Grist

JULY 21, 2022

Unlike several other Earth Day weekend cleanups going on farther down the beach, this group has been given special instructions that will help them categorize and log everything they find, from food scraps and toys to tiny pieces of foil and, of course, many types of plastic. Is the trash from camping? Is it from fishing gear?

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Grist

MAY 23, 2024

The most dominant polymer found in the samples was polyethylene, which is the most commonly produced plastic globally. Microplastics are particles less than 5 millimeters in diameter — about the width of a paperclip — and they tend to slough off of larger plastic items as they break down. In a testicle that weighs 20 grams (0.7

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 9, 2020

While 3D printed steak and lab-produced chicken are on their way to the market, one innovative company has set their sights on providing a well-rounded menu of seafood options that don’t come from the sea. Lou Cooperhouse, CEO of BlueNalu said, “As a planet, we need to do something immediately. However, the U.S.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

Today’s common fishing practices are unsustainable and with the number of seafood eaters growing across the world, our seafood supply is readily depleting. This article discusses measures the seafood industry can take in order to limit their negative impact on our world’s oceans. Prevent ocean waste from plastic netting.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2023

Freshwater fish are an important source of protein for many people, and PFAS contamination threatens those who cannot afford to purchase commercial seafood. website, run by Fidra, an environmental charity working to reduce chemical and plastic pollution in seas and the wider environment, drinking water is a main source of exposure to PFAS.

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Grist

AUGUST 27, 2019

There are crusty boatyards and pristine yacht clubs, seedy seafood joints and fancy oyster bars, “my she was yar” schooners and “I’m on a boat” party cruisers. And so every time he takes the sailboat out to open water, whether he’s hanging out with friends or instructing students, he keeps an eye open for any plastic debris.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

JUNE 8, 2022

Recent years have seen an emergence of a parallel “bluetech” category to describe sustainable technologies touching on the ocean economy, which spans industries such as offshore wind, ocean plastics removal, carbon sequestration, aquaculture, marine robotics, data collection technologies, coastal resilience and more. Spotlight on SeaAhead.

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Eco-Business

AUGUST 18, 2021

Fears of possible chemical and plastic contamination of seafood and salt have driven down consumption of fish in Sri Lanka, the main animal protein for the country’s majority Buddhist population.

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2020

But some campaigners believe the public debate on greener diets has been too focused on meat and dairy, allowing the seafood industry to swim on in the shadows. The campaign encourages people to ditch all seafood for the month of February and instead adopt "plant-based, sustainable ways of eating".

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 29, 2020

The massive consumption of seafood sufficed through aquaculture. Marine life health can be purified when institutes measures for the atonement of ocean plastic problems. Secondly, the ocean plastic problem is at hype. The bivalves are the filter feeder to filter a large amount of seawater and eliminate ocean plastic.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

fisheries adapt to climate impacts; catalyzing the growth of a "new sustainable seafood industry," including aquaculture, mariculture and plant- and cell-based seafood alternatives. Aquaculture, sustainable fisheries and marine biodiversity conservation: helping U.S. It’s not just a wish list.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 2, 2020

We still have polyester that's ending up in microfibers, which are ending up in the ocean, in our seafood dinner," Rattner said. We're eating about a credit card worth of plastic every year.". Plus, there's the waste that's harder to see than the piles of fabric in a landfill. "We

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 14, 2023

Material and equipment manufacturer working to meet the demands of an environmentally conscious world Volm Companies and Yellowstone Plastics is a material and equipment manufacturer and supplier. The brand also knows that HDPE and LDPE are the safest plastic food storage containers available today for food contact.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 29, 2021

James—says that Taiwan-based Formosa Plastics Group’s 2,400-acre Sunshine Project , which is slated to be built in a vulnerable floodplain amid intensifying climate-driven hurricanes and tropical storms,”presents an unnecessary burden for our already-polluted community.” million tons of planet-heating emissions annually.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Picture: James Wheeler Many people describe fishing as a hobby and a way to get out in nature and enjoy everything it has to offer, while others head to the water in a commercial capacity to ensure restaurants and grocery stores have plenty to sell their seafood-loving customers.

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Eco-Business

JANUARY 3, 2021

The former Procter & Gamble executive takes on a role as WWF's APAC lead for global seafood traceability based in Bangkok.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 17, 2021

Plastic in the environment has become a circular problem. That process brings microplastics right back to our table inside seafood and field-grown crops. Determined to battle the plastic problem, 4ocean and Poralu Marine have joined forces in the fight.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 8, 2021

Buoyed by the success of red-meat mimics from the likes of Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, a growing number of companies is angling to capture their share of the early market for animal-free seafood. The nonprofit has named the threatened collapse of fisheries and unmet demand for seafood alternatives as important factors.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 18, 2020

Single-use plastics are a growing problem for our planet, but they have also become a mainstay for people around the world. How can we replace the plastic bags, wrappers and more that plague us? One student has come up with a novel plastic alternative that also happens to avoid the use of virgin materials.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Jackowski was at the center of HP’s ongoing project in Haiti to collect ocean-bound plastic waste and incorporate the material into the company’s printer cartridges and, as of May, into some of its personal computers. million pounds of plastic, or 60 million bottles. So far, that effort has diverted 1.7

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Eco-Business

JANUARY 3, 2021

The former Procter & Gamble executive takes on a role as WWF's APAC lead for global seafood traceability based in Bangkok.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 10, 2021

With the topic of sustainability in every headline these days, many people are feeling guilt, shame, frustration or irritation at the constant pressure to go vegan or eliminate every scrap of plastic from their lives. The problems with meat and seafood It’s well-documented that a plant-based diet is a huge win for the planet.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

You have to be engaged in aquaculture, you have to be successful in aquaculture, to be successful in seafood. “By producing an increasing amount of seafood sustainably as farmers, the industry can help relieve pressure on wild stocks that might currently be overfished commercially.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

At a global level, however, we feel there must be a reduction in seafood consumption.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JANUARY 10, 2023

Editor’s Note: Sonalie Figueiras is the f ounder & editor in chief of Green Queen Media and founder of sustainable packaging and plastic reduction marketplace Source Green. We haven’t even gotten to attitudes towards synbio foods like animal-free dairy or cellular agriculture foods like cultivated seafood. .

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Opponents of Air Products’ proposed CCS project point out that if built, Manchac’s picturesque wetlands, its unique culture, and Lake Maurepas’s productive estuary critical to the local seafood industry will be put at catastrophic risk. Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In addition to produce, it can be used on meats, produce and seafood to reduce spoilage. The natural ingredients protect as an alternative to fungicides, wax and single-use plastic. Mori Similarly, Mori has developed a silk-based coating with the same effect. Yet, it has the same preservative effect as Mori and Apeel.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

BBC Studios - Bridgewater House Relocation GPE - 50 Finsbury Square Grid 2.0 & BBC Studios - Bridgewater House Relocation GPE - 50 Finsbury Square Grid 2.0 &

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 25, 2021

Consumers want to know where their food comes from and how it is produced It is not news to anyone that consumers are increasingly interested in sustainability-marketed foods such as organic, fair trade, sustainably harvested products such as seafood, and so-called “natural” foods. This market segment grew from 14.3 percent to 16.6

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

As he drove toward Barataria Bay, he saw in the distance what looked like black plastic garbage bags littering the road. Nungesser, who is in charge of Louisiana’s seafood promotion board, has made opposing the massive river diversion projects central to his likely run for governor in 2023.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 2, 2020

We still have polyester that's ending up in microfibers, which are ending up in the ocean, in our seafood dinner," Rattner said. We're eating about a credit card worth of plastic every year.". Plus, there's the waste that's harder to see than the piles of fabric in a landfill. "We

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Ocean pollution, particularly plastic from inland as well as boating activities, has become a massive environmental issue in recent years. Animals are harmed by items like six-pack rings and plastic bags. Plastic in the waterways begins to break down into microplastics, which marine animals ingest. The cycle is toxic.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

These critics worry whether the ships doing this mining will dump back into the sea the huge amounts of toxic-waste and sediments produced by grinding up and pumping the rocks to the surface, impacting larger fish further up the food chain such as tunas and contaminating the global seafood supply chain. .

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

🥩 Pacifico Biolabs , a Berlin, Germany-based alternative seafood technology company, raised $3m in Pre-Seed funding from FoodLabs, Simon Capital, Exceptional Ventures, and Sprout and About Ventures.   Plastic producers knew recycling wasn’t economical for years… but lied about it.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2020

fisheries adapt to climate impacts; catalyzing the growth of a “new sustainable seafood industry,” including aquaculture, mariculture and plant- and cell-based seafood alternatives. Aquaculture, sustainable fisheries and marine biodiversity conservation: helping U.S. It’s not just a wish list.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2022

Tip #3 – Provide reusable dishware : Eliminate paper plates, cups, and plastic utensils for employees who are dining in. Check out this guide by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which details how to best keep track of waste. Provide washable, reusable service ware instead.

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Green Living Guy

JUNE 7, 2022

Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean. It can lead to consequences for human and wildlife health, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. The study, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, is the first to connect microplastics in the ocean with land-based pathogens.

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