Policy makers are full of platitudes about the importance of investing in pollution control programs, including recycling disposable plastic containers. The most recent solution the government has offered to Malta’s ‘failure to meet its targets’ has been the Beverage Container Refund Scheme (BCRS), run by a consortium of Malta’s largest beverage companies. Under the scheme, …
It’s a twinkling, garland-wrapped tradition around the world: the Christmas tree. Key points: Experts say to counter emissions from making a plastic tree, it must be reused for 15 years Some Christmas tree growers offer a mulching service and will recycle live trees after the crazy season Environmental agencies urge people to avoid perpetuating demand …
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More nurdles have been found on beaches than ever before as environmental groups push for legislation to classify them as marine pollutants so they are subject to stricter laws when handling and transporting them. Nurdles are tiny plastic pellets used by industry to produce almost all of our plastic products, but spills from factories and …
More than 2,000 experts wrapped up a week of talks on plastic pollution on Friday, in one of the biggest global gatherings ever to address what even plastics industry leaders are calling a crisis. It was the first meeting of a United Nations committee set up to draft what is supposed to be a landmark …
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The EU executive wants to ban mini shampoo bottles in hotels and the use of disposable cups in cafes and restaurants, as part of sweeping legislative proposals to cut mountains of waste across Europe. A draft EU regulation published on Wednesday also proposes mandatory deposit and return schemes for single-use plastic drinks bottles and metal …
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Canadians appear to be slowly reducing their use of straws and plastic grocery bags ahead of a nationwide ban on these items taking effect next month, according to new statistics. The Canadian government is seeking to reduce indoor plastic pollution by the end of the decade as negotiations for a formal plastics management treaty begin …
In March, there was collective cheer when United Nations Member States passed a landmark resolution to end plastic pollution at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi. Governments have agreed to start work on a legally binding global agreement that addresses the full lifecycle of plastic and will come into force in 2024. The decision …
This week, the federal government signed on to an international agreement to recycle or reuse 100% of plastic waste by 2040, ending plastic pollution. But major obstacles stand in the way. The most recent is the collapse of Australia’s largest soft plastic recycling scheme, REDcycle. The program was suspended after it was revealed that soft …
November 11, 2022 November 11, 2022 Thank you for carefully rinsing, sorting and recycling your plastic containers – but plastic is waste and trying to recycle it is futile, Greenpeace said in late October. Greenpeace and other environmental groups have been warning for years against the “greenwashing” of plastic recycling by the oil and chemical …
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