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 world dumps 2,000 truckloads of plastic into the ocean each day. Here’s where a lot of it ends up – CNN
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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.
Manila Confronts Its Plastic Problem – EOS
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The Philippine capital is the latest city to address rampant plastic pollution through a community-guided protocol.
Plastic chemicals are inescapable — and they’re messing with our hormones – Grist
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Researchers say the U.N.’s global plastics treaty must reduce production and protect public health.
Microplastics Are a Big Problem, a New Film Warns – New York Times
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At SXSW, a documentary traces the arc of plastics in our lives, and highlights evolving research of the potential harm of its presence in our bodies…
Nanoplastics linked to heart attack, stroke and early death, study finds – CNN
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People with microplastics or nanoplastics in their carotid artery tissues were twice as likely to have a heart attack, stroke or die from any cause over the next three years than people who had none, a new study found…“To date, our study is the first that associated the plastic contamination with human diseases,” said Raffaele Marfella, lead author of the study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine…