Tag: plastic
Trader Joe’s announces plans to phaseout plastic waste after Greenpeace petition...
"The only way we are going to tackle this crisis is by pressuring corporations and governments to move away from throwaway plastics for good, and toward systems of reuse."
New warnings on plastic’s health risks as fracking industry promotes new...
And that's the heart of the problem – the rush to make plastics from cheap fracked shale gas in America hasn't been driving more polluting plants out of business, it's been adding to the world's new plastics production.
New study shows plastic pollution threatens human health on a global...
“The heavy toxic burdens associated with plastic – at every stage of its life cycle – offers another convincing argument why reducing and not increasing production of plastics is the only way forward. Plastic is lethal, and this report shows us why.”
Greenpeace ships set sail to tell the global story of plastic...
The Rainbow Warrior and the Beluga have set sail in the Mediterranean Sea protesting the plastic pollution and asking supporters to join the Plastic-Free-Future Campaign.
EU to ban common single-use plastics to address environment and marine...
"Europe now has a legislative model to defend and promote at international level, given the global nature of the issue of marine pollution involving plastics."
5 everyday products contaminated with plastic
It's high time that corporations and governments step up to stem the tide of plastic, taking action to eliminate all but the most essential single-use plastic items.
If you recycled all the plastic garbage in the world, you...
In other words, if someone could collect and recycle all the unrecycled plastic on earth, this person would be richer than any individual on the planet.
New global study confirms microplastic found in nearly all species of...
"Our society's addiction to throwaway plastic is fueling a global environmental crisis that must be tackled at source."
Microplastics accumulate in bodies of shellfish within hours, new study reveals
“Understanding whether plastic particles are absorbed across biological membranes and accumulate within internal organs is critical for assessing the risk these particles pose to both organism and human health."
Why plans to turn America’s Rust Belt into a new plastics...
Climate implications make a petrochemical build-out risky, not only from an environmental perspective, but also from a fiscal perspective.
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New Gallup surveys show tens of millions of Americans cutting back on food, utilities, and daily necessities to pay medical bills while healthcare affordability worsens.
Democrats’ last major obstacle to defeating MAGA for good
If all Americans regardless of their political beliefs, racial backgrounds, and economic standing were required to serve together and learn from each other to achieve a goal as a cohesive unit, it could be what helps future generations heal from the division that’s plaguing our political system.
War with Iran to test China’s energy security
U.S. military action is disrupting key energy suppliers, putting China’s reliance on foreign sources to the test. Even as Beijing strengthens domestic capacity and diversifies imports, the crisis exposes the limits of its energy strategy.