New Zealand to ban most single-use plastics by 2025
Cutlery, bags, cotton buds, drinking straws and takeaway containers are among prohibited items. The items will be phased out in three
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Plastic Pollution
Scientists call for global treaty to end production of virgin plastic production
International group of scientists call for new plastics non-proliferation treaty that binds governments to ambitious target to phase out virgin
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India, the worst country for plastic waste in the oceans
Plastic waste is still one of the largest environmental concerns we face in the 21st century. But which countries dump
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Canada Declares Plastics Toxic, Paving the Way for Restrictions
Plastic is now considered toxic under Canada’s primary environmental law — the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) — the Trudeau
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Microplastics in our air ‘spiral the globe’, study finds
Tiny bits of plastics from everyday use items could be traveling in the atmosphere across entire continents, carried by winds,
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Single-Use Plastics To Be Banned In Australia
Australians may soon have to find alternatives for eight every day plastic items which have been described as “problematic and
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Plastic Pollution Is a Social Justice Issue
Plastic pollution isn’t just a threat to non-human life like turtles and whales. It’s also a major environmental justice problem.
Read moreWhere does plastic pollution go when it enters the ocean?
It’s estimated that one in three fish eaten by humans contains microplasts Of the hundreds of millions of tonnes of
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Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestlé have been accused of “zero progress” on reducing plastic waste, after being named the world’s top
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Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies
Microplastic particles have been revealed in the placentas of unborn babies for the first time, which the researchers said was
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