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On the Need for a Global Ban on the Production, Distribution, and Sale of Plastic Water Bottles

Unsustainable

It was recorded in 2010 that “94% of households recycled or reused plastic bottles,” (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2010, para. Then there is the energy investment required. The true cost of plastic bottle production, then, in both economical and ecological terms, is nothing less than staggering.

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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

GreenBiz

By 2030, it expects demand for seafood to be 30 percent higher than 2010 levels. If the sourcing is done carefully, fake fish also should be devoid of the mercury and microplastics that can stem from ocean plastic pollution. Plant-based seafoods are spawning in the freezers and aisles of mainstream stores.

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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

AGreenLiving

By 2030, it expects demand for seafood to be 30 percent higher than 2010 levels. If the sourcing is done carefully, fake fish also should be devoid of the mercury and microplastics that can stem from ocean plastic pollution. Plant-based seafoods are spawning in the freezers and aisles of mainstream stores.

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