Bill to reduce single-use plastics passes key House committee
On Tuesday, the House Committee on Climate, Energy & Environment passed Senate Bill 551, a bill to reduce some of ...
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New polling confirms people in Canada support action on plastics, forever chemicals
86 per cent support the Government of Canada stepping in to stop plastic pollution both at home and around the ...
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Less than 10% of plastics are being manufactured from recycled materials
Only 9.5% of plastic materials produced globally in 2022 were manufactured from recycled materials. The findings, reported in Nature Communications ...
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Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 winners announced
The winning line-up. The winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe – this year in their 8th run -were announced ...
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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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