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Creating a throw-away culture: How companies ingrained plastics in modern life
NPR· 55 minutes agoThe industry responded by pitching recycling. But almost from the outset, corporations knew that recycling probably wouldn’t work to rein in waste, multiple investigations have shown. Now, faced ...
New standard launched to tackle global plastic pollution
Packaging Gateway via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoPCX Solutions has introduced Version 8.0 of the Plastic Pollution Reduction Standard (PPRS) in a bid...
Scientists discover ocean fungus that eats plastic
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPlastic Pollution in the Ocean Getty Images/Yunaidi Joepoet Scientists have discovered a possible new tool for addressing the growing problem of
Jeff Goldblum Says Oceans Are ‘Crying Out' for Help as ‘2 Garbage Trucks’ of Plastic Are Dumped in...
People via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSadly, he says, “The oceans are in trouble and face a whole bunch of threats from climate change and...
ORNL Inventor of the Year to speak on cutting plastic pollution
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe rest is buried in landfills or incinerated at commercial facilities that generate greenhouse...
Tackling Plastics Pollution: We Can Do Better | The Legal Intelligencer
Law.com· 2 days agoAn achievement of modern manufacturing is its ability to quickly innovate to meet customer demand....
There are thousands of tons of plastic floating in the oceans. One group trying to collect it just...
CBS News· 3 days agoOne group is trying to clean up the more than 100,000 tons of garbage, one football field of trash...
How to help the oceans
CNN via AOL· 3 days agoSaturday, June 8 is World Ocean Day but it might not seem like there’s much to celebrate. From rising ocean temperatures to plastics in the water and...
HX Partners with Ocean Bottle to Reduce Plastic Pollution
Travel Pulse· 3 days agoHX (formerly Hurtigruten Expeditions) has launched a new partnership with Ocean Bottle to help...
In Her Own Words: Bonnie Monteleone attacks plastic pollution - The Business Journals
The Business Journals· 3 days agoA paper she read as a 48-year-old grad student inspired Bonnie Monteleone to cofound a non-profit,...