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Research out of Scotland suggests that the chopping, shredding and washing of plastic in recycling facilities may turn as much as six to 13 percent of incoming waste into microplastics—tiny, toxic particles that are an emerging and ubiquitous environmental health concern for the planet and people. A team of four researchers measured and analyzed microplastics […] 
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Today, The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) has joined the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative rooted in four ambitious goals intended to drive significant systems change by unifying diverse cross-sector approaches, setting a national strategy, and creating scalable solutions to create a path forward toward a circular economy for plastics in the United States by 2025. The first North American Pact of its kind, the U.S. Pact is a collaboration led by The Recycling Partnership, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Via EcoVadis
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Indonesia has been in hot water over its contribution to marine waste since 2015, when a report by researcher Jenna Jambeck ranked Indonesia as the world’s second-worst marine plastic polluter for allowing about 1.29 million tons of plastic waste to enter the ocean in 2010 as a result of improper waste management. Via EcoVadis
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The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on large sections of the American economy, bringing some segments to a near halt. But residential garbage pickup has seen a surge of additional
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Over time, trash that has been floating in the ocean gets covered in algae and other micro-organisms
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A report finds that recycling rates in Oregon are in decline, due in part to increased use of non-recyclable plastics.
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Since Jan. 1, China has banned imports of 24 kinds of waste, including materials used in plastic bottles, in a campaign against “foreign garbage.”
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VCStar.com is the home page of Ventura County, California, with in-depth and updated local news, sports, things to do, investigative journalism and opinions.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
SACRAMENTO - A California lawmaker is taking flak for a measure that would make it illegal for servers to offer plastic straws with drinks unless they're asked.
Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon introduced a bill last week making unsolicited straw-providing a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. However, Calderon says it will be amended to eliminate the penalties. The measure would apply to sit-down restaurants, not bars or fast-food places. As expected, critics have heaped scorn, calling it government overkill. One asked whether the measure would also apply to cocktail umbrellas. But the bill has a serious purpose. Calderon says it's aimed at reducing the environmental damage from tons of plastic that wind up each year in U.S. landfills, waterways and the ocean.
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A ban on microbeads has entered into force in the UK, meaning products containing the tiny pieces of plastic can no longer be manufactured in the country. The move follows pressure from environmental groups and scientists highlighting the contribution microbeads make to the wider problem of plastic pollution, particularly in the marine environment.
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The consequences of plastic waste for humanity could be more severe than climate change.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Global plastic quiz: how do you compare with the rest of the world?
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The coronavirus outbreak has indelibly imprinted itself on life in Los Angeles — down to the composition of trash washing up on its beaches.
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A high-end organic foods retailer promoted as “plastic-free shopping” has mandated disposable plastic gloves for customers in its stores in Singapore as a coronavirus prevention measure. Via EcoVadis
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July 6, 2020 9:20 PM
Individual countries realize the need to increase environmental health as the economy reopens. A food retailer is helping on a smaller scale by introducing disposable gloves. These will cause less or no harm to the environment if people decide to throw them in the street as opposed to disposing of them properly.
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It seems like the thing to do. You use a disinfectant wet wipe, and you toss it in the toilet. Right? That’s actually wrong. It’s an issue causing problems
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Nobody wants to get infected by COVID-19, aka coronavirus. As the world prepares for the impending spread of the virus, we’re seeing basic necessities fly off the shelves, buying restrictions of one bag of rice per customer, Italy in lockdown mode, and even the President of Portugal putting himself
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People are bringing in luggage, laundry hampers, pots, and buckets to carry groceries after a new plastic bag ban in Thailand.
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Dozens of laborers and factory operators sit hand-cuffed in rows on the pavement at an industrial park in Malaysia.
Sophie Delerue-Ricard's curator insight,
October 18, 2019 9:59 AM
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The Government wants supermarkets and other manufacturers and producers to pay more towards the cost of collecting and recycling the estimated 11million tons of package waste produced in the UK. Under a new waste strategy, one option is to increase ‘contributions’ from retailers and producers from £70million a year to between £500million and £1billion. There are also plans to increase the number of companies that contribute from the current 7,000, the Guardian said. Via EcoVadis
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China is no longer importing the world's recyclable plastic – so what should we do instead?
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120 volunteers turned up for the Clean-Up on Kayak activity organised by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) at…
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Three candidates running for city council spoke out against Measure M during the public comment period on Tuesday.
Lauren Wilson's insight:
I've grown up in Oxnard, and it takes being in a class such as this to stop and look around at the impacts that may otherwise fall outside of my, and more than likely the local population's, radar.
Here we see an important act in local health and safety compromised by timing and political climate. It's interesting to see a motivation for action, exclusively political, versus an understanding of what's best for the community. Very interested to hear further opinions on this!
Greg Vance's comment,
October 31, 2016 2:06 PM
This is a tough issue. I can clearly see the importance of having a safe, non-polluting wastewater facility, but no one wants to pay more in taxes or on their monthly bill. If money is not spent to maintain and upgrade the aging facility, there can be a health and safety risk posed for the local community. It will be cheaper now if issues are addressed instead of responding to ones that fail from neglect.
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