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Scientists discover plastic-eating marine fungus on debris floating in the Great Pacific Garbage...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 1 day ago"There are still many questions about the dynamics of how plastic degradation takes place in deeper...
Officials issue warning as influx of illegal dumping creates fatal trap for local wildlife:...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAlso, the plastic waste that inevitably winds up in these dumping sites can lead to health problems...
San Antonio won't recycle your plastic bags anymore
San Antonio Express-News· 3 days agoThe city of San Antonio is done recycling those single-use plastic bags you get at the supermarket and other retail stores. As of Aug. 1, the city's Solid Waste< ...
Zoo officials issue warning after identifying cause of death of young antelope: 'Today we lost a...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn Telluride, Colorado, a sick bear recently had to be euthanized by authorities. Further...
Future of plastic packaging – The Plastic Packaging Tax
Packaging Gateway via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoIn March 2018, the UK government announced its intention to introduce a plastic packaging tax that...
Statewide plastic bag ban passes the Massachusetts Senate
GBH News· 3 days agoThe “Act to Reduce Plastics”, which includes the bag ban and other initiatives to reduce plastic ...
Should Hong Kong have suspended its waste-charging scheme?
South China Morning Post· 1 day agoCharlotte Lau Wing-ching attends St Paul’s Convent School. The government recently announced the...
Six of the most promising new green power technologies
Power Technology via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoFrom concentrated solar power to floating wind turbines and from printable organic solar cells to...
River ‘plastisphere’ serves as home to ecosystem-draining organisms
Tahoe Daily Tribune· 5 days agoPolluted rivers and lakes worldwide are host to a new and evolving population of microorganisms and...
Nestle, Unilever and a polluted beach in the Philippines
Packaging Gateway via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoNestlé and Unilever’s UK offices have pledged to reduce waste and are champions of their company’s...