Plastic Free NIST

A student service group from NIST International School working to reduce single-use plastic in order to protect the environment and our health.

[Plastic Free NIST @PlasticFreeNIST]

@NISTSchool is celebrating #EarthWeek2020 at this time with fun online challenges! Share our Earth Week Bingo with your friends and spread the word! #StayHomeStayGreen ✊🌏

[CindyChen @CindyHYChen]

#NISTis celebrating our second day of virtual Earth Week with upcycling tutorials made by #ECo service group #EcoYouthLeaders #StayHome #StayGreen https://t.co/W7D9i4CApk

[Plastic Free NIST @PlasticFreeNIST]

#nistis making their own beeswax wraps to reduce single-use plastic consumption in our home kitchens! DIY kits from #superbee in Chiang Mai @NISTSchool #EarthWeek2019 #NISTEarthWeek19 #SDG12 #TeachSDGs

[Plastic Free NIST @PlasticFreeNIST]

Follow @PlasticFreeNIST's new Instagram page to keep up with the plastic-free projects we're doing and to see the range of eco friendly, sustainable products we have on offer! #beatplasticpollution #zerowaste #plasticfree @NISTSchool

[CindyChen @CindyHYChen]

SPARK sessions at #ICE8ASB

[CJ @cejaymcb]

This is very powerful #futurefishandchips

[Bloomberg Originals @bbgoriginals]

The maker of Oreo cookies, Cadbury chocolate and Ritz crackers is destroying orangutan habitats in Indonesia

[Plastic Free NIST @PlasticFreeNIST]

A successful weekend so far with many #bkk residents showing their interest in reducing their impact by purchasing alternatives to plastic. So much that we’ve sold out of reusable cutlery sets! 🙌🏼♻️#plasticfree #sdg14 #sdg15 #lifebelowwater #lifeonland #mindbodyspiritfair

[Plastic Free NIST @PlasticFreeNIST]

Our neighbors at the #mindbodyspiritfair also provide great alternatives to your everyday disposable plastic items. Better Moon Cafe / Refill Station and Superbee 🤩🐝♻️

[Plastic Free NIST @PlasticFreeNIST]

All set-up and ready to go at the #mindbodyspiritfair Please come check us out!

[Plastic Pollutes @PlasticPollutes]

Plastic microfibers found for the first time in wild animals’ stool, from SA fur seals. #plasticpollutes https://t.co/uvQXX2aGot

[Plastic Pollutes @PlasticPollutes]

The food industry must take greater responsibility for single-use plastics. #plasticpollutes #refusesingleuse https://t.co/76oLp8aVSZ

[Plastic Free NIST @PlasticFreeNIST]

Hearing from Mr Henning Schwarze from Germany at @UNESCO #WorldScienceDay about initiatives to educate students and enable them to participate in citizen science data collection about #microplastics in German rivers #plasticpirates #oceanplasticlab

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[Plastic Free NIST @PlasticFreeNIST]

Why do we do what we do here at Plastic Free NIST? Because “by 2025 plastic consumption in Asia will increase by an astonishing 80%” as explained by Prof Lawrence Surendra #WorldScienceDay #nistis taking action

[Plastic Free NIST @PlasticFreeNIST]

Excited to hear from a range of presenters and share our story with industry experts and leaders! @UNESCO #plasticfreebangkok

[CindyChen @CindyHYChen]

@PlasticFreeNIST is connecting and sharing with like-minded scientists in the field in conservation at the UNESCO World Science Day event #NISTis @NISTSchool #ServiceYouthLeaders #SDGs

[Plastic Pollutes @PlasticPollutes]

Chef cuts open lobster to find PLASTIC TUBING in its stomach as marine biologists fear the creature mistook it for a mussel. https://t.co/HJuPziLRED #plasticpollutes

[Plastic Free NIST @PlasticFreeNIST]

Congratulations to our friend and partner Arounothay, founder of @Bamboo_Lao, for beating 111 contestants from across Southeast Asia to take top prize in the 2018 Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) Challenge! Truly an inspiration to us all! #bamboostraws #bambooisbetter

[Plastic Free NIST @PlasticFreeNIST]

In collaboration with @Bamboo_Lao, @PlasticFreeNIST has been distributing bamboo straws to the @NISTSchool and Bangkok-wide community! Check out our #bamboostraw production process poster to find out how they're made! #plastickills #bambooisbetter

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

A 50 yr old plastic washing-up bottle has washed up on a UK beach looking 'almost new'. Its lettering has not faded; its messaging still clear. This is a sobering reminder of the long lasting impact of plastic pollution on our planet. #BeatPlasticPollution
https://t.co/OiDD15Bfjb