Plastics in Drinking Water Are a Concern Voice of America
The World Health Organization released a report calling for more research on the effects of tiny plastic particles in drinking water. But the group said keeping …
Category: Plastic Waste Reduction
A School in India is Accepting Trash to Pay For Student Fees Newsweek
A school in India is accepting bags of trash in lieu of student fees. The Akshar Foundation School in Guwahati, a sprawling city in the northeast state of Assam, …
Plastic waste: Think globally, act locally Plastics Today
It takes a village—many villages, in fact—to solve the problem of plastic waste.
The Body Shop Finds Packaging Value in Plastic Waste: Q&A with Jason Roberts Environmental Leader
When she started the Body Shop in 1976, founder Anita Roddick wanted to make her beauty business a force for good. Since those early days in Brighton, …
Former UN Environment official named first CEO of Alliance to End Plastic Waste Plastics News
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste, a nonprofit company-funded effort, has appointed Jacob Duer as president and CEO.
Japan’s Environment Ministry plans to substantially increase ocean cleanup budget The Japan Times
The Environment Ministry plans to substantially increase its budget for reducing plastic waste in the ocean in fiscal 2020 starting next April, in line with an action …
9 Green Packaging Solutions for Reducing Plastic Waste Nanalyze
It’s time to dump plastics, as the oceans become more polluted with microplastics and other waste. Meet nine startups offering green packaging solutions.
Plastics: What’s Recyclable, What Becomes Trash — And Why NPR
Every year, the average American goes through more than 250 pounds of plastic waste, and much of that comes from packaging. So what do we do with it all?
Freedom from single-use plastics: A dream or an achievable target? Down To Earth Magazine
After Modi in his August 15 address appealed to make India free from single-use plastics, the country now needs a robust roadmap to weed it out …
New Edmonton garbage plan includes single-use plastic ban Global News
The City of Edmonton released a new waste management system on Tuesday that’s designed to reverse a trend uncovered in an audit, where just over a third of …