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Using ‘recycled plastic’ in construction materials may not be a great idea after all

Grist

Many test projects have been completed in recent years , with proponents touting them as a convenient way to divert plastic waste from landfills while also making infrastructure lighter, more rot-resistant, or, ostensibly, more durable. “As This already happens with materials that don’t have plastics in them.)

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Earth Day goes big & virtual again

Greenability Magazine

Composting Food Waste & Trying To Stop It , Missouri Organic Recycling. Microplastics and the Environment , Aquatic Ecology Lab. Stormwater Sunday Earth Day Celebration , The Little Red Hen’s Community Garden puppet show, 2400 E. Climate Solutions Supercharged , Kansas City Drawdown Society. Heart & Soil , CinemaKC.

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Comment: Agriculture and pharma key to solving micropollutants problem

Envirotec Magazine

However, run-off from agriculture and discharges and waste from the pharmaceutical sector must be at the forefront of future discussions, due to the sheer volume and persistence of the pollutants they generate. Preventing micropollutants from being discharged into the environment in the first place must become the touchstone of policymaking.

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The search for the source of plastic pollution

Grist

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. Is it dog waste? Is the trash from camping?