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The introduction of the Karta-Pack™ - a safe and innovative replacement for toxic plastic blister packaging – has enabled PulpWorks to spearhead efforts to reduce the amount of plastic - particularly, PVC - deposited in landfills everywhere.  Short-lived products account for more than 70% of the PVC disposed in America’s solid waste with 2 billion pounds discarded every year, including blister packs and other packaging, plastic bottles and plastic wrap. PVC production poses serious environmental health threats due to the manufacture of raw chemicals, including chlorine and cancer-causing vinyl chloride monomer.

Similarly, expanded polystyrene foam (EPS, often referred to as Styrofoam®) is pervasive in the environment. It is extremely damaging throughout its lifecycle and is rarely recycled. The environment is inundated with polystyrene. It is lightweight and breaks apart easily. EPS escapes litter cleanup and is widely dispersed on land and in waterways. It is often mistaken for food by birds, fish and other wildlife. EPS comprises 15% of street and storm drain litter. It causes flooding in storm drains. Foam degrades neighborhoods, parks and beaches. As a founding member of the Bay Area Green Supply Chain Forum, PulpWorks has joined the effort to replace toxic EPS with molded pulp products – in California, in the U.S.A. and worldwide.

Removing PVC and EPS from the waste stream is the foundation upon which the PulpWorks business is built.


As population booms environments degrade, and pollution runs rampant. The human species must come to terms with their impact upon this Earth. Plastic SEAS is a film exploring the connection between plastic pollution, the seas, and human health. We hope through this film others may begin to change their habits for a healthier and more sustainable future.

Film By Jeneene Chatowsky
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