January 17, 2019 Mary Pickles Through Feb. 15, Carnegie Science Center’s RiverView Cafè will display an exhibit depicting the fallout from single-use plastic waste and plastic pollution. The Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant program’s Straw Forward demonstrates a community-wide, collaborative effort to inspire a conversation about the issue of plastic pollution from a local perspective. More than 25,000 plastic straws collected […]
January 16, 2019 Therese Joseph, left, of Sheraden and Megan McGregor of Crafton, both of the Shift Collaborative creative agency, on Tuesday enjoy the ocean creatures they helped make from drinking straws and other reclaimed plastic waste. Their work is part of the newly unveiled “Straw Forward” art installation on at the Carnegie Science Center […]
January 16, 2019 Hannah Lynn Last year was a big one for the plastic straw. It became a cause célèbre, subject to environmental campaigns to end its use, due to excessive and preventable pollution caused by the straws. Starbucks, McDonald’s, Hilton, and other companies have announced bans on plastic straws that will gradually be put […]
January 16, 2018 A new, limited-time exhibit at Carnegie Science Center seeks to inspire meaningful dialogue around the global-scale issues of single-use plastic waste and plastic pollution. The Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant program’s highly anticipated Straw Forward™art installation is now on display in the Science Center’s RiverView Café through Fri., Feb. 15, 2019. Straw Forward demonstrates […]
January 15, 2019 Melissa Rayworth Once you get past the initial “ick” factor — art made from used drinking straws? — you realize the idea is brilliant. Every year, millions of plastic straws get thrown away, one by one, and far too many end up polluting our environment. Our oceans are filling with these toxic bits […]
Designation Level: Silver UPMC Children’s Hospital is committed to making kids feel happy and comfortable during their visit–the colors, the floors and elevators named after animals and foods, the kid-sized furniture, and most importantly the friendliness and hospitality of the staff. This theme is organically carried into the hospital’s cafeteria that not only caters to […]
