just the thought that so much trash and plastic is ending up on that island is scary. I feel like these cases need to be shared more with the general population. It was only a small change, but the plastic straw ban came to be because people showed how much plastic straws were harming turtles - i think people really would be willing to change their behaviors if they knew how much harm it was causing wildlife and the planet
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