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Plastic Pollution

EPD’s response to enquiries on impact of proposed regulation of disposable plastic tableware and other plastic products on retail sector Plastic Pollution

EPD’s response to enquiries on impact of proposed regulation of disposable plastic tableware and other plastic products on retail sector

EPD's response to enquiries on impact of proposed regulation of disposable plastic tableware and other plastic products on retail sector ******************************************************************************************      In response to media enquiries about the impact of proposed regulation of disposable plastic tableware and other plastic products on the retail sector, a spokesman for the Environmental Protection…
bubmag
May 3, 2023
Closed loop for circular economy: New polymer recycling strategy ensures both high stability and complete recyclability Plastic Pollution

Closed loop for circular economy: New polymer recycling strategy ensures both high stability and complete recyclability

In a new study, researchers from Japan proposed a new recycling strategy that facilitates material recycling without any loss in their properties. In “closed-loop” recycling, a polymer film composed of polyacrylate-based microparticles is disassembled into individual microparticles, which can be reassembled to form the film without losing any properties. This…
bubmag
March 23, 2023
Canada’s second public consultation seeking input on the ambition and direction of the United Nations Plastic Agreement Plastic Pollution

Canada’s second public consultation seeking input on the ambition and direction of the United Nations Plastic Agreement

During the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), the global community came together to recognize the plastic pollution crisis as an environmental priority, and unanimously agreed to develop a new international legally binding agreement on plastic pollution. An Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) has been established to develop…
bubmag
March 13, 2023
Scientists warn of ‘alarming’ rise in ocean microplastic pollution Plastic Pollution

Scientists warn of ‘alarming’ rise in ocean microplastic pollution

Environment Global data on ocean surface level pollution suggests there are now 2.3 million tonnes of microplastic pollution floating in the world’s seas, with concentrations surging since 2005 By Madeleine Cuff 8 March 2023 A handful of plastic washed ashore at Kamilo Beach, Hawaii The 5 Gyres Institute, CC-BY 4.0…
bubmag
March 8, 2023
Rapid and Unprecedented increase in ocean plastic since 2005 revealed Plastic Pollution

Rapid and Unprecedented increase in ocean plastic since 2005 revealed

A global dataset of ocean plastic pollution between 1979 and 2019 reveals a rapid and unprecedented increase in ocean plastics since 2005, according to a study published March 8, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Marcus Eriksen from The 5 Gyres Institute, USA, and colleagues. Understanding plastic accumulation…
bubmag
March 8, 2023