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Plastics: no longer a punch line

Martin LaMonica

But in 2018, the alarm over the plastic pollution crisis sounded louder than ever. On Earth Day, the United Nations issued its first State of Plastics report , calling for more recycling and better ways to manufacture and manage the material in its many forms. From its arrival decades ago , plastic has transformed modern life.

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What Startups Have Taught Us About Unlocking Climate Policy Innovation

Elemental Excelerator

That’s why we launched the Policy Lab on Earth Day in 2021. Additionally, in the climate technology space, many companies are building B2B (business to business) solutions to upgrade outdated or heavy-polluting systems.

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The search for the source of plastic pollution

Grist

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.

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