Unsustainable

APRIL 24, 2022

Preventing pollution and improving public health are only some of the benefits of global recycling. It also creates employment, saves money, and reduces waste.

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Grist

OCTOBER 1, 2022

When dealing with the life cycle of plastic, hundreds of solutions await, from alternative bioplastics that might be able to degrade themselves through the magic of fungus, to complex chemical recycling that can break plastics down to become other petroleum products or to be rebuilt good as new.

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Green Living Guy

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

February 19, 2019 at 6AM ET, Washington, DC – A new report from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) examines the health impacts associated with plastic pollution crisis. The post New report finds entire lifecycle of plastics a threat to human health appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Green Living Guy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

21 SEP 2022 / BY OLUWOLE OJEWALE The smuggling of prohibited plastic into Cameroon threatens the environment, public health, and the agricultural sector. The post Illegal Smuggling of Plastic is Harming Cameroon’s Environment appeared first on The Green Living Guy.

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2021

International group of scientists call for new plastics non-proliferation treaty that binds governments to ambitious target to phase out virgin plastic. Scientists are calling for a binding treaty to phase out global production of virgin plastic by 2040.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Retailers need to make the switch from plastic shopping bags to eco-friendly alternatives. Plastic bags are not biodegradable and can last over a 1000 years. Stop the pollution of our land and water. Plastic bags are so lightweight that they can travel long distances through the wind and water. Stop harming wildlife.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2022

Much remains to be done, but this year's UN Environment Assembly will go down in history as the moment the world decided to take a stand to address plastic pollution, writes Amcor's David Clark. The UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi earlier this month marked a watershed moment in the battle against plastic pollution.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Carpet Recycling UK, a trade association set up to encourage carpet recycling, oversees 73% of diverted carpet waste being sent to incineration at an approximate climate cost of £16.5 Less than 2% of carpet waste is actually recycled. million a year to society. million a year in unpaid climate harm alone.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Mount Gay Rum, the oldest running rum distillery in the world, paired up with Sea Bags, a Portland, Maine-based company who has been making totes and bags from recycled sail cloth since 2006. The two companies are raising money to benefit 4ocean’s Pound + Program, whose mission is to end the plastic pollution in our oceans.

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2020

Household cleaning brand SC Johnson launches ocean-plastic Mr Muscle bottle line following success of similar initiative with Windex in the US. Household cleaning brand SC Johnson has launched a new line of Mr Muscle window and glass cleaner bottles made entirely from ocean-bound plastic bottles.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

The biofilm is then processed and dispersed, releasing the microplastic particles for processing and recycling. Liu explained that this “allows convenient release of microplastics from the biofilm matrix, which is otherwise difficult and expensive to degrade, so that the microplastics can be later recovered for recycling.”

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Materials innovation, tests of refillable and reusable products and a 'significant increase' in the proportion of recycled plastic have steered firm closer to 2025 plastic goals, it said. Unilever chief executive Alan Jope stressed that the war against plastic waste should continue despite the current health and economic crises.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The supermarket’s managing director calls for other supermarkets to slash their plastic footprints following UN report. Iceland Foods has announced it will offset its plastic footprint as it works towards becoming plastic-free across its own label packaging.

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Green Living Guy

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The post The Best Sustainable Health and Personal Care Products appeared first on Green Living Guy. With so much impact coming from the production of goods, many consumers are looking for alternatives that are more sustainable and greener. If you are someone looking to make that switch, here are products that you can swap out […].

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Business Green

MAY 30, 2022

EU plastics industry ‘on the precipice’ due to unsustainable business model, tightening green regulations and competition from China, Planet Tracker warns.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

That’s because the beauty industry generates up to 120 billion units of plastics packaging per year contributing to the loss of 18 million acres of forest annually. At MASAMI , we use recyclable packaging but we’ve gone one step further to make refillable ceramic bottles and refill pouches to begin to eliminate much of the plastic altogether.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Materials innovation, tests of refillable and reusable products and a 'significant increase' in the proportion of recycled plastic have steered firm closer to 2025 plastic goals, it said. Unilever chief executive Alan Jope stressed that the war against plastic waste should continue despite the current health and economic crises.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 14, 2020

The health of human beings depends on the state of the environment as well. Moreover, poor methods of managing waste lead to an increase in soil and water contamination and air pollution. The good news is that you can reuse most of the products you buy from the store like plastic containers and food packaging materials.

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2021

Defra confirms it will consult on banning plastic plates and cutlery, as it works towards goal of preventing all avoidable plastic waste by 2042. Environment Secretary George Eustice said there was a compelling environmental case for extending the ban on single use plastics and building on the UK's levy on the use of plastic bags.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Don’t buy plastic bottles. Plastic bottles are one of the largest contributors to our mountains of landfills. One million bottles are used per minute, and only 9% of these can be recycled. Recycling: one of the good green habits. Planting a tree in your garden is one of the best ways to reduce air pollution.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2020

Group of academics, campaigners and politicians warn against delaying plastic pollution crackdowns in US and UK. At the same time, the use of plastic bags for food deliveries has once again become widespread, as supermarkets have sought to speed up delivery processes in response to soaring demand. It is estimated around 4.7

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. RECYCLED STEEL. RECYCLED PLASTIC.

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” is a habit that must be instilled in children from an early age. A bin system is a great way to manage common waste and promote recycling. Choose a simple plastic tub or invest in an automatic touchless motion sensor bin if you have the budget. Make the 3Rs a Habit.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Similarly, nothing was mentioned about NO2, or what new powers might be granted to local authorities to strengthen their ability to enforce air pollution standards – something that had also been promised prior to the Bill’s publication. in line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines.”. Soil and biodiversity.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 21, 2022

The main challenges with building sustainability involve reducing overall impact to human health the and the environment. Reducing emissions, pollution, and environmental degradation. Creating healthy indoor environments with low pollution. Some of the main challenges include: Responsible and efficient use of natural resources.

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Grist

APRIL 24, 2024

But it struck me that Earth Day 2024 has a particularly timely theme: Planet vs. Plastics. The official Earth Day organization has been assigning yearly themes since at least 1980, and Planet vs. Plastics is hitting in the year when U.N. members are supposed to be finalizing a global treaty to address plastic pollution.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

Modern chemistry is quite literally rubbish, Flerlage and Slootweg write, as it facilitates the path of matter from extraction to pollution. They even go so far as to consider it unethical to develop chemistry that will lead to chemical pollution. And thus they continue to contribute to plastic pollution.

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 7, 2021

For decades, harmful and toxic substances in household cleaning products have contributed to the pollution crisis across the globe. Here’s 10 excellent reasons for you to make the switch, to benefit the health of yourself, your home, and your planet. Overall Health. In the United States alone , a staggering 2.8 Personal Safety.

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Business Green

APRIL 5, 2022

Year-long research project led by Systemiq asserts window for action is fast closing, but concludes shift towards net zero plastics system is affordable and achievable. Better recycling infrastructure and material capture rates alone will not be enough to address the crisis, the report warns.

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Martin LaMonica

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Among the ones this year was a series on plastic, the material that’s been boon to modern life but a very damaging one as well. Our complicated relationship with plastic: 5 essential reads. Plastics are hard to avoid in daily life. From its arrival decades ago , plastic has transformed modern life. Rivers and lakes.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Businesses are the worst polluters worldwide. The industrial sector produces 50% of the total air pollution (and the percentage doesn’t include the damage done to the environment through landfills and polluted streams.) 3. Recycle e-waste. These emotions are harmful to human health.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Oil and gas industry's bets on petrochemicals growth look increasingly dicey as world turns away from plastics, Carbon Tracker warns. Plastics pollution and climate change are two of the world's foremost environmental and economic concerns, and the global oil and gas industry are a major contributor to both.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Oil and gas industry's bets on petrochemicals growth look increasingly dicey as world turns away from plastics, Carbon Tracker warns. Plastics pollution and climate change are two of the world's foremost environmental and economic concerns, and the global oil and gas industry are a major contributor to both.

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Unsustainable

OCTOBER 12, 2019

The banning of disposable plastic water bottles is the most reasonable, sustainable, and conscientious plan for the future; and this ban should begin now. Furthermore, there is no simple solution to this issue, as plastic is produced by many different industries for many different purposes. In 2014-15, in Australia, around 2.5

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AGreenLiving

JULY 12, 2021

The plastic crisis starts with petroleum-based products, is facilitated by consumer consumption and expands to pollution of the land and water. Plastic never completely goes away, and microplastics are now found in nearly every animal and plant on the planet. Meejee sets sustainable goals for skincare with less plastic.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has broachedumpteen pervasive challenges on multiple fronts- health, environment and economy. Although the economy is restoring to an extent but an exponential escalation in the biomedical waste generation has posed severe persisting health hazards and environmental threats.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Our oceans, teeming with life, are under siege by a silent threat – plastic pollution. Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the marine environment every year, wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems and the creatures that call them home. Entanglement in plastic debris is another major threat.

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