I'll Never Forget My Reusable Bag Again, Thanks to This Ingenious Find
Plastic bags were banned while I was going to college in New York City, so the collection started back then and has spiraled out of control ever since. Luckily I've found the reusable bag to end all ...
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Europe plans sweeping ban on product found in millions of stores — and some groups are pushing back
Europe is making an effort to reduce single-use plastic packaging, but it might take some convincing to get everyone on board. The European Union announced a new measure that will ban plastic ...
Euronews23d
Venice’s canals are polluted with plastic. But where does it come from?
Every day, waves of plastic litter sweep into our oceans, worsening a crisis that will plague the marine environment for centuries to come. From tiny microbeads to abandoned fishing nets ...
Architecture and Design24d
Green from the ground up: Why 100% recycled plastics pods for concrete foundations are the future of sustainable building
The construction industry is embracing innovative foundation solutions like plastic pods, made from 100% recycled materials, to meet evolving sustainability standards. They simplify installation ...
Fortune India26d
India’s first bio-plastic plant to rise in Uttar Pradesh, setting global benchmarks for green manufacturing
India’s first bio-plastic, or Polylactic Acid (PLA) biopolymer manufacturing facility, will be established by Kolkata-based Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd (BCML) in Kumbhi, Uttar Pradesh, by October next ...
Green Matters27d
The Plastic Water Pollution Crisis Is Most Dire in These 5 Countries
"If you take a walk through the streets of major Nigerian cities or take a look at the country’s sewers, rivers, lakes, and oceans, you will see discarded plastic waste everywhere," Simran Randhawa ...
Euronews29d
Scientists in Hawaii are training ‘hungry’ marine fungi to eat ocean plastics
In a world that relies on plastic, the time it takes to break down is a major problem. But scientists at the University of Hawaii have found a possible solution - marine fungi. Plastic is the ...
circularonline29d
Can soft plastics ever be recycled consistently?
Circular’s Peter Taylor-Whiffen asks what’s the cure for the soft plastics problem, and examines if supermarkets are helping or hindering potential solutions. Soft plastics contain a notoriously hard ...