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Are Bioplastics Better for the Environment? It's Complicated.
https://undark.org/2019/07/23/bioplastics-biodegradable-plastics-better-for-environment/
Plastic and the environment
Are Bioplastics Better for the Environment? It’s Complicated | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20547252
Plastic and the environment
Bacteria serves tasty solution to plastic crisis | The University of Edinburgh
https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/2021/bacteria-serves-tasty-solution-to-plastic-crisis
Plastic and the environment
Ban on single-use restaurant tableware hailed as fast-food ‘revolution’ in France | France | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/28/france-ban-on-single-use-restaurant-tableware-hailed-as-fast-food-revolution
Plastic and the environment Single-use plastics
Bugs across globe are evolving to eat plastic, study finds | Plastics | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/14/bugs-across-globe-are-evolving-to-eat-plastic-study-finds
Plastic and the environment
Clues emerge in 'missing' ocean plastics conundrum
https://phys.org/news/2019-04-clues-emerge-ocean-plastics-conundrum.html
Plastic and the environment
EU bans plastic waste exports to poor nations | News | DW | 22.12.2020
https://www.dw.com/en/eu-bans-plastic-waste-exports-to-poor-nations/a-56033900
European Union (EU)Plastic and the environment
EU halts exports of non-recycled plastic waste to non-OECD countries | Africanews
https://www.africanews.com/2021/01/01/eu-halts-exports-of-non-recycled-plastic-waste-to-non-oecd-countries/
Plastic and the environment
Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution | Science
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/07/22/science.aba9475
Plastic and the environment
Even significant efforts to reduce pollution could leave world with 710 million tonnes of plastic by 2040: Study | MEAWW
https://meaww.com/pollution-710-million-tonnes-plastic-in-world-by-2040-despite-significant-efforts-study
Plastic and the environment
Free plastic utensils at stores soon to be thing of past : The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14366395
Japan Plastic and the environment
French ban on plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables begins - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59843697
Plastic and the environment
Germany bans single-use plastic straws, food containers | KUTV
https://kutv.com/news/nation-world/germany-bans-single-use-plastic-straws-food-containers
Germany Plastic and the environment
Germany to ban single-use plastics by 2021 - CleanTech Express
https://www.cleantechexpress.com/2020/07/germany-to-ban-single-use-plastics-by.html
Government and politics in Germany Plastic and the environment
Germany to force plastic makers to help pay for cleanups | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-germany-climate-and-environment-government-politics-120afb291f27d866d8263f91cddee5b1
Plastic and the environment
Global plastic waste is projected to triple by 2060: OECD | Environment News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/3/plastic-waste-can-triple-by-2060-if
Plastic and the environment
Govt bans manufacture, sale and use of identified single-use plastic items from Jul 1, 2022 - India News
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/govt-bans-manufacture-sale-and-use-of-identified-single-use-plastic-items-from-jul-1-2022-1840562-2021-08-13
Plastic and the environment
Greenpeace report finds most plastic goes to landfills as production ramps up : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/1131131088/recycling-plastic-is-practically-impossible-and-the-problem-is-getting-worse
Plastic and the environment
KENYA: The country will be the new hub for plastic waste produced in USA | Afrik 21
https://www.afrik21.africa/en/kenya-the-country-will-be-the-new-hub-for-plastic-waste-produced-in-usa/
Kenya Plastic and the environment
LEGO to phase out single-use plastic packaging - CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/15/business/lego-plastic-packaging/index.html
Birth, childhood, youth, aging and old age Plastic and the environment
Microplastics Are Now Spiralling Around The Globe in The Air We Breathe
https://www.sciencealert.com/microplastics-are-now-spiralling-around-the-globe-in-the-air-we-breathe
Plastic and the environment
Microplastics detected in meat, milk and blood of farm animals | Plastics | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/08/microplastics-detected-in-meat-milk-and-blood-of-farm-animals
Plastic and the environment
Nanopolystyrene translocation and fetal deposition after acute lung exposure during late-stage pregnancy | Particle and Fibre Toxicology | Full Text
https://particleandfibretoxicology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12989-020-00385-9
Plastic and the environment
New rules to tackle ‘wild west’ of plastic waste dumped on poorer countries | Plastics | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/29/new-rules-to-tackle-wild-west-of-plastic-waste-dumped-on-poorer-countries
European Union (EU)Plastic and the environment
No plastic bags, straws, or hotel shampoo bottles by 2025 as China embarks on journey to reduce and replace polluting material | South China Morning Post
https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3101241/no-plastic-bags-straws-or-hotel-shampoo-bottles-2025-china
Plastic and the environment
Oman bans single-use plastic bags from Friday
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/HEAL_376869.html
Oman Plastic and the environment
Opinion | What Does It Mean for a Whole Nation to Become Uninhabitable? - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/13/opinion/climate-change.html
Climate change and temperature Plastic and the environment
Plastic Bags to Be Banned in New York; Second Statewide Ban, After California - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/nyregion/plastic-bag-ban-.html
Plastic and the environment
Plastic gobbling enzymes in worm spit may help ease pollution
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221004-plastic-gobbling-enzymes-in-worm-spit-may-help-ease-pollution
Plastic and the environment
Plastic pollution problem may have more significant consequences than we think
https://phys.org/news/2021-07-plastic-pollution-problem-significant-consequences.html
Plastic and the environment
Plastic waste entering oceans expected to triple in 20 years | Environment | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/23/plastic-waste-entering-oceans-triple-20-years-research
Plastic and the environment
Social media backlash against Ecostore 'recall' | Stuff.co.nz
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/122404426/social-media-backlash-against-ecostore-recall
New Zealand Plastic and the environment
The Arctic Ocean is being polluted by tiny plastic fibers from our clothes - CNN Style
https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/arctic-polyester-fibers-study-intl-hnk-trnd/index.html
Plastic and the environment
The Netherlands will ban disposable plastic products from July 2021 – DutchReview
https://dutchreview.com/news/ban-on-disposable-plastic-products-in-the-netherlands-starting-from-next-year/
Netherlands Plastic and the environment
The long-term legacy of plastic mass production - ScienceDirect
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720346441
Plastic and the environment
These Items in Your Home Are Harming America’s Sea Animals - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/climate/plastic-ocean-animals.html
Plastic and the environment
US and UK citizens are world’s biggest sources of plastic waste – study | Environment | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/30/us-and-uk-citizens-are-worlds-biggest-sources-of-plastic-waste-study
Plastic and the environment
Use of plastic bags in England drops by 59% in a year | Environment | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/30/use-of-plastic-bags-in-england-drops-by-59-in-a-year
England Plastic and the environment
World will have 710M tons of plastic pollution by 2040 despite efforts to cut waste, study says - CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/23/world/plastic-pollution-2040-study-intl-hnk/index.html
Plastic and the environment
‘Single-use plastics’ to be phased out in Australia from 2025 include plastic utensils and straws | Waste | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/16/single-use-plastics-to-be-phased-out-in-australia-from-2025-include-plastic-utensils-and-straws
Australia Plastic and the environment