2022 Law Microplastics Packaging 
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 23, 2023
European legislative bodies have mobilized themselves en masse since March 2022, which is when several proposals aimed at product sustainability saw the light of day, most notably a circular economy business model. Traceability systems are to be in place to enable tracking all procedures leading from raw materials to the finished product.
Grist
MARCH 22, 2024
They were recently found in samples of plastic food packaging from around the world, and a study published last month linked them to 20 percent the United States’ preterm births. According to one 2022 study , more than 1,000 chemicals — including many EDCs — commonly used in packaging like takeout containers can migrate into food.
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Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 13, 2022
The survey showed over a third of smokers (34%) believe it takes less than a year for a cigarette butt to decompose but the truth is it doesn’t ever decompose and can take up to 10 years to start breaking down into microplastics. Cleaning up littered cigarette butts currently costs UK local authorities around £40 million per year2.
Grist
JULY 21, 2022
From large pieces, such as bottles, cups, and even a Smurf action figure, to tiny microplastics — fragments, films, fibers, or foams less than 5 mm long — plastic is one of the most common pollutants this group will find, mirroring what cleanup crews regularly see across the country. We found microplastics everywhere,” Granek says.
Business Green
DECEMBER 9, 2022
The company's latest update also confirmed its coal production is expected to be flat between 2022 and 2025. Last year, as part of its landmark Climate Law the French government proposed to abolish flights between cities that are less than two and half hours apart by train.
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