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Negotiators charged with hammering out a global treaty to end plastic pollution were warned there was "no time to lose."
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Humanity uses and abuses hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic a year because “it’s so cheap”, despite the huge cost of the pollution...
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An international team of scientists identified plastic-eating bacteria and fungi in Chinese coastal salt marshes, presenting new possibilities for global waste management, according to...
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The world must halve single-use plastics and slash throwaway consumption to stem the tide of environmental pollution.
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Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans has reached “unprecedented levels” over the past 15 years, a new study has found, calling for a legally...
World
Sri Lanka will ban single-use plastics, the government said Tuesday, in a move that follows a series of wild elephant and deer deaths from...
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The roughly 30,000 fast-food outlets in France serve six billion meals a year, generating an estimated 180,000 tons of waste.
Tech & Science
Plasticrelated chemicals impact wildlife by entering niche environments and spreading through different species and food chains.
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Chemicals leaking from plastic waste make bacteria grow faster in European lakes, according to research published Tuesday that authors said could provide a natural...
Tech & Science
Nearly 100 billion pieces of plastic packaging are thrown away by UK households every year, and just 12 percent recycled in the UK.