Sources of Pollution
Table of Contents
Packaging
Plastic
To avoid plastic packaging, some vendors are turning to traditional materials.
These are more easily composted than the "compostable" bioplastics which sadly, can't be composted at home, and rarely end up in municipal composters as intended.
Fossil Fuel Extraction
Transit
Chemical Run Off
Car Wash Runoff
Washing with a car wash company can reduce your impact as they are supposed to be fitted with systems that remove soap and other materials from the waste water. Washing a vehicle at home, generally results in the polluted run off getting into flower beds, lawns, or into local drains where the chemicals can harm the environment.
Coolant Leaks
These kill animals who are often attracted by the sweet flavor of this toxic substance.
Oil Leaks
Wind Shield Liquid
Emissions
Production Emissions
Tailpipe/Travel Emissions
Tire Shedding
Plastic shed from tires is a major cause of microplastic pollution in our waterways and oceans.
PFAS
PFAS and related chemicals problematically common in our clothing, food packaging, cook ware, "environmentally-friendly straws", even our period supplies!
Click the PFAS button to learn about the problems this chemical causes, where it is found, and how to avoid it.
Click the PFAS Cleanup button to learn current options we can use help remove PFAS from soil water, and human blood.
Laundry & Fashion
Production
Emissions
Water Pollution
Shedding of Plastic
Manure
Manufacturing
Mining
Sewage
Slaughterhouses
Slaughterhouses have a grim history of dumping carcass parts in water ways, especially where legal protections aren't strong enough to enforce environmental protection.
Click here to see a map of rivers in the USA impacted by illegal dumping of slaughterhouse pollution.
