Plastic pollution

How the Recycling Symbol Became Meaningless

Wed, 06/12/2024 - 08:15

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Amazon Is Ditching Plastic Packaging Abroad—but Using Even More in the U.S.

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 12:21

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Trackers Placed in Amazon Packaging Reveal What Really Happens to Store Drop-Off Recycling

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 13:05

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Detergent Pods Are Just the Start of Clothing’s Microplastic Pollution Problem

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 09:25

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Bottled Water Contains 100 Times More Plastic Particles Than Previously Thought

Fri, 01/12/2024 - 09:59

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Microplastics Could Be Affecting the Weather, Too

Wed, 11/15/2023 - 08:00

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New research this week is the latest to show that microplastics have polluted just about everywhere on Earth. Scientists discovered plastic particles in cloud samples collected from atop a mountain in Eastern China.

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A Report Calls Chemical Recycling a ‘Dangerous Deception’—and a Former Plastic Lobbyist Agrees

Fri, 11/03/2023 - 07:04

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Democrats Release ‘Most Comprehensive Plan Ever’ to Address Plastics Problem

Fri, 10/27/2023 - 16:53

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McDonald’s Ditches the Weird McFlurry Spoons

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 11:00

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When the McDonalds ice cream machine is not perpetually broken, there’s nothing quite like a McFlurry to bring you joy. While you’ll still be able to enjoy the tasty treat, you’ll no longer be able to eat it with its iconic, chunky plastic spoon.

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The Microplastics Are in the Clouds Now

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 17:10

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Nowhere is safe from microplastics. Tiny plastic pieces are in waterways, in our bodies, and now researchers have found microplastics in clouds on top of Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama.

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