Plastic can take more than 400 years to degrade and most of it litters our oceans and waterways. In a statement released on Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the country will prohibit ...
The plastic bag ban, which came into place on January 1st, 2019, shows that the government is making strident moves towards sustainability. Over 2019, Jamaica will be making the transition to an outright ban on ...
Dr. Geyer told the Guardian that plastic pollution, which usually ends up in landfills or oceans, will result in a “near-permanent contamination” of the earth. Two recent studies found plastic pollution to be worse than ...
(Beyond Pesticides) The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued new guidelines for measures to lower children’s exposures to chemicals in food and food packaging that are tied to health problems such as obesity, metabolic ...
Starbucks will globally phase out the use of plastic drinking straws by the end of next year, the corporation announced on July 9. The common green single-use straws will no longer be offered at Starbucks ...
A new factory is being built in Amsterdam that will use previously unrecyclable plastic and convert it to fuel to power diesel cargo ships. Bin2Barrel, a Dutch waste management company set up in 2012 is ...
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: It’s finally time for me to retire my trusty old Nalgene and upgrade my water bottle. Are any brands or models particularly greener ...
Beaches around the world are full of plastic waste. In working to raise awareness around plastic waste, people are hosting community cleanups to trace plastic waste back to its source and hold companies accountable. (Greenpeace, ...
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