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Pollution
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TOMRA calls for global plastic action
ASKER, Norway – TOMRA has backed calls for a United Nations treaty to address global plastic pollution. The Norway-headquartered company has signed an international corporate manifesto, The Business Call for a UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution, which calls on governments…
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Plastic converted to oil in project to raise awareness
TYLER, Texas – A non-profit in Hawaii has collected over 1.2 million plastic caps and lids and shipped them to Texas for conversion into oil. Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawaii (B.E.A.C.H.) co-founders Suzanne Frazer and Dean Otsuki spearheaded a campaign…
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Recycling isn’t enough
The world’s plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse
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Federal funding for mining wastewater treatment
SHERBROOKE, Quebec – The federal government is providing $4.5 million for E2Metrix Inc. to help mining operations recycle wastewater. Headquartered in Sherbrooke, Quebec, E2Metrix Inc. specializes in the treatments for various forms of wastewater. Wastewater for mining operations can often contain…
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TerraCycle launches plastics cleanup in Thailand
TRENTON, N.J. – With an estimated eight million tons of plastic disposed of in oceans every year, plastic waste in the world’s waterways has become a global problem. According to the Ocean Conservancy, over half of the plastic that ends…
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How to get abandoned, lost and discarded ‘ghost’ fishing gear out of the ocean
A new project aims to get ghost gear out of the ocean and provide the fishing industry with the opportunity to be part of the solution
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Trade policy is key in dealing with plastic pollution
The pandemic has led to a surge in pollution from disposable products like plastic face masks and hand sanitizer bottles. Effective trade rules can help limit the spread of coronavirus waste.
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How Earth’s plastic pollution problem could look by 2040
When it comes to plastic pollution, we know close to nothing about how and where plastic waste is generated, managed, treated and disposed of, especially in low and middle income countries
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Project tackling plastic waste in East Africa and South Asia
SINGAPORE – The Alliance to End Plastic Waste and UN Habitat are working together on a project to reduce plastic waste leakage from municipal waste collection in cities around the world. The new partnership, which will kick off with projects…
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Three reasons why banning plastic bags is problematic
The entire story of their effects must be more closely considered