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Plastic giant Tupperware is on its knees: is this good or bad for the environment?
Tupperware's recent bankruptcy filing has shocked us, mothers, and environmentalists alike. But is …
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Tamil Nadu to deploy innovative 'trash interceptors' to rid rivers of plastic pollution in 14 districts
As part of the ambitious Rs 1,675 crore Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission, the state environme…
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OPINION: Planet vs Plastics — A multi-stakeholder approach to clean up the Earth
Life cycle assessment of plastic reveals that petroleum-based plastics can be recycled three to fou…
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55 tons of ocean plastic collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to be recycled into Kia’s electric vehicles!
Kia has already begun upcycling plastic in many car parts, such as the EV9 model which incorporates…
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Visualizing beloved aquatic animals when we reach for plastic might just help us use less of it and protect our oceans
New research shows that photos of animals above recycling bins appeared to reduce people's behavior…
Tim Paradis
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Amazon is trying to eliminate plastic that doesn't get recycled. It's actually making some progress.
Amazon is using a paper filler made from 100% recycled material instead, which customers can recycl…
Catherine Boudreau
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Here's why you should also celebrate Zero Waste Day on March 30 every year!
According to the United Nations, if food loss and waste were a country, it would be the third bigge…
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Package deal: Businesses and environmental groups pushed for a Colorado tax that will fund recycling of bottles and containers
Colorado has become the third state to enact a law that will tax bottles, food wrappers, and other …
Catherine Boudreau
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China stopped taking our plastic. Now America is drowning in it.
America generates 40 million tons of plastic waste a year — and it can't be recycled.
Taylor Dorrell
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Ban on single-use plastic kicks in across India as the country recognises the choking impacts of plastic waste on the environment
India generates nearly one crore tonnes of plastic waste annually, of which around 35 lakh tonnes r…
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COVID-19 pandemic generated more than 8 million tonnes of plastic waste globally, says study
The research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found th…
PTI
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Amazon created 599 million pounds of plastic packaging waste in 2020, 23.5 million pounds of which ended up in the world's oceans, watchdog report says
So much Amazon packaging ends up in the ocean, it's like "dumping a delivery van payload of plastic…
Ben Gilbert
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Even ‘biodegradable’ plastics may not be enough to protect fish from doom, new research suggests
Previous studies have revealed that both traditional and biopolymer microplastic exposure can influ…
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World producing record amount of single-use plastic waste than ever: Minderoo Foundation report
The world is producing a record amount of single-use plastic waste, mostly made from polymers creat…
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Researchers found that plastic pollutants in the ocean may be 'exciting' hermit crabs, which could lead to disrupted marine food webs
The lead author of the study told Insider it's possible the plastic waste pollutant could also be i…
Erin Snodgrass
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Three-quarters of the world's population wants single-use plastics banned, according to new study
The new poll by Reuters and IPSOS comes as countries meet in Nairobi later this month to start nego…
Alex Bitter
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Amazon used 11.6% less plastic for shipping last year and is phasing out those blue and white plastic mailers
Amazon used 11.6% less plastic last year for shipping and is phasing out those blue and white plast…
Catherine Boudreau
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Bill Nye says Coca-Cola is recycling its way to 'a world without waste.' He's wrong.
Coca-Cola is among the world's biggest plastic polluters. Recycling doesn't keep plastics out of la…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Adidas is turning plastic ocean waste into sneakers and sportswear
The processing plant crushes, washes, and dehydrates the waste, leaving nothing but small plastic f…