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This cute soy sauce pouch could get rid of plastic packets for good
Single-use soy sauce packets for sushi take-out orders are now a whole lot more sustainable, thanks to a redesign that doesn’t use any…
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The War on Plastic Is Getting Out of Hand
We can rethink plastic waste solutions without draconian bans on effective cups, bags, and forks. Source link
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California lawsuit says makers of plastic bags lied about products being recyclable
California ramped up its efforts to curb plastic pollution Friday - suing three plastic-bag makers, alleging the companies falsely claimed…
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The Humiliating Failure of Washington State’s Plastic Bag Ban
Lawmakers favored political posturing rather than data. Source link
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Why recycling isn’t enough to address the plastic problem
And looking into the future, emissions from plastics are only set to grow. Another estimate, from the Organisation for Economic…
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Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply divided
Esme Stallard and Mark Poynting BBC News Climate and Science Global talks to develop a landmark treaty to end plastic pollution have once…
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‘Alice in Borderland’ Star Riisa Naka, ‘Shoplifters’ Actor Mayu Matsuoka to Face Off in Netflix Cosmetic Surgery Drama ‘Plastic Beauty’
Riisa Naka and Mayu Matsuoka will star as rival surgeons in Netflix‘s upcoming Japanese drama series “Plastic Beauty,” which takes viewers…
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What the U.S. wants to achieve at the international plastic treaty talks
Under President Donald Trump‘s leadership, the United States has withdrawn from international negotiations and commitments, particularly…
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Can countries solve the plastic pollution problem?
Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News Plastic production has exploded in the last century - to some it has been a miracle…
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Jamie Lee Curtis Says Plastic Surgery Has Led to a ‘Genocide’ of Women Who’ve ‘Disfigured Themselves,’ but She Doesn’t Judge Her Hollywood Peers: ‘I Would Never Say a Word’
Jamie Lee Curtis got brutally honest to The Guardian about “the genocide of a generation of women by the cosmeceutical industrial complex,…
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Scientists engineer bacteria to turn plastic waste into painkillers
Tales of turning water into wine or weaving straw into gold are one thing, but a new study shows that scientists can transform trash into…
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Thanks to bans and fees, there are fewer plastic bags littering beaches
It turns out eliminating the “paper or plastic” question through plastic bag regulation is effectively reducing the number of bags found…
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Plastic surgeon Jonathan Peter Brooks jailed for trying to kill colleague
A plastic surgeon has been jailed for life for attempting to murder a colleague he wanted "out of the way" because he was a witness…
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Trump pardons Nevada politician who paid for her plastic surgery with funds to honor a slain officer
President Donald Trump has pardoned a Nevada Republican politician who was awaiting sentencing on federal charges that she used money…
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Where single-stream recycling really goes—and why most plastic doesn’t make it
Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and…
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3 ways to keep your clothes from shedding plastic on Earth Day and every day
Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be…
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China plastic plants face closure risk as tariffs hit US ethane
Chinese plastics factories that depend on a gas they mainly import from the US are contending with the prospect of shutdowns as the…
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Plastic surgeon Jonathan Peter Brooks guilty of trying to kill colleague
Plastic surgeon Jonathan Peter Brooks, who stabbed former colleague Graeme Perks after breaking into his house, has been found guilty of…
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High costs limit plastic recycling in South-east Asia: Bain
Plastic recycling in South-east Asia is limited by high collection and sorting costs, which can be 1.5 to two times the raw waste price,…
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Donald Trump signs order shifting US back towards plastic straws
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending a US government effort to replace plastic straws and other items with…
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Socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein known for 'cat' plastic surgery dies
Jocelyn Wildenstein, the Swiss socialite known for her catlike eyes has died in Paris. Wildenstein's partner, the fashion designer Lloyd…
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Seal Pup Rescued From Plastic Bag Wrapped Around Its Neck
There are many heroes in this world, and some of them are involved with a group called Ocean Conservation Namibia. The workers there…
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Man causes alarm in German city centre with plastic gun
With Germany on edge after the attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, a man with a gun caused alarm in the northern city of Hamelin on…
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The current state of plastic regulation in France
In 2015, France set an ambitious precedent by banning certain single-use plastic products. This initiative culminated in the enactment of…