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Big Oil’s hopes are pinned on plastics. It won’t end well

Depending on how long and severe the economic crisis proves to be, it will take years for fossil fuel demand to recover.

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How smog leads to tons of plastic trash

When the air pollution gets particularly bad, office workers in China are more likely to order lunch delivery—millions of meals and tons of plastic waste.
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Hygiene theater at restaurants is creating endless plastic waste

CDC guidance says eateries should use disposable dishes and cutlery—but most experts think reusables are just fine.
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Fish that eat microplastics take more risks and die younger, study shows

Microplastics can alter the behavior of fish, with those that ingest the pollutants likely to be bolder, more active and swim in risky areas where they die en masse, according to a new study.

www.theguardian.com

Hawaii nonprofit ships 1.2M bottle caps to Texas to raise awareness of plastic pollution

A nonprofit organization in Hawaii partnered with a Texas energy company to convert 1.2 million bottle caps into oil this month, an initiative aimed at alleviating the islands' plastic problem.

www.hawaiinewsnow.com

Cleanup ocean plastic trash

A modern world without plastics seems impossible, but that doesn't mean we can't do a much better job of recycling or making sure they don't become harmful in the environment.

www.rcinet.ca

Microplastic pollution in Antarctic waters mirrors rates in North Atlantic and Mediterranean

Microplastics have been identified in Antarctic waters at rates that mirror the amounts found in oceans elsewhere in the world, including the North Atlantic, says a new study.

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How air pollution can increase food deliveries, plastic waste

A new study shows how people contribute to the ever-growing problem of plastic waste while trying to avoid exposure to air pollution.
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Maui woman hikes entire 180-mile Maui coastline to raise funds for beach cleanups

Today marked the finale of one woman's journey around Maui, hiking 180 miles around the entire island's coastline to raise awareness against ocean plastics and raise funds for Love The Sea's Hard to Reach beach cleanups.

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Adam Minter: Banning glitter won’t save the oceans

Plastic pollution is a real problem. Self-righteous crusades won’t help.
www.bloomberg.com

Editorial: Ban on single-use plastics dwarfed by pandemic plastic pollution

The ban on single use plastics is a good start; however, Canada must also adopt an all hands on deck approach to collecting plastics.

www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com

U.S. industry lobby targeting Canada's proposed plastics ban

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson on Wednesday revealed the government's preliminary list of banned items, including plastic bags and straws.
www.politico.com

Concerns raised over feasibility of synthetic turf recycling

Concerns have been raised regarding the feasibility of a proposed synthetic turf field at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School being recycled at the end of its useful life.

www.mvtimes.com

Adrienne Matei: Your polyester sweater is destroying the environment. Here's why

Boycotting polyester would reduce microfiber pollution. But the larger problem is the sheer volume of clothing we buy and discard
www.theguardian.com

Boiling a litre of water in a plastic kettle releases 10m microplastics into our tea and coffee, study finds

A mug of tea made from water boiled in a plastic kettle could contain more than three million micro-plastic particles, a study suggests.

inews.co.uk

Doe your bit: Japan invents bags deer can eat after plastic-related deaths

The famed deer that roam the city of Nara, in Japan, no longer face discomfort - or far worse - after local companies developed a safe alternative to the plastic packaging discarded by tourists that often ended up in the animals' stomachs.

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Plastic bag ban won't effect school lunches

A plastic bag ban that went into effect this week in New York has some school officials confused about whether they will be required to change the way they package school lunches.

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Fixing plastic collection seen as vital to success of chemical recycling

Two billion people worldwide do not have access to proper waste collection services, leading to ever-growing plastic pollution in oceans and waterways, particularly in the global south.
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Study: Most of the plastic found in seabirds’ stomachs was recyclable

In a study of great shearwaters, most of the plastic found in the birds was recyclable polyethylene. To the scientists, the preliminary results add to the growing pile of evidence that recycling is not the solution to our plastic pollution problem, and broader policy action is needed.
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Babies may be drinking millions of microplastic particles a day

Scientists discover that baby bottles shed up to 16 million bits of plastic per liter of fluid. What that means for infants’ health, no one can yet say.
www.wired.com

Inside Amazon's quest to use less cardboard

The company is redesigning its packaging to use less material, and employing AI to find the smallest possible package for each box.
www.fastcompany.com

New York begins enforcing plastic bag ban on Monday

New York’s ban on single-use plastic bags went into effect earlier this year but the state will officially begin enforcing the rule on Monday.
www.nbcnewyork.com

Sharon Treat, Stuart Trew: US chemical industry overreaches by invoking USMCA

The Canadian government wants to start addressing the global plastic pollution problem. But the U.S.-based plastics industry is saying not so fast — and invoking provisions of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

thehill.com

Art imitates life at Plastic Bag Store pop-up in New York

The Plastic Bag Store set to open to the public on Thursday looks like a typical New York City grocery, with rows of soda drinks and cartons on its shelves. But a closer look at the boxes of sushi rolls and cereal reveals labels such as 'plastic bagacado roll,' 'Yucky Shards,' and 'Caps N' Such.'

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The Trump administration is reversing nearly 100 environmental rules. Here's the full list

The White House has dismantled major climate and environmental policies focused on clean air, water, wildlife and toxic chemicals. Here’s how it adds up.
www.nytimes.com

Microplastics found in marine fish raise alarm

Study findings raise concerns that microplastics in marine fish could be a threat to public health via the food chain.

www.dhakatribune.com

Groundbreaking study finds 13.3 quadrillion plastic fibers in California’s environment

Exclusive: report reveals as many microfibers as there are stars in the Milky Way – and they can easily enter oceans and waterways
www.theguardian.com

Major retailers in Britain say no to glitter for Christmas

Morrisons, John Lewis and Waitrose said they would not be using glitter in their holiday products this year. Does that really help the environment?
www.nytimes.com

Glitter litter 'could be damaging rivers'

Glitter contains microplastics, which can get into rivers and seas, taking years to degrade.
www.bbc.com

Roadmap points Europe toward safer, sustainable chemicals

Europe's chief policy-making body Wednesday called for a safer, more sustainable chemicals market, plotting a zero-tolerance approach that nearly eliminates hormone mimicking compounds.

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Why microplastics found in Nigeria's freshwaters raise a red flag

Microplastics could pose a threat to the sustenance of aquatic biodiversity when ingested by animals.
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Shark whose head was 'slowly being sliced off' by plastic strap rescued by scientists

A shark whose head was being "slowly sliced off" by a plastic strap it had become entangled in when younger has been rescued by scientists.

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