Tag: plastic pollution
China bans single-use plastic straws and shopping bags
China is one of the world's biggest users of single-use plastic and in 2010, produced 60 million tonnes of plastic waste.
Mexico City enacts ban on single-use plastics and straws
“To be effective, the measure requires the support of citizens … to transform our consumption habits and strive towards more sustainable lifestyles.”
EU bans plastic waste exports to poorer countries
“This is an important milestone in fighting plastic pollution, transitioning shifting to a circular economy, and achieving the aims of the European Green Deal.”
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé are worst plastic polluters of 2020, have made...
"The world's top polluting corporations claim to be working hard to solve plastic pollution, but instead they are continuing to pump out harmful single-use plastic packaging."
5 things to know about plastic pollution and how to stop...
Researchers continue to find new information about how widespread plastic pollution has become, but also how we can help stem the tide.
US leads the world in plastic pollution, new study finds
"The U.S. has a relatively robust waste infrastructure, yet an estimated five times as much plastic pollution entered the oceans in 2016 than in 2010."
UK retailers ban glitter from store brand products this holiday season
As the movement against glitter brings awareness about microplastics, Morrisons, Waitrose and John Lewis' store brand holiday products will be glitter-free for 2020.
We estimate there are up to 14 million tonnes of microplastics...
Knowing how much plastic sinks to the ocean floor is an important addition to our understanding of the plastic pollution crisis.
Plastic-eating super enzyme could help solve the plastic waste crisis
“The faster we can make the enzymes, the quicker we can break down the plastic, and the more commercially viable it will be.”
Plastic debris plagues Honduras beaches
The "massive trash tsunami" was filled with plastic debris believed to have come from a neighboring river in Guatemala.
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How Democrats helped clear Trump’s path back to power
The Democratic Party has chosen again and again to abandon working people and cling to corporate power, militarism, and a feckless, out-of-touch leadership class, Norman Solomon of RootsAction says. And we’re all paying the price.
Minnesota sues Trump administration after federal agents withhold evidence in fatal immigration raid shootings
State officials say federal authorities blocked access to key evidence following deaths tied to Operation Metro Surge.
What I saw in Cuba was resilience
It was a country enduring a 66-year siege, and a people who, against all odds, continue to build, create, and care for one another.
Meta & Google found liable in landmark cases for knowingly causing harm to young...
Over the course of the trials, documents revealed that tech companies were well aware of the addictive properties of their social media products and exploited these properties to increase their profits.
DHS warehouse jail plan signals historic expansion of immigration detention
Documents and reporting reveal a sweeping plan to convert warehouses and deploy military contracting to rapidly expand immigration jails across the United States.