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Plastic Wrap Creates More Food Waste, Study Finds
Purchasing fruits and vegetables packaged in plastic wrap creates two problems for the environment: more plastic and more food waste, according to new research.
The U.K.-based sustainability nonprofit Wrap, looked at the sales of five!-->!-->!-->…
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Can Coca-Cola Ever Really Go Sustainable?
Coca-Cola, the world’s leading soft drink manufacturer, has been trying out sustainable bottles for years. Now it says that by 2025, 100 percent of its packaging will be recyclable, and at least 50 percent of the packaging will be made!-->…
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We’ve Already Made Way Too Much Plastic, New Research Finds
There's too much plastic on the planet, says a new study released by the Stockholm Resilience Centre, and urgent action is needed to prevent an ecological disaster, the researchers warn.
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The World’s Third Largest Container Shipping Fleet Bans Plastic Waste Transport
In an effort to improve recycling efforts, the world’s third-largest ocean shipping company says it will no longer transport plastic waste beginning June 1st.
France-based CMA CGM Group says it’s made the “landmark decision” to cease!-->!-->!-->…
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Meet The Woman Fighting Single-Use Plastic In Hollywood
Sheila Morovati, founder and president of non-profit Habits of Waste is on a mission. She wants to prevent the continued use of single-use plastic in the media and take representation of the material out of the limelight. By denormalising!-->…
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Chile’s New Single-Use Plastic Ban Sets a New Bar for Global Waste Initiatives
Now in effect across Chile, a single-use plastic ban on cutlery and straws is the beginning of the country's shift to a full environmental mandate aimed at removing plastic from its waste stream.
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Plastic-Free Groceries: Zero Closes $11.8 Million Seed Round To Expand The US’s ‘Most Sustainable’ Delivery Service
Californian sustainable packaging grocery startup Zero has scooped $11.8 million in seed funding led by Sway Ventures to continue its recent 'two hour eco delivery' expansion across the United States. The company, which delivers a wide!-->…
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Are Bottles Made From Sugar A Sweet Solution to the Plastic Crisis? Maybe.
In the effort to curb plastic waste, scientists from the U.K.’s University of Birmingham and Duke University say they’ve succeeded in turning elements found in sugar alcohols into what they claim is degradable and recyclable bioplastic.
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This Plastic ‘Bank’ Has Kept More Than 2 Billion Plastic Bottles Out of Oceans
A milestone number of plastic bottles have been kept out of oceans, according to the social enterprise Plastic Bank. It says it's kept the equivalent of two billion plastic bottles from entering the world's oceans since launching in 2013.
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Waste Colonialism Should Be The Shame Of The Privileged West, Not Its Best Kept Secret
Behind promises of net-zero emissions by 2050, the U.K. and some of its European brethren are working tirelessly. Not to reach targets more quickly, but to slippery shoulder the responsibility of proper waste management. Poorer, less!-->…
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How Amazon’s Plastic Problem Got Worse During Covid
Plastic packaging use increased for Amazon by nearly 33 percent during the last year of the pandemic, according to new findings.
Online orders from the largest e-tailer in the Western world increased 38 percent in 2020 due to the!-->!-->!-->…
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A Microbial Evolutionary Response to Microplastic: Learn How to Eat It
Microbes found in oceans and soil are showing evolutionary adaptations that allow them to digest microplastic—and this could help fight plastic pollution.
Microbes have long been early adopters of evolution—credit their short life!-->!-->!-->…
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Investors Back Seaweed Packaging Innovators As Plastic Waste Crisis Creates Demand For Sustainable Alternatives
As consumer dissatisfaction with traditional plastic packaging grows stronger and as the global plastic waste crisis continues to worsen daily, a slew of new material science startups are looking to algae for solutions, and investors are!-->…
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New Report Calls For Immediate Action As Hong Kong Drowns In Single-Use Packaging Waste
Hong Kong is drowning in waste. Research indicates that a 2019 surge in takeout consumption has resulted in unsustainable amounts of packaging materials being sent to landfills. Contributing to street and beach litter as well, the issue!-->…
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Pieter Pot Secures €9 million To Deliver On Sustainable Grocery Shopping Ambitions
Dutch startup Pieter Pot has closed a funding round led by ETF Partners. SHIFT Interest, The Future Food Fund and IQ Capital all participated, bringing total investment to €9 million. Funding is expected to assist with expansion into the!-->…
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U.S. Crowned The Biggest Plastic Polluter In The World
A new report has revealed the U.S. is the biggest contributor to plastic waste globally. It is producing more than all European Union countries combined. Ineffective recycling infrastructure and increased plastic manufacturing are!-->…
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Oil Companies Ploughing Money into Fossil Fuelled Plastics Production at a Record Rate – New Research
By Fredric Bauer and Tobias Dan Nielsen
Visiting a modern petrochemical plant makes you feel incredibly small. Enormous compressors roar incessantly, distillation columns tower high above your head, large pipelines full of oil and gas!-->!-->!-->…
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New Study Shows Plastic Pollution Could Worsen Allergies and Diabetes
Plastic pollution in the atmosphere can worsen symptoms of diabetes and allergies, new research has found. The study, which is still ongoing, also revealed how tiny plastic particles released into the air could inflame arthritis and!-->…
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Coca-Cola and PepsiCo Blasted As World’s Top Plastic Polluters For 4th Straight Year
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have been named yet again as the world’s biggest plastic polluters, according to the latest global brand audit report.
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9 Years Left To Save Planet From Irreversible Plastic Waste Crisis, Experts Warn
Only 9 years left to save the planet from irreversible damage caused by the plastic waste crisis, experts at the Plastic Health Summit warn.
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UN Photography Exhibit and Global Report Puts Plastic Waste Under Spotlight
The new UN photography exhibit and Ocean Conservancy report puts the forever nature of the world's plastic waste into the spotlight.
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