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Why Does California’s Newest Plastic Bag Ban Make A Difference?

October 7, 2024 admin California, Fossil Fuels, microplastics, Oil, plastic bags, plastics, policy & politics, SCIENCE, single-use plastics, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:20:06 +0000

California has passed a new amendment that adds to its original plastic bag ban. The state banned single-use plastic bags beginning in 2016 but allowed thicker “reusable” plastic bags to be sold for a 10 cent fee. Officials there thought that the original legislative design, with a few caveats, would … [continued]

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Recycling 3.0 & The Dilemma Of Microplastics

May 19, 2023 admin cleantechnica exclusive, Fossil Fuels, microplastics, plastics, recycling, SCIENCE, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 14:51:14 +0000

An expert in biogeochemistry explains that tiny plastics are showing up in crops and can be uptaken by plants into their tissues. What’s the next stop? Human digestive systems.

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Scientists Claim Egg Whites Could Help Remove Microplastics From Ocean Water

November 10, 2022 admin microplastics, oceans, plastics, research

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:57:51 +0000

Scientist at Princeton say that egg whites freeze dried and then heated form a structure that removes salt and microplasitcs from sea water.

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Sharkfest 2022 Is Here & So Is Ocean Plastic Recycling

July 15, 2022 admin 4g recycling, ae global, Bahamas, circular economy, disney, Florida, florida international university, green economy, hammerhead, INTERVIEWS, Media, microplastics, National Geographic, ocean plastic, ocean recovery group, oceans, plastic pollution, plastic waste, policy & politics, sharkfest, Sharks, solida waste management, usa, Water, zero plastic oceans

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 18:35:37 +0000

It’s always a good time to talk about the ocean plastic problem, especially when the biggest-ever Sharkfest series is unspooling on Disney+ and National Geographic channels this week.

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30% Of Microplastic Pollution Comes From Washing Clothes, But This Company Has A Solution

December 2, 2019 admin consumer technology, micro catch, microplastics, plastics

Credit to Author: Chanan Bos| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 20:30:37 +0000

The company has come up with a great way to significantly reduce the problem at the source, directly at the washing machine. Its solution is a new kind of smart filter that can either be integrated or added onto existing washing machines

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Baby Fish Nurseries Are Riddled With ‘Prey-Sized’ Plastic, Alarming Study Finds

November 11, 2019 admin earth, microplastics, Plastic

Credit to Author: Maddie Stone| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:18:13 +0000

Fish nurseries near Hawaii contain higher concentrations of plastic than the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and baby fish are mistaking this trash for food.

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In Honolulu, An Ambitious Plastics Reduction Bill Is Moving Through City Council

November 7, 2019 admin cleantech news, Fossil Fuels, green economy, Hawaii, HEALTH, Honolulu, Media, microplastics, ocean pollution, plastic waste, policy & politics, zero-waste

Credit to Author: Andrea Bertoli| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 16:35:48 +0000

Bill 40, an ambitious plastics reduction bill, is moving swiftly through Honolulu City Council, with wide bi-partisan support. Local activist groups, concerned citizens and tourists are excited to move this bill forward. Learn more about the bill and why it’s such an important opportunity for Oahu.