Burning plastic for cooking and heating: An emerging environmental crisis
A Curtin University-led paper, "The Use of Plastic as a Household Fuel among the Urban Poor in the Global South" published in ...
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Executive order on straws misses the larger crisis of plastic’s impact on human health
The executive order Trump signed will undercut the former administration’s 2022 initiative to phase out single-use plastics, including straws, containers and bottles, from federal buildings by 2032 ...
UConn study shows promise of bioplastics to help solve global plastic pollution crisis
The bioplastics company, with an office in Shelton, collaborated with a UConn marine sciences team to evaluate the product’s ...
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SICCI: enforce plastic ban regulation
In a proactive push to address the ongoing plastic waste crisis and its detrimental effects on drainage systems, Chairlady ...
‘BACK TO PLASTIC’: Trump Vows to Keep the Government on Plastic Straws
The move would run counter to a Biden administration push to cut back on single-use plastic, which was considered a milestone ...
'Back to plastic': Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones 'don't work'
President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper straws "don't work.
Corsair Group International Launches Innovative Initiatives to Combat Plastic Waste and Promote Environmental Sustainability
BANGKOK, TH / ACCESS Newswire / February 14, 2025 / Corsair Group International , an international consortium dedicated to ...
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Kobach seeks to dismiss Kansas county’s suit over ‘fraud and deception’ about recycling
Ford County initially sued ExxonMobil, Chevron and others last year in U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, ...
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Innovation is the missing link in CA’s fight against plastic waste
To achieve these high expectations, new solutions are needed to address the growing plastic waste crisis, and innovative technology like Eastman’s can pick up where mechanical recycling leaves off.
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Burning plastic for cooking and heating an emerging crisis, study finds
A new Curtin University-led paper published in Nature Cities has called for action to reduce the burning of plastics for heating and cooking, a common yet hazardous practice emerging in millions of ...