Tag: plastic pollution

This indigenous worldview can lead treaty negotiations, creating systems that are less demanding of our planet and value nature over profit.

The UNEP noted that while an 80% reduction in plastic pollution would be helpful, there would still be a need to manage 100 million metric tons of plastics each year by 2040.

Scientists found microplastic particles were about 10 times higher in the algae samples than the surrounding waters, which they are now equating with microplastics found in the deep sea.

The new study comes as the UN is developing a treaty to control plastic pollution.

"We need a fundamentally different approach, that turns the tap off on new plastic production.”

Americans discard 100 billion plastic bags annually, the equivalent of 12 million barrels of oil.

The UK government is set to ban additional single-use plastic items like plates and cutlery in England, after banning straws, stirrers and cotton swabs there in 2020.

Negotiators from 175 nations will create a team of scientists to address the plastic pollution crisis worldwide.

The recycling myth explained.

The bill, known as Senate Bill (SB) 1046, stipulates that stores can only provide so-called “precheckout bags” if they are compostable or made from recyclable paper.