Posts Tagged ‘plastics’

Over 16,000 chemicals lurk in everyday plastics, new report exposes

A shocking study unveils a hidden danger within our midst: over 16,000 chemicals, many hazardous, are embedded in the plastics that fill our homes and touch our lives. Source Views: 0

How $9 billion from taxpayers fueled plastics production – and illegal pollution

A new report estimates the public cost of underwriting U.S. plastics industry growth and the environmental violations that followed. Source Views: 0

Biden has totally failed to curb plastics pollution; I have a plan to fix it

I have a ten-point plan to fix the problem. Source Views: 0

Plastics Polluting Our Oceans!

URGENT PLASTIC PETITION: Our oceans and our planet are facing a PLASTIC CRISIS. Act now to demand the Biden Administration execute immediate federal solutions>>  maisie, imagine planning a beach day with your friends. You all are excited to build massive sandcastles together, dip into the cool ocean water, and bask in the summer sun. It’s going to […]

Canada To Ban Production, Import Of Single-Use Plastics Starting In December

Canada announced Monday it will ban the production and import of “harmful single-use plastics” starting in December in an effort to curb plastic waste and pollution. The new guidance bans plastic checkout bags, cutlery, food containers, ring carriers, stir sticks and straws, with few exceptions. Advertisement Canada also will ban the sale of single-use plastics, […]

Plastics in agriculture ‘disastrous’ new UN report says

Image Credit: Edwin Remsberg/VW Pics via Getty Images The UN has sounded the alarm on plastics in agriculture. A new report from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization described microplastic pollution in the soil as a bigger threat than in the ocean, warning of “disastrous” impacts. From mulching films to plastic tree guards and controlled-release […]

New Zealand to ban most single-use plastics over the next 4 years

New Zealand has just announced its plan to ban most single-use plastic and hard-to-recycle packaging by 2025. They will begin phasing out much of their plastic starting 2022.  According to The Guardian, they are one of the top 10 per-capita producers of landfill waste in the world but want to match the country’s reality to […]

Scientists develop truly biodegradable plastics

A research team at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC), Berkeley has found a way to make biodegradable plastics actually disappear. While biodegradable plastics have been touted as a solution to plastic pollution, in practice they don’t work as advertised. “Biodegradability does not equal […]

‘By 2025, 55% Of Our Products Will Be Made of Recycled Plastic,’ Says Israeli Plastics Company Keter’s Co-CEO

Plastic trash. Photo: Circe Denyer. CTech – “We have given ourselves a short-term goal that by 2025 more than half of our raw materials will be made out of recycled materials,” Iftach Sachar, co-CEO and MD Global Marketing, Innovation, and Sustainability at Keter Plastic said during an interview as part of Calcalist’s online conference on […]

Plastics Pollution is Out of Control

Analysis by Dr. Joseph MercolaFact Checked October 17, 2020 PreviousView More  STORY AT-A-GLANCE DARPA has granted $2.7 million to start a project to create a food system using military plastic and paper waste to improve military logistics The initial intent is to use waste products for food to reduce supplies needed on missions; however, in a […]

How are Tunisia’s plastics businesses faring during the COVID-19 crisis?

Back in April, the International Monetary Fund approved a $745 million emergency loan to help Tunisia navigate the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The IMF also forecast the economy would contract by 4.3% this year. Amongst the sectors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is Tunisia’s plastics industry. According to economist Faycal Bradai from the […]

Was this Dallas ‘plastics fire’ started by an arsonist in response to the Beirut bombing?

ZeroHedge.com A massive fire broke out at an industrial center in Grand Prairie, west of Dallas, in the overnight hours, flames could be seen for miles, as the fire continues to rage on Wednesday morning. Bill Murphy, Assistant Chief with the Grand Prairie Fire Department, told NBC DFW, the fire was sparked around midnight when overhanging powerlines fell onto a […]

BPA may be the cause of the ADHD epidemic: Scientists link the plastics chemical to the condition

(Natural News) Health experts have been digging through the data trying to figure out why so many children these days are suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, and they just may have stumbled upon one of the biggest culprits: the plastics chemical bisphenol-A (BPA). New research published in the journal […]

Top German supermarket bans neonicotinoid pesticides linked to mass honeybee deaths

(NaturalNews) German supermarket chain Aldi, has become the first major European retailer to ban pesticides that are toxic to bees, including neonicotinoids such as imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam. All suppliers of produce sold in Aldi stores across Europe and the U.S. are now required not to use those pesticides during production. The announcement […]

Even BPA-Free Plastics Leach Harmful Chemicals

  Anthony GucciardiActivist Post September 21, 2011 Bisphenol A (BPA) is a known endocrine-disrupting hormone mimicker, present in a large majority of plastic products and even canned goods. But what about plastics that don’t contain BPA? A new study has found that even products that claim to be BPA-free oftentimes still leach endocrine-disrupting chemicals. In […]

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