One in four items tossed into recycling bins aren't actually recyclable
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This article originally appeared on FoodPrint. When it comes to recycling, most folks know to sort their plastic and paper…
This article originally appeared on FoodPrint. When it comes to recycling, most folks know to sort their plastic and paper…
When it comes to recycling, most folks know to sort their plastic and paper, thanks to the blue and green plastic sorting bins…
Northampton, MA --News Direct-- Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council Plastics plays a unique and critical role in the delivery…
Northampton, MA News Direct Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council Plastics plays a unique and critical role in the delivery of…
Northampton, MA --News Direct-- Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council Plastics plays a unique and critical role in the delivery…
California is addressing the harmful effects of single-use plastic through a new law that applies to all industries.
Plastic waste. Photo: Nareeta Martin/Unsplash Although targeting consumer behaviour can reduce local plastic use and litter…
Coca-Cola, the world’s worst plastic polluter for the last four consecutive years, has announced that Sprite bottles will soon…
This story was originally published in March 2019. There’s no avoiding it: We use a lot of plastic.
and Microplastics, tiny particles less than 5mm in size, are everywhere – including in our bodies.
This story is a part of a collaboration between DeSmog, the Investigative Reporting Workshop, and Public Health Watch.
This story is part of a collaboration between DeSmog, the Investigative Reporting Workshop, and Public Health Watch.
The flares started last December, an event Errol Summerlin, a former legal-aid lawyer, and his neighbors had been bracing for…
Just like carbon emissions, plastic waste is getting worse day-by-day. One of the main reasons behind this plastic epidemic is…
Het systeem lijkt veel op het bekende statiegeldsysteem van supermarkten. Klanten ‘lenen’ een verpakking en krijgen statiegeld…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
Nuts and dried fruit items at a grocery store. I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my…
When I reminisce about the time I spent at the beach as a kid, I remember peering into tide pools and splashing in the cool…
When I reminisce about the time I spent at the beach as a kid, I remember peering into tide pools and splashing in the cool…
(Photo by Jonathan Chng/Unsplash) Residents and people visiting Los Angeles' most iconic locations will soon not be able to get…
What would happen if we stopped using plastic? (Image credit: Alamy) Plastic has seeped into every aspect of our existence.
A plastic container thrown into landfill can take hundreds of years to break down naturally, but a newly discovered enzyme…
Drew Barrymore went to bed upset after watching Don’t Look Up, Adam McKay’s 2021 allegory for the climate crisis.
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As you may have noticed, there are so many Plastic pollutionAnd scientists are working hard to find a way to use plastic…
As you've no doubt noticed, there's a worryingly large amount of plastic pollution, and scientists are working hard to find…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday an investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industry’s…
A tractor drives through a giant pile of plastic bottles at the San Francisco Recycling Center April 22, 2008 in San Francisco…
California will investigate whether fossil fuel companies have broken the law by perpetuating myths about plastic recycling…
California will examine whether or not fossil gas corporations have damaged the legislation by perpetuating myths about plastic…
Last updated Apr 29, 2022 California will investigate whether fossil fuel companies have broken the law by perpetuating myths…
California will investigate whether fossil fuel companies have broken the law by perpetuating myths about plastic recycling…
Image:bigto via Getty Images California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday an investigation into the fossil fuel and…
California will investigate whether fossil fuel companies have broken the law by perpetuating myths about plastic recycling…
The thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag does me in.
(CN) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced he would begin investigating major petrochemical companies for their…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday announced a major investigation into companies that manufacture plastics, the…
Bonta says companies engaged in decades of "misinformation and deception," because most plastic cannot be recycled California…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday announced a major investigation into companies that manufacture plastics, the…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday announced a major investigation into companies that manufacture plastics, the…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Just 9% of all plastic waste ever created has been recycled, researchers estimate.
This story originally ran in August 2020. We're rerunning it today in honor of Earth Day.
That plastic takeout container you toss in a recycling bin? Odds are you're actually doing little for the environment.
That plastic takeout container you toss in a recycling bin? Odds are you're actually doing little for the environment.
That plastic takeout container you toss in a recycling bin? Odds are you're actually doing little for the environment.
Just 9% of all plastic waste ever created has been recycled, researchers estimate.
Microbes matter Questions linger as enzyme-based recycling technology is poised to go commercial.
Few places on Earth — or in our bodies — seem to be free of microplastics. Researchers recently announced the discovery of…
click to enlarge CP Photo: Pam Smith Larissa Russo, owner of The Refillery A woman-owned business in Squirrel Hill has taken on…
Few places on Earth — or in our bodies — seem to be free of microplastics. Researchers in recent months have announced the…
Few places on Earth — or in our bodies — seem to be free of microplastics. Researchers in recent months have announced the…
Few places on Earth — or in our bodies — seem to be free of microplastics. Researchers in recent months have announced the…
Few places on Earth - or in our bodies - seem to be free of microplastics. Researchers in recent months have announced the…
Few places on Earth — or in our bodies — seem to be free of microplastics. Researchers in recent months have announced the…
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Since the first factories began fabricating polyester from petroleum in the 50s, we have generated approximately 9.1 billion of…
The plastic rings ubiquitous with six-packs of beer and soda are gradually becoming a thing of the past as more companies…
By Sabrina Chakori, Ammar Abdul Aziz, Martin Calisto Friant and Russell Richards You pick up a piece of plastic litter from the…
A great variety of polymers came to be used after World War II. These were developed by the chemical industry during the war…
shutterstock You pick up a piece of plastic litter from the beach, and get a small buzz.
You pick up a piece of plastic litter from the beach, and get a small buzz. You’ve done something for the environment.
You pick up a piece of plastic litter from the beach, and get a small buzz. You’ve done something for the environment.
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Plastics have always been global—even before science began tracking the peregrinations of microplastics across meridians, into…
Plastics have always been global—even before science began tracking the peregrinations of microplastics across meridians, into…
Plastics have always been global—even before science began tracking the peregrinations of microplastics across meridians, into…
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Images of plastic pollution in the ocean and on beaches are now commonplace, and the problem is likely to get worse.