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California passes nation’s toughest plastic reduction bill Plastic Pollution

California passes nation’s toughest plastic reduction bill

California lawmakers declared a momentous victory against plastic pollution on Thursday when Governor Gavin Newsom approved a far-reaching bill to reduce plastic production, signing it into law just hours before a looming deadline. The Plastic Pollution Producer Responsibility Act, widely considered the “strongest” plastic reduction policy in the nation, requires…
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July 1, 2022
GOLDSTEIN: PM’s single-use plastic ban is double trouble for taxpayers Plastic Pollution

GOLDSTEIN: PM’s single-use plastic ban is double trouble for taxpayers

Publishing date: Jun 23, 2022  •  June 23, 2022  •  3 minute read  •  50 Comments Disposable single-use plastics such as bottles, cups, forks, spoons and drinking straws. Photo by photka / iStock /Getty Images While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau forges ahead with his plan to eliminate single-use plastics from…
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June 23, 2022
Whitehorse one of the only cities in the world to measure airborne microplastics Plastic Pollution

Whitehorse one of the only cities in the world to measure airborne microplastics

Microplastic pollution is usually associated with the ocean where it's been widely studied, but new research shows those tiny particles can be found in the air as well, even in the Yukon.  A team of researchers at Yukon University have been monitoring the amount of microplastics being deposited from the…
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June 14, 2022
Plastic pollution in ocean may harbor novel antibiotics, study shows Plastic Pollution

Plastic pollution in ocean may harbor novel antibiotics, study shows

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Plastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for novel antibiotics, according to a new student-led study conducted in collaboration with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The research will be presented at the American Society for Microbiology's conference in Washington, D.C. on June 9-13,…
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June 12, 2022
Plastic pollution in ocean may harbor novel antibiotics | Mirage News Plastic Pollution

Plastic pollution in ocean may harbor novel antibiotics | Mirage News

Washington, D.C. – June 12, 2022 – Plastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for novel antibiotics, according to a new student-led study conducted in collaboration with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The research will be presented at the American Society for Microbiology’s conference in Washington, D.C.…
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June 12, 2022
Plastic litter on Australian beaches cut by 29 per cent over six years Plastic Pollution

Plastic litter on Australian beaches cut by 29 per cent over six years

Australia has substantially reduced plastic pollution on its beaches through local initiatives like installing more bins and community clean-up events Environment 10 June 2022 By Alice Klein A plastic bottle on a beach in Melbourne, Australia Barbara Fischer, Australia/Getty Images Plastic rubbish on Australia’s beaches has declined by 29 per…
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June 10, 2022