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Groups fight California attorney general's document demands in plastics pollution probe
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 weeks ago(Reuters) -Two chemical and plastics industry groups each filed a lawsuit against California...
A Report Calls Chemical Recycling a ‘Dangerous Deception’—and a Former Plastic Lobbyist Agrees
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThis story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. As...
China stopped taking our plastic. Now America is drowning in it.
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAmericans produce 40 million tons of plastic waste each year. And it has to go somewhere. Carl...
Toxic plastic chemicals number in the thousands, most are unregulated, report finds
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months ago“Life in plastic; it’s fantastic,” so the song goes, but in reality, plastics and the chemicals used...
Plastic makers lied about recycling for decades. What do we do next?
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMost plastic is either landfilled or burned—just about 9 percent is ever recycled. For decades,...
Facility seen polluting Malaysian river part of anti-pollution program promoted by US plastics...
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA plastics facility listed as a member of an environmental stewardship program created by American...
Recycling Doesn’t Work—and the Plastics Industry Knew It
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 4 months agoHardly any plastics can be recycled. You’d be forgiven for not knowing that, given how much...
“We can do it”: Congress urged to pass legislation to help reduce plastic waste
WFTV via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCongress is now looking into ways to cut down on harmful plastic waste. According to the National...
Democrats Release ‘Most Comprehensive Plan Ever’ to Address Plastics Problem
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThis story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. As plastic...
Plastic bags and straws were first. Now RI Senate votes to ban two more food-service items
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRhode Island's war on plastic has advanced from bags and straws to the little sticks that stir...