Plastics Pollution

Plastic waste is costing society billions, Duke study finds North Carolina Health News09:30
Microplastics can spread dangerous pathogens, scientists warn ScienceAlert23:45
Bangladesh calls for stronger global action to end plastic pollution Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha11:05
Bottled water may be convenient – but here’s what it’s doing to you The Independent10:24
plastic-free soy sauce fish dropper decomposes in weeks instead of years designboom08:12
Race on to stop wrecked containers polluting sea BBC16:53

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‘Plastics Recycling Fraud’ and the Continued Expansion of Public Nuisance Claims JD Supra05:26
In the last 6 hours
Kenya launches National Plastics Action platform to drive circular economy shift The Star, Kenya03:34
Translocating Nanoplastics in Zebrafish Newswise (Press Release)02:46
The prevailing sachet economy: An engineered poverty trap Jakarta Post02:05
Yesterday
Tips for wasting less this holiday season U.S. PIRG21:06 12-Dec-25
Legislation aims to keep New Hampshire water out of plastic bottles Valley News19:57 12-Dec-25
Plastic pellets that 'devastated' Sussex coastline found to contain lead and arsenic The Argus, Sussex18:19 12-Dec-25
Recycling solutions for waste we ignore The Hindu17:01 12-Dec-25
TripleW partners Sulapac to help eliminate single-use plastics Interplas Insights16:12 12-Dec-25
UNEA-7 ends with only a handful of agreed resolutions and a failed attempt at multilateralism Break Free From Plastic15:44 12-Dec-25
WSU study finds bag fee is creating more plastic waste The Seattle Times14:24 12-Dec-25
Opinion | How To have a plastic-free holiday season Eureka Times-Standard, California14:19 12-Dec-25
OPINION: Brexit and the Waste Ban: Will the UK Lead or Lag in the Circular Economy? letsrecycle.com13:19 12-Dec-25
Hastings MP launches campaign to ban water companies from using plastic micro-beads SussexWorld12:20 12-Dec-25
BPF calls for ‘urgent’ government support for UK plastic recyclers Packaging Scotland11:46 12-Dec-25
Plastics Federation calls for urgent government support for UK plastic recyclers Packaging Scotland11:36 12-Dec-25
The top five countries where plastic waste in the ocean comes from Geographical10:32 12-Dec-25
SÜDPACK breaks ground at its logistics centre in Erolzheim Interplas Insights10:06 12-Dec-25
Plastic waste is costing society billions, Duke study finds North Carolina Health News09:30 12-Dec-25
Cotton: The natural solution to plastic pollution Farm Progress08:03 12-Dec-25
Business 'declares war on throwaway phone case' with product designed to last forever The Argus, Sussex07:54 12-Dec-25
How to Have a Plastic-Free Holiday Season CounterPunch07:06 12-Dec-25
CPTech Gets US, Saudi Patents for Pyrolysis Oil Upgrading Method Rigzone06:25 12-Dec-25
Nearly 650 kg of marine debris cleared from Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg coast The Hindu04:07 12-Dec-25
Guidelines for Greening Events: How the Pacific is Leading Sustainable Event Innovation Pacific Regional Environment Programme01:50 12-Dec-25
Walking the talk in Vanuatu, the first country in the world to ban plastic straws Pacific Regional Environment Programme00:29 12-Dec-25
In the last 7 days
Microplastics Can Spread Dangerous Pathogens, Scientists Warn ScienceAlert23:45 11-Dec-25
Review: A world inundated by trash America Magazine23:29 11-Dec-25
From waste to wealth The Daily Star, Bangladesh23:06 11-Dec-25
Coral prey or plastic? Pacific Regional Environment Programme20:55 11-Dec-25
Plastic-Eating Bacteria Market in China Forecast to Cross $500 Thousand by 2031: How China is… Business Wire (Press Release)17:52 11-Dec-25
Does your laundry shed microplastics? Environmental Working Group17:17 11-Dec-25
The Future of Gifting is Digital: On Me Closes $6M Seed Round to Redefine the Gift Card PR Newswire (Press Release)16:01 11-Dec-25
As cost of grocery bags rises to 12 cents, WSU study finds bag fee is creating more plastic waste even as number of… The Spokesman-Review, Washington15:48 11-Dec-25
Plastics dominate UK litter as rural and outdoor spaces emerge as pollution hotspots Envirotec14:37 11-Dec-25
Horticulture Industry’s Problematic Pot Addiction ecoRI News14:13 11-Dec-25
Humble fish inspire self-cleaning microplastic filter Anthropocene Magazine13:09 11-Dec-25
This Startup’s New Product Is Targeting Plastic Pollution With a Novel Kind of Recyclable Packaging Inc Magazine13:04 11-Dec-25
Hastings MP calls for bio-bead ban while Eastbourne clean-up continues ITV12:49 11-Dec-25
Plastic collection booths in Pathanamthitta overgrown with vegetation Malayala Manorama12:41 11-Dec-25
Less Plastic, Healthier Planet: Emerald Packaging Eliminates Over 1M Pounds Of Virgin Plastic PR Newswire (Press Release)12:04 11-Dec-25
Bangladesh calls for stronger global action to end plastic pollution Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha11:05 11-Dec-25
These Researchers Are Turning Plastic Waste Into Fuel Reason11:04 11-Dec-25
Bottled water may be convenient – but here’s what it’s doing to you The Independent10:24 11-Dec-25
Faerch (Cirrec) and TOMRA Recycling are pioneering post-consumer food tray-to-tray recycling Waste Management World Magazine10:21 11-Dec-25
Asda boosts own-brand packaging recyclability to 97.5% Packaging Scotland10:00 11-Dec-25
NSCDC warns vandals to stay off FCT infrastructure The Daily Trust09:48 11-Dec-25
Faerch (Cirrec) and TOMRA Recycling partner for post-consumer food tray-to-tray recycling Interplas Insights08:46 11-Dec-25
plastic-free soy sauce fish dropper decomposes in weeks instead of years designboom08:12 11-Dec-25
Quiz night in aid of removing plastic pollution from seas Bournemouth Daily Echo07:50 11-Dec-25
Your new ‘green’ t-shirt could be making microplastic pollution worse euronews07:20 11-Dec-25
Lead and arsenic found in Camber Sands bio-beads BBC06:40 11-Dec-25
Meet the People Cleaning Up Fashion’s Waste Problem Vogue05:34 11-Dec-25
Ranking the Leaders and Laggards on Circular Plastics: From Pledges to Pullback Bloomberg NEF03:43 11-Dec-25
Bhopal mortuary case: Burnt bodies of 2 newborns found in garbage; police launch probe The Times of India02:42 11-Dec-25
Vermont Conversation: A former EPA official on how the plastics industry sabotages real recycling VTDigger00:12 11-Dec-25
Plumb Centre and Polypipe Building Products launch plastics recycling scheme HPM Magazine17:33 10-Dec-25
Race on to stop wrecked containers polluting sea BBC16:53 10-Dec-25
Hope as Church joins fight against plastic waste Daily Monitor16:34 10-Dec-25
Plumb Centre and Polypipe Building Products launch nationwide plastics recycling scheme Heating & Ventilating Review16:33 10-Dec-25
Boom in burning waste for fuel puts human health and environment at risk Mongabay15:39 10-Dec-25
The hidden health risks of bottled water The Conversation (UK)13:55 10-Dec-25
Scottish Water Top Up Taps saves over 20 million plastic bottles  Midlothian View13:19 10-Dec-25
Study finds recycled polyester sheds far more microplastics than new material Anadolu Agency12:50 10-Dec-25
Energy efficiency innovations in UK industrial sector could save 4 million tonnes of CO₂ over 10 years The Carbon Trust (Press Release)10:21 10-Dec-25
Westminster sustainability project Cavendish Living Lab launches YouTube channel with documentary celebrating homemade… University of Westminster10:20 10-Dec-25
Bio-based plastics for biopharma: How is parenteral packaging adopting eco-design? Pharmaceutical Technology10:16 10-Dec-25
Is plastic poisoning our children? UNICEF’s new report rings global alarm The Week (India)09:20 10-Dec-25
The circular catalyst: Plastic Energy's TAC Technology Interplas Insights08:21 10-Dec-25
Hyundai Motor and Healthy Seas Celebrate Five Years of Global Ocean Conservation and Education Leadership Hyundai - Official Site08:04 10-Dec-25
Recycled polyester creates more microplastic particles during washing, study suggests Sustainability Online07:09 10-Dec-25
SK Chemicals achieves Korea's first vertical integration in recycling through in-house… PR Newswire (Press Release)07:01 10-Dec-25
As Delhi battles air pollution, govt imposes Rs 5,000 fine for burning waste, plastic in the open Indian Express06:26 10-Dec-25
[PHOTO] Partnership for plastic recycling The Korea Times06:17 10-Dec-25
SK Chemicals secures full recycling value chain with China JV The Korea Herald04:59 10-Dec-25
WA Farm Direct releases recyclable Baby Bravo packaging Fruitnet04:54 10-Dec-25
Recycling 'worsens microplastics problem' The Ecologist00:06 10-Dec-25
The Biggest Mistakes People Make With Plastic Wrap The Takeout21:51 9-Dec-25
The global plastic waste trade contributes to coastal litter in importing countries, study shows Newswise (Press Release)19:51 9-Dec-25
5WPR Named Agency of Record for VVater PR Newswire (Press Release)18:40 9-Dec-25
Abundia Global Impact Group, Inc. Advances Its Plastics Recycling Facility with Alterra… PR Newswire (Press Release)17:08 9-Dec-25
Modeling Microplastic Accumulation Under the Ocean Surface Newswise (Press Release)16:07 9-Dec-25
COP 24 highlights plastic pollution, global warming as Mediterranean eco-challenges Ahram Online15:31 9-Dec-25
Plastics Market Nears $1 Trillion Valuation by 2035: Industry Trends and Global Forecasts… Business Wire (Press Release)15:02 9-Dec-25
Plant-Based 3D-Printed Surfboards ‘Sensational’ to Ride While Halting Microplastic Pollution Good News Network13:07 9-Dec-25
Microplastics rise across Datça-Bozburun protection zone of Türkiye Daily Sabah12:43 9-Dec-25
Black plastics and illegal cartridges: a double barrier to recycling The Recycler12:35 9-Dec-25
Common kitchen waste turned into glue strong enough to tow car The Independent10:53 9-Dec-25
Could microplastics be fueling Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s? Knowridge Science Report10:47 9-Dec-25
MP asks for answers after plastic bead pollution SussexWorld10:42 9-Dec-25
Where are we on ocean plastics? Wildlife and Countryside Link09:44 9-Dec-25
The Dead Sea’s hidden plastic problem: A record of decades of waste - study Jerusalem Post07:29 9-Dec-25
What Makes Top Plastic Containers Manufacturers Hard to Replace? Fortune Business Insights06:57 9-Dec-25
Soe women’s group turns plastic waste into reusable products Kuensel06:56 9-Dec-25
Keep Christmas safe for the environment The Alpena News, Michigan06:31 9-Dec-25
Members of the Alliance of Small Island States comb through revised draft text of plastics treaty on eve of INC-4 Pacific Regional Environment Programme03:04 9-Dec-25
Pacific adds voice as attention turns to proposed intersession work to advance plastics treaty development Pacific Regional Environment Programme03:04 9-Dec-25
Australian research makes shocking discovery: The common household items causing Alzheimer's MailOnline02:40 9-Dec-25
North to ban plastic bags from January 1 Cyprus Mail02:29 9-Dec-25
McDonald's Not Sold on Environmental Benefits of Reusable Plastic Packaging in Europe Paper Age Magazine23:07 8-Dec-25
Glue strong enough to tow a car made from used cooking oil Live Science21:02 8-Dec-25
Young negotiators laud experience shared at Pacific negotiations training Pacific Regional Environment Programme20:26 8-Dec-25
Sterling One Foundation Leads Effort to Combat Plastic Pollution ThisDay Live19:58 8-Dec-25
Eco Spindles and Green Earth Group launch ‘Green Wheels’ Project Sri Lanka Daily Mirror18:45 8-Dec-25
Schick® & Skintimate® Launch Free Disposable Razor and Packaging Recycling Program With… PR Newswire (Press Release)18:33 8-Dec-25
The “Plastic King” who assembled a four-storey castle out of 40,000 recycled bottles Guinness World Records16:56 8-Dec-25
Coca-Cola Sends Clear Message by Testing Major Change Rock Hill Herald16:35 8-Dec-25
Fish-Inspired Laundry Filter Shows Early Promise Against Microplastics UberGizmo14:30 8-Dec-25
Waste to wonder, plastic bottles shine as X-mas tree Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha13:00 8-Dec-25
Peeling back the curtain on Big Plastic’s false solutions Canadian National Observer10:35 8-Dec-25
Glass packaging hit ‘disproportionately hard’ in early months of pEPR Packaging Scotland10:35 8-Dec-25
Africa’s stakes in global UN environment talks in Nairobi Mongabay10:05 8-Dec-25
Heliograf launches plastic-free alternative to single-use soy sauce fish Dezeen08:42 8-Dec-25
Clean Planet Technologies Secures US and Saudi Patents for Its Pyrolysis-Oil Upgrading Process, … Pressat (Press Release)07:49 8-Dec-25
Aduro Clean Technologies Collaborates With ECOCE To Advance Recycling Of Flexible Plastic… Packaging Network Online07:30 8-Dec-25

      
            
      
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