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The everyday items you never knew contained plastic
Al Jazeera· 19 hours agoAmid global struggles to curb plastic pollution, the United Kingdom said last month that it would introduce legislation to ban wet wipes which contain ...
Making The ‘Planet Vs Plastics’ Fight Real
Forbes· 23 hours agoThe fight to end plastic pollution gained momentum this week as the deadline for a UN-led international treaty nears, but will everything fall in place...
Another Voice: Plastics must be addressed at the source
The Buffalo News· 17 hours agoPlastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution and it’s predicted that by 2050, plastics may...
The Plastic Industry’s Latest Delay Tactic: “Plastic Offsets”
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPlastic is just about everywhere, piling up in streams, landfills, and even our bloodstreams and...
Can a treaty undo the world's plastic problem? - Marketplace
Marketplace· 1 day agoCreating a global treaty on plastic isn’t easy, but the U.S. and other United Nations members are...
Talks advance on a treaty to end plastic pollution
WSB Radio· 5 days agoOTTAWA, Ontario — (AP) — Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution as their fourth round of talks finished early Tuesday in Canada. For...
Single-use plastics leads Hong Kong styrofoam giant to move to greener options
South China Morning Post· 22 hours agoThe manufacturer’s change of direction was prompted by the government’s staged ban on single-use ...
Splaine: The young are leading us on the issue of plastic waste. We need to listen.
Gannett via AOL· 18 hours agoIt's taking a while, but more of us are paying attention to the problem of plastics. Yes, that word...
Problem of plastic pollution far from solved as Ottawa talks wrap up
CBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoNegotiators from around the world wrapped up talks in Ottawa early this morning, far from a deal...
5 takeaways from the global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoNations finished a round of negotiations early Tuesday on a treaty to end plastic pollution and made...