Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that Canada will ban many single-use plastic items by 2021, including bags, straws, cutlery and stirring sticks, to cut harmful waste damaging the country’s ecosystems. CNN reports: Trudeau announced the measures Monday, describing “a problem we simply can’t ignore.” “Plastic waste ends up in our landfills and incinerators, litters our parks and beaches, and…
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Plastic pollution found at every depth of the ocean by deep-sea survey
A deep-sea survey has found more tiny particles of plastic far below the surface of the Pacific than floating on its surface, with the highest levels around 300 metres down Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2205751-plastic-pollution-found-at-every-depth-of-the-ocean-by-deep-sea-survey/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Tiny plastic debris is accumulating far beneath the ocean surface
Floating trash patches scratch only the surface of the ocean microplastic pollution problem. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mirco-plastic-debris-accumulating-far-beneath-ocean-surface4…
How to celebrate World Oceans Day 2019
World Oceans Day is Saturday, June 8. Celebrate! Plan or find an event. Participate on social media. Or … just go to the beach. Some ideas for participating here. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/how-to-celebrate-world-oceans-day…
Plastic producers urged to take responsibility for “nurdle” pollution
Billions of plastic pellets called nurdles have washed up on UK beaches. Pollution researcher Alexandra McGoran says producers must do more to stop pollution Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2205155-plastic-producers-urged-to-take-responsibility-for-nurdle-pollution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Bees have built a nest entirely out of plastic bags in the environment
The first report of a bee’s nest made entirely from plastic comes from Argentina. The leafcutter bees created cells out of what may be bits of old plastic bags Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2204930-bees-have-built-a-nest-entirely-out-of-plastic-bags-in-the-environment/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Wild bees’ nest made entirely out of plastic discovered in Argentina
The first report of a bee’s nest made entirely from plastic comes from Argentina. The leafcutter bees created cells out of what may be bits of old plastic bags Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2204930-wild-bees-nest-made-entirely-out-of-plastic-discovered-in-argentina/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Food Delivery Apps Are Drowning China In Plastic
“The astronomical growth of food delivery apps in China is flooding the country with takeout containers, utensils and bags,” writes Raymond Zhong and Carolyn Zhang for The New York Times. “And the country’s patchy recycling system isn’t keeping up. The vast majority of this plastic ends up discarded, buried or burned with the rest of the trash, researchers and recyclers say.”…
What If We Could Reuse The Packaging on Consumer Products?
“The shampoo bottle, the deodorant stick, razors and even your toothbrush — they all get thrown away when they’re empty or worn out. But if they were reusable — or refillable — just imagine how much waste could be avoided.” That’s how Bloomberg describes the new “Loop” initiative being tested for one year by the New Jersey recycling company TerraCycle: This…
Plastic straws will be banned in the UK from April 2020
The billions of plastic straws consumed in the UK each year will be banned from April 2020. The move will also cover plastic drinks stirrers and cotton buds Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2204076-plastic-straws-will-be-banned-in-the-uk-from-april-2020/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…