Author Archives: Danielle Park

Traditional plastics require hydrogen and carbon ‘hydrocarbons’ and today the most common way of accessing hydrocarbons is to extract them from oil. But hydrocarbons can be made from other biodegradable and recycled materials like starch, cellulose, sugars, lactic acid, organic … Continue reading →

Our sleep patterns tend to move up and down with our life cycle for better and worse, but good sleep is a foundation of good health.  Like many, I experienced years of sleep deprivation balancing young kids, post-graduate studies, career, … Continue reading →

Hate to be a downer on a Friday, but most of the plastic we use never gets recycled. Yes, even the items we carefully sort and send off in blue bins mostly ends up in landfills and our water systems.  … Continue reading →