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Plastics, human health and environmental impacts: The road ahead Journalist’s Resource: Research for Reporting, from Harvard Shorenstein Center
Posted on October 12, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPlastics, human health and environmental impacts: The road ahead Journalist's Resource: Research for Reporting, from Harvard Shorenstein Center. Because of the omnipresence of plastics, the complexity of the substances that they release into the environment and the potential interaction of...
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Clean-up volunteers tackle largely plastic pollution on Melbourne’s beaches- Australia
Posted on October 8, 2014 by DrRossH in Environmental Plastic SuppliersClean-up volunteers tackle largely plastic pollution on Melbourne's beaches. Ignorance has just become much harder, for citizens, industry and policymakers alike: CSIRO has released the damning results of a three-year study of marine debris around Australia's coastline and...
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Good Question: Why Do We Use So Much Plastic? – USA
Posted on October 1, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations, Plastic Waste NewsGood Question: Why Do We Use So Much Plastic? « CBS Minnesota. Most people do not know the problems with plastic and even worse they do not really want to know. It is easier to keep you head in the...
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CSUN to Host Plastic Pollution Awareness Event and Film
Posted on September 25, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsCSUN to Host Plastic Pollution Awareness Event and Film. We need a lot more of these to be held across the various high plastic use countries.
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CFIB warns of red tape war over Nova Scotia’s stewardship proposal
Posted on September 24, 2014 by DrRossH in GeneralCFIB warns of red tape war over Nova Scotia's stewardship proposal. CFIB states that the costs of recycling or disposal for a long list of designated products would become the responsibility of the businesses who sell them – without any...
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Packaging costs NYC taxpayers $600 million
Posted on July 29, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPackaging costs NYC taxpayers $600 million – Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine Blog. Adding these together it would be fair to say that New York City taxpayers pay $600 million annually to deal with printed paper and packaging in one...
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Modern wastefulness was deliberately designed by industry
Posted on July 29, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsModern wastefulness was deliberately designed by industry – Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine Blog. Seven years after Lloyd Stouffer’s controversial statement, he addressed plastics industry representatives at a conference in Chicago: “It is a measure of your progress in packaging...
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Companies need to be accountable for event waste management
Posted on July 29, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsCompanies need to be accountable for event waste management – Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine Blog. Food festivals make for a lot of people scouting around for garbage cans, or in my delusional case, recycling and compost bins. (Ya right,...
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These 27 Powerful Photos Will Make You Swear Off Plastic Forever
Posted on July 26, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic & Wildlife, Plastic Waste NewsThese 27 Powerful Photos Will Make You Swear Off Plastic Forever. So many sad examples of our excessive and unnecessary usage of plastic these days. With a few minor changes most of this would be avoided. Can we take...
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Danone converting some yogurt packaging to PLA
Posted on July 20, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsDanone converting some yogurt packaging to PLA - News - Plastics News#email_sustain. Global food giant Groupe Danone has converted about 5 percent of its yogurt packaging to bio-based polylactic acid and is evaluating other opportunities to expand its use of...
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