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The Last Straw is a local business seeking to impact single-use plastic pollution. Credit ... Crowley offers price-beat guarantees and free shipping. Even in production, sustainability remains ...

warning us about plastic pollution’s environmental and health risks Marine life, including seabirds, is especially at risk from plastic waste. They confuse the floating plastic waste in the ...

The role of irradiation in helping beat plastic pollution will be discussed during the IAEA’s upcoming Third International Conference on Applications of Radiation Science and Technology. Gathering ...

Beyond environmental damage, plastic pollution poses severe health risks. Microplastics have been found in food, water, and even human organs, potentially leading to: Endocrine disruption ...

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To support our nonprofit environmental journalism, please consider disabling your ad-blocker ... of plastic waste,” and a “huge win” in the fight against ocean plastic pollution.

Since then, plastic straws have become emblematic of the global plastic pollution problem that now touches every part of life on Earth. Annually, humans produce an estimated 380 million tons of ...

More than 25 major consumer brands and petrochemicals have been traced to fracking in the Permian Basin, one of the world’s ‘carbon bombs’. A Magnum ice cream wrapper caught in the wind, a ...

Plastic does not naturally biodegrade. The Environmental Protection Agency cites research indicating that once in the environment, plastics can take between 100 and 1,000 years to decompose.

Nicolina Pappas was just 8 years old when she started a company to save turtles. Now, she's asking Illinois to join in and 'Skip the Plastic.' ...

Because it does not break down easily, PET is a major contributor to plastic pollution. After use, it either ends up in landfills or, over time, degrades into tiny microplastics or nanoplastics ...