Bill to reduce single-use plastics clear Oregon Senate with bipartisan support
On Tuesday, the Oregon State Senate passed Senate Bill 551, a bill to reduce some of the most wasteful single-use ...
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Oregon bill targeting wasteful plastics had its first hearing
Our addiction to plastic is a ballooning problem, responsible for growing landfills and over a garbage truck of plastic pollution ...
Read moreDetailsOil States Play Spoiler in Failed Plastics Treaty Negotiations
Countries have failed to reach an agreement to stem plastic pollution after a small number of oil-rich nations resisted efforts ...
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Why We Need a Strong Global Agreement on Plastics Pollution
When marine biologist Richard Thompson and his students analyzed samples of beach sand over 20 years ago, they were surprised ...
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Using sunlight to recycle black plastics
Inside this reaction vial, spotlit by concentrated sunlight, a piece of black polystyrene from a foam tray breaks down into ...
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