How to create a ‘world without waste’? Here are the plastic industry’s ideas – Grist Magazine
![Pre-production plastic pellets are melted down and used in the manufacturing of the plastic products that we use everyday. These pellets enter the environment and are frequently found in areas of marine debris concentration (Courtesy of NOAA Marine Debris Program CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/7656726070_6637a42f0a_k-798x599.jpg)
A deep dive into the petrochemical industry’s proposals for the global plastics treaty….
A new report looks at major companies’ efforts to address plastic waste — and finds them lacking – Grist Magazine
![Trollies of Coca-Cola products ready to be served to conference attendees (by COSCUP CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr).](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/14849701581_f727ae2ed4_c.jpg)
Of the 147 companies with a package recyclability goal, only 15 percent were on track to meet it…
How the recycling symbol lost its meaning – Grist Magazine
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Of the 147 companies with a package recyclability goal, only 15 percent were on track to meet it…
The Plastics We Breathe | Interactive – the Washington Post
![People can also be exposed to microplastic particles by ingesting contaminated seafood, or be exposed to it in drinking water, bread, processed meat, dairy products and vegetables. Much of the microplastics in foods may originate from plastic packaging materials, including plastic bottles. In addition, microplastics, particularly microfibres, are present in air, especially indoors They are respirable and small enough to penetrate deeply into the human lung, where plastic microfibres up to 250 μm in length have been detected. (see www.grida.no/publications/747, courtesy of GRID-Arendal, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr).](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/51653200602_636b48d7b8_k-798x769.jpg)
Every time you take a breath, you could be inhaling microplastics. Scroll to see how tiny and dangerously invasive they can be….
Giant Heaps of Plastic Are Helping Vegetables Grow – Atlantic Magazine
![Planting cantaloupe in the Imperial Valley: Plastic mulch is used to reduce water losses by evaporation and to control weeds (Courtesy of Water Alternatives Photos CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED via Flickr).](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/45402870922_01c9246190_k-798x532.jpg)
Plastic allows farmers to use less water and fertilizer. But at the end of each season, they’re left with a pile of waste…
Microplastics are in human testicles. It’s still not clear how they got there – Grist Magazine
![Human exposure to microplastic and nanoplastic particles A (Courtesy of GRID-Arendal | Studio Atlantis CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED via Flickr).](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/51654018571_0b22ffb384_k-798x726.jpg)
People eat, drink, and breathe in tiny pieces of plastics — but what they do inside the body is still unknown…
The more plastic companies make, the more they pollute – Grist Magazine
![Thrown away plastic bottle on the ground (by Ivan Radic CC BY 2.0 DEED via Flickr).](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/49378576541_e196437532_c.jpg)
A new study, drawing on five years of data collected across 84 countries, proves what seems self-evident…
The world dumps 2,000 truckloads of plastic into the ocean each day. Here’s where a lot of it ends up – CNN
![Plastic & garbage on the coast in Pulau Bunaken, Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 2014 (by Fabio Achilli CC BY 2.0 DEED via Flickr).](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/15216245952_9cf84edc08_k-e1715205417926-798x597.jpg)
The western coast of Java in Indonesia is popular with surfers for its world-famous breaks. There’s a majestic underwater world to explore, too. But it’s impossible to surf or snorkel without running into plastic water bottles, single-use cups and food wrappers. The garbage sometimes forms islands in the sea, and much of it washes ashore, accumulating as mountains on the beach…
What will it take to get companies to embrace reusable packaging? – Grist Magazine
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The Philippine capital is the latest city to address rampant plastic pollution through a community-guided protocol.