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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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Pyrolysis Is The Latest Climate-Killing Plastics Scam From ExxonMobil

June 23, 2024 admin exxonmobil, Fossil Fuels, Oil, plastics, policy & politics, pyrolysis, recycled plastic, research

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:09:57 +0000

ExxonMobil is leading the charge for a new technology called pyrolysis that it says can conquer the scourge of plastic waste.

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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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Consumer Products From Plastic Waste

March 29, 2023 admin circular economy, Fossil Fuels, Manufacturing, plastics, recycling, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:40:04 +0000

A circular economy for plastic waste must generate profits at all stages. Is it really possible?

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Circular Economic Practices in Argentina

March 26, 2023 admin battery recycling, clean power, Plastic, plastics, recycling

Credit to Author: Otto Gunderson| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 01:40:01 +0000

The call for circular economic practices to be used in conjunction with other aspects of the renewable energy transition has been gaining more attention within the U.S. and Europe. Projects in the U.S. such as circular economy for textiles and metrics and tools for sustainable buildings encourage industries to take their downstream material usage seriously. […]

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Can The Oceans Survive An Unprecedented Influx Of Plastics?

March 18, 2023 admin bioplastic, climate change, ocean acidification, ocean plastic, plastics, policy & politics, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:35:46 +0000

Plastics are very appealing to people around the world. They’re important due to their daily use and functionality because they are the most versatile materials of contemporary times. They’re inexpensive, lightweight, corrosion-resistant, elastic, and have a durable composition. However, the influx of plastics entering the world’s oceans, without immediate action to reverse the current trend, […]

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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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Protein Evolution Recycles Plastics Quickly — “1 Million Years Of Evolution In 1 Day”

November 4, 2022 admin green economy, plastics, recycling

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:46:11 +0000

Protein Evolution says it has developed a process that breaks down plastic waste so it can be used to make new products.

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“California is Righting the Ship” With SB54, Leading U.S. Out of Ocean Plastic Pollution Crisis

July 3, 2022 admin California, ocean conservancy, Plastic, plastics, policy & politics, Water

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2022 19:35:08 +0000

Ocean Conservancy scientists estimate that newly passed California law will eliminate 23 million tons of plastics in the next 10 years — equivalent to 26 times the weight of the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Canada Will Ban Harmful Plastics By End Of Year

June 23, 2022 admin Canada, climate change, Fossil Fuels, plastics, single use plastic, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:15:16 +0000

Our neighbor to the north will eliminate the manufacture and import of single-use and other plastics by year’s end. Why can’t the US legislate a similar, sweeping effort to fight pollution and climate change?

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