Electrolux is raising awareness of plastic waste in the oceans by putting plastic collected from waters around the world in peoples’ homes.
The maker of various home appliances is creating a limited number of vacuums made with plastic gathered from oceans and seas, through its Vac From The Sea initiative, to bring attention to how much plastic is ending up in floating around in marine environments and harming animals.
Not only does plastic that is in oceans kill birds and other creatures, but plastic out in the sea breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces over time, bringing with it worries that as fish and other animals eat the bits of plastic, that trash works its way back up the food chain until it ends up on our plates.
The issue of plastic waste in the ocean has now been documented and tracked by a number of groups and awareness initiatives, like 5Gyres and the Plastiki expedition, but this is the first time a company has fused that issue with its products.
Along with awareness of plastic in the ocean, Electrolux is using the campaign to note that the supply of recycled plastic on land is much lower than the demand, noting that is that plastic staying out of the waters, it would more easily find its way into recycled-content consumer products.
Kim Kardashian defends Twitter cat pic
London, April 21 (ANI): Kim Kardashian has defended herself over her cat photograph, saying she didn’t harm the kitty by any means.
Peta had criticised Kardashian for holding a cat by the scruff of its neck for her Twitter photo.
A spokesperson said: “Kim Kardashian isn”t the only person who mistakenly thinks that because a mother cat picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neck that a supportive hand under the rump isn”t needed.”
However, the stunner insists she did nothing wrong, reports The Sun.
“I have been getting negative comments regarding the way I was holding the kitty, but rest assured, the owner and vet were on set and showed me how to pick him up.
“The cat was not harmed in any way and is perfectly fine! I love animals and would never do anything to harm any animals,” she said. (ANI)