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China stopped taking our plastic. Now America is drowning in it.
Business Insider· 4 hours agoAmerica has long had a plastic problem. It's an urgent question — what do we do with the 40 million...
Ottawa climate talks: can global plastic problem be solved?
The Week· 1 hour agoRepresentatives from around the world will meet in Ottawa this week to continue drafting the first...
EU Parliament backs clampdown on single-use plastic packaging
WHTC 1450 Holland· 27 minutes agoBy Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament approved a proposed law on Wednesday that would ban certain single-use plastic packaging like mini shampoo bottles ...
Turning The Tide on Plastic Pollution Requires a Bold Global Effort
Newsweek· 4 hours agoWhen most people think of ocean plastic pollution, they think of what's visible—bottles washing up...
After overshadowing climate talks, the myth of ‘circularity’ looms over the UN plastics treaty
Fortune via AOL· 4 hours agoDelegates from 191 countries meet once again this month for the UN plastics treaty talks in Ottawa,...
Global plastic pollution treaty talks hit critical stage in Canada
WPXI· 17 hours agoThousands of negotiators and observers representing most of the world’s nations are gathering in the...
What would it take to ditch single-use plastic?
Fast Company Magazine· 5 hours agoMost single-use plastic ends up in landfills after a few minutes of use by consumers, wasting the money and CO2 emissions that went into making it. This...
Rescuers save seal tangled in plastic and stranded on Block Island - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 16 hours agoA juvenile grey seal was found tangled up in plastic netting and nylon rope on Block Island on...
Plastic bags from Walmart US recycling bins tracked to controversial plastic facilities in Southeast...
ABC News· 12 hours agoThe 52-year-old's hometown of Jenjarom, Malaysia has been transformed in recent years by thousands...
Opinion | Action on plastic pollution shows us that another world is possible
South China Morning Post· 13 hours agoCertain corporations have started implementing additional charges for non-plastic disposables. This...