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Honolulu Makes History With Comprehensive Plastic Bill!

December 5, 2019 admin climate change, Fossil Fuels, green economy, Hawaii, Honolulu, Plastic, plastic bans, plastic legislation, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Andrea Bertoli| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:04:35 +0000

Last night in Honolulu, we made history: Bill 40, a comprehensive plastic phase-out bill, was approved 7–2 at the Honolulu City Council (the governing body for the island of Oahu). Activists from across the island have been working for nearly a decade to get smart plastic legislation passed in the city and state — the vote last night was nothing short of victorious. This is the strongest plastic phase-out bill in the country, and likely in the world

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What to know about Vancouver's bylaws on single-use plastics

November 28, 2019 admin local news, Plastic, vancouver

Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 21:21:44 +0000

Here’s when the various bans on plastic bags, foam containers, and straws will be in effect and what you can expect.

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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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Industry, government should work together to reduce food waste, packaging: study

October 30, 2019 admin environment, FOOD, local news, metro vancouver, Plastic, recycling

Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:18:12 +0000

A new study, due next year, is looking at how packaging prevents food from being wasted as it makes its way from producer to consumer.

CleanTech Energy News Science

Himalayan Village Successfully Bans Single-Use Plastics

October 3, 2019 admin environment, HEALTH, India, Plastic, single use plastic

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 01:49:53 +0000

A small Himalayan village had a creative solution to the Indian Prime Minister’s urge for people to stop using single-use plastics across the country

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New Report Reveals The Most Energy-Intensive Industries In Denmark

September 24, 2019 admin beverage, clean power, concrete, denmark energy consumption, energy efficiency, FOOD, glass, green economy, greenwatch, oil refinery, Plastic, policy & politics, Tobacco

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 03:30:24 +0000

In a new report, based on the newest Danish statistics, Thea Gehrchen from GreenMatch.dk has summed up just how much energy the different industries in Denmark consume, which comes in quite handy while we wait for our new government to release a new proposal for a national climate law for the country, with binding targets no less

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Pushing Sustainability Through The Supply Chain — Our Experience

September 14, 2019 admin consumer technology, Manufacturing, Plastic, supply chain, Waste, zero

Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 12:14:57 +0000

Most of us want to live in a world without waste. The problem is, it’s everywhere. Buy organic food? It’s often wrapped in plastic. Produce? Bioplastic bags don’t cut the mustard for some foodies (how did cut the mustard become an expression?). Order a pallet to buy in bulk? Guess what — stuff is effectively saran wrapped onto the pallet to keep it from sliding around. Turns out, plastic is useful

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Marriott Aims For 33% Reduction In Plastic Waste

September 12, 2019 admin consumer technology, hotels, marriott, Plastic, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:45:31 +0000

Marriott is on a mission to reduce plastic waste at an epic scale. That is only possible because Marriott uses plastic at an epic scale, and it’s not a goal of becoming 0% plastic, but it’s an effort to be lauded nonetheless

Inquirer News Philippines

Beloved baby dugong ‘Mariam’ dies in Thailand with plastic in stomach

August 17, 2019 admin dugong, environment, Latest News Stories, mariam, Plastic, pollution, Thailand, wildlife, World

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 05:16:00 +0000

A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation has died from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic lining her stomach, officials said Saturday.

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Plastic straws are slowly being replaced in Kathmandu’s restaurants

August 2, 2019 admin biodegradable, environment, international news, Latest News Stories, Plastic, plastic straw, World, World News

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 02:20:55 +0000

Twenty-one-year-old Asma Pun enjoys meeting her friends for a drink in cafes. And as much as she prefers to slurp her drinks with a straw, environment-conscious Pun says she has always been hesitant to use plastic ones.

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