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Bali bans small plastic bottles to tackle waste crisis and microplastics: ‘urgent matter’
Bali's governor has banned small plastic bottles to combat waste, sparking debate on environmental impact versus industry concerns A sweeping new ban on small plastic water bottles in Bali has ...
A look at how CNH and Nature’s Net Wrap are rolling out a world-first natural solution to plastic pollution
NNW Infographic Nature's Net Wrap Infographic Nature's Net Wrap New Holland stand showing Nature's Net Wrap A look at how CNH ...
The Washington Post9mon
The world is burning an alarming amount of plastic, scientists say
The world produces around 250 million tons of plastic waste in municipalities in one year — plastic bottles, cigarette butts, plastic packaging and much more. Much of that waste — equivalent ...
Phys.org9mon
Uncollected waste and open burning major sources of plastic pollution, global study finds
A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. University of ...
CBS News9mon
Houston's plastic waste, waiting more than a year for "advanced" recycling, piles up at a business failed 3 times by fire marshal
Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" in the video player above. HOUSTON, Tex.—When the news crew showed up outside a waste-handling business ...
Lawmakers ask Newsom and waste agency to follow the law on plastic legislation
More than two dozen lawmakers signed a letter urging the governor and CalRecycle to toss regulations drafted to implement ...
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How Nuclear Tech Could Revolutionise Plastic Recycling
Used in everything from water bottles to medical devices to building materials to clothes; plastic is a given in our daily lives. Yet, only about 9 per cent of plastic is recycled — the rest ends up ...
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The world is awash in plastic. Oil producers want a say in how it's cleaned up
Plastic waste is everywhere. Each year, around 400 million metric tons of it end up in landfills and places like oceans, rivers and shorelines. The trash breaks down into tiny pieces called ...
UN Environment Programme12d
Amid efforts to end plastic pollution, millions of waste pickers become a focus
Some 20 million people globally collect plastic waste to make a living. In developing countries without formal reuse and ...
Newsweek6mon
As Plastic Treaty Talks Near, Study Shows How to Cut Waste Clogging Oceans
A study published today in the weekly journal Science projects that at present rates the world's plastic waste will nearly double by 2050, imperiling waterways and seas already under threat.
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Rich countries export twice as much plastic waste to the developing world as previously thought
High-income countries have long sent their waste abroad to be thrown away or recycled — and an independent team of experts says they’re inundating the developing world with much more plastic ...
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Almost 70% of all plastic waste is produced by just 20 countries
Developing nations are becoming plastic pollution hotspots, as new research lays bare global disparities in tackling the issue. By using real-world data to simulate waste disposal in countries around ...