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Toxic Train Crash Shows Plastics Industry Toll on Planet
Five weeks after the Norfolk Southern train disaster in the small town of East Palestine, Ohio, the company’s CEO Alan Shaw was grilled on Capitol … Toxic Train Crash Shows Plastics Industry Toll on PlanetRead more
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Rich countries export twice as much plastic waste to the developing world as previously thought
High-income countries have long sent their waste abroad to be thrown away or recycled — and an independent team of experts says they’re inundating the … Rich countries export twice as much plastic waste to the developing world as previously thoughtRead more
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Packaging Makes up Nearly 60% of Plastic Usage in India
Amid the single-use plastic ban, a significant chunk of plastic is being used for packaging in India, according to a latest report. India consumed 18.45 … Packaging Makes up Nearly 60% of Plastic Usage in IndiaRead more
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A Whopping 91 Percent of Plastic Isn’t Recycled
Mass production of plastics, which began just six decades ago, has accelerated so rapidly that it has created 8.3 billion metric tons—most of it in … A Whopping 91 Percent of Plastic Isn’t RecycledRead more
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Fashion’s Dirty Little Secret
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The plastics you throw away are poisoning the world’s eggs and World’s Poor eating that
Eggs eaten by some of the world’s poorest people are being poisoned by plastic waste from rich countries like Canada and the U.S., new research … The plastics you throw away are poisoning the world’s eggs and World’s Poor eating thatRead more
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How plastics are making us infertile
Climate change is rightly cited as an environmental crisis that could lead to human extinction. Yet there is another pollution issue, indirectly related, that could … How plastics are making us infertileRead more
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The US only recycled about 5% of plastic waste last year
By now, many of us have heard the depressing statistic about plastic recycling: Of the 5.8 billion metric tons of plastic waste that the world … The US only recycled about 5% of plastic waste last yearRead more
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Microplastics detected in fish samples from Cauvery
A new study by researchers at the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has found microplastics in fish, causing growth defects, including skeletal deformities, in … Microplastics detected in fish samples from CauveryRead more