PLASTIC NEWS
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Renewable Lego
Lego is shifting to renewable and recycled plastics by 2032 despite higher costs, prioritizing sustainability.
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Plastic Microwaves
Microwaving plastic can be harmful to your health - use glass containers instead.
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Ocado Refillables
Ocado pilots refillable packaging for household goods in the UK, aiming to reduce single-use plastic waste.
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Plastic Hope
Innovations in bioplastics, reusable packaging, and recycling offer hope to combat the single-use plastic crisis.
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Plastic Diet
Donkeys in Kenya are dying from eating plastic, highlighting the widespread impact of plastic pollution on land animals.
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Banned 2035
Biden-Harris commit to banning use of single-use plastic products by government agencies by 2035, and use for food, packaging and events by 2027.
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Greenest Olympics
Paris 2024 Olympics embraces sustainability with recycled materials, electric boats, and eco-friendly initiatives.
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Hundred Athletes
Athletes ask Coca-Cola and Pepsi to stop selling single use plastic bottles.
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Specialty Recycling
Specialized recycling companies are filling the gaps in traditional recycling, finding solutions for hard-to-recycle materials.
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Plastic Music
Coldplay's new album uses recycled ocean plastic, highlighting the need for innovative solutions to plastic pollution.
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Recycling Scam
Plastic recycling can itself be harmful by releasing microplastics linked to health problems. Reduce plastic use and demand stricter regulations.
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Today's Top 20
Wealthy nations lead in single-use plastic waste per capita, with Singapore topping the list in a 2021 study.
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Plastic Ban NY
New York' State's groundbreaking legislation combats plastic waste by banning Styrofoam and holding producers accountable.
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Local Circularity
Local solutions are key to transitioning from plastic waste disposal to a circular economy model that prioritizes reduction, reuse, and recycling.
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Chemical Recycling
Advanced recycling offers a promising solution for "unrecyclable" plastics.
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Famous Five
Just five companies responsible for almost a quarter of global branded plastic waste, global study finds.
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Coke Recycles
Coca-Cola's NCAA event showcases closed-loop recycling, highlighting potential for large-scale events.
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San Diego bans single-use styrofoam, straws & utensils to fight plastic pollution.
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Plastic Bag Chairs
Sungai Watch transforms plastic bags, collected as river waste from Indonesian rivers, into furniture.
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Plastic Attitudes
U.S. wants action on plastic: companies accountable, bans on single-use plastics, increased personal action.
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Big Plastic Count
UK's Big Plastic Count targets plastic waste reduction through data collection.
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EU Bans Single-Use
EU bans single-use plastics in cafes, targets packaging waste reduction.
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Upcycled Sneakers
Dutch company offers closed-loop shoe recycling to tackle massive footwear waste problem.
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Less Plastic Toys
France aims to reduce plastic toy waste with reuse & more eco friendly design.
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Plastic Winners
Unexpected countries lead in tackling plastic pollution with bans, recycling, and innovation.
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Plastic Packaging
Retailers face sustainability pressure, recycled plastic demand will skyrocket, increasing prices.
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Inhaling Plastics
We inhale plastic particles (credit card amount/week) due to air pollution. Health risks unknown.
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Plastic Hermits
Hermit crabs worldwide have adapted to using plastic trash as shells, showing resilience in evolving amidst environmental challenges.
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Compostable Shoes
Company innovates with 3D printed compostable shoes, combining intricate designs and sustainable fashion, potentially curbing some of the fashion industry's pollution.
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Colorado Bags Bans
Single-use plastic ban takes 1.5 Billion bags off the streets in Colorado.
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Fish & Two Plastics
Study measures the extent of microplastics in 16 protein products across the U.S.
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Plastic Oceans
Study takes a proper look at the effect of microplastics in ocean with stark findings.
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2023 Progress
2023 highlights: US clean energy funding, plastic lawsuits, Amazon protection, indigenous rights, climate change fund, fossil fuel plan.
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Probiotics & Plastic
Probiotics aid gut health, and it seems fermented foods may also offer beneficial bacteria solutions to counter the ingestion of plastic.
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Here to Stay
Exploring sustainable plastic recycling innovations - identifying the challenges and the potential breakthroughs.
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Bioplastic Forks
Bioplastics degrade variably, emphasizing single-use plastic's lasting environmental impact despite bioplastics' potential.
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Plastic Africa
Plastic waste is spiralling out of control in Africa, according to charity Tearfund.
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One Single Use
Single-use plastic bans are effective, but they are still not enough.
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Plastic Clouds
Microplastics in clouds might worsen climate change, potentially exacerbating plastic pollution's environmental impact.
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Plastic Snacks
Plastic-eating bacteria can turn piles of plastic waste into something useful.
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Magic Microbes
Microbes that can eat plastic even at cold temperatures gives us hope.
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Not Even Close
The US remains on the fence when it comes to the single-use plastic problem.
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