Tim Ahern

The world has a plastic bottle cap problem. They’re tough to recycle, they’re deadly, and they are everywhere. In this episode of UpcycleThis, we’re going to dive in. Why are bottle caps such a problem? Why are they so hard to recycle normally? And we’ll talk to the Backcountry Swell, who found a way to upcycle bottle caps into skateboards. Why Are Bottle Caps Such a Problem? If you’re outside and look around, chances are you can spot a plastic bottle cap without much effort.

The PPE has become an important part of our lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. But with 3 million masks being disposed of every minute, they’ve created an unexpected and huge waste problem. One man has stepped up to stop these masks from further polluting our environment by turning them into these screwdrivers sets, tightening up our environment one turn at a time. You might ask, how does a mask make a screwdriver set out of all things? How are these masks contributing to the climate crisis?

By Tim Ahern Published on 8/19/2021 at 2:20 PM The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change (IPCC)—released every 6-7 years—confirms that human activity has warmed the planet to unprecedented temperatures. This graph shows changes in average global surface temperatures relative to an 1850-1900 baseline. The solid gray line from year 1 through 2000 shows the global surface temperature during that time and was reconstructed using paleoclimatic data.