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DeSmogBlog
MARCH 6, 2024
Last week at the New York State Capitol, more than 300 advocates joined lawmakers for a rally to urge the passage of a landmark waste reduction bill that proponents say is the best piece of legislation in the country aimed at lessening plastic trash. Thankfully they have not succeeded so far.”
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.
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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
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 4, 2024
Three-quarters of prizes at the UK’s top sustainable advertising awards went to agencies who work for the fossil fuel industry, a DeSmog analysis has revealed. Coca-Cola also has a record of actively fighting against plastic pollution legislation, according to a report by U.S.
Grist
MARCH 22, 2024
If you were to create a recipe for plastics, you’d need a very big cookbook. Scientists know, for example, that at least 3,200 plastic chemicals pose risks to human health or the environment. These chemicals, released at every stage of the plastic life cycle , mimic hormones and interfere with the metabolic and reproductive systems.
Business Green
MAY 25, 2022
Large-scale capex spending must start before the end of the decade if the petrochemical industry has any hope of reaching net zero," said Ilhan Savut, sustainable materials analyst at BNEF and lead author of the report. The study, Who finances the plastic flood? The whole supply chain is a plastic producer's problem.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 26, 2020
Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics. Its landmark report, "The New Plastics Economy," sounded the alarm in 2016 that if "business as usual" continues, by 2025 the ocean may hold more plastic than fish by weight. Only five years ago, few corporate leaders had plastic pollution on their official radar.
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