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July 23, 2020

Health impacts of synthetic chemicals in US products doubled in last 5 years, study finds

The proof is piling up: Many synthetic chemicals can harm your health and that of your children... Read more

July 23, 2020

Recycling is a “false solution” to plastic pollution

Greenpeace Africa Plastic Campaigner Amos Wemanya explains why recycling is a “false solution” to Africa’s plastic pollution crisis... Read more

July 20, 2020

Queensland moves to ban single-use plastic straws and plates in bid to save marine life

Plan to stamp out ‘lethal’ plastic, which gets stuck in airways of wildlife and pollutes waterways, follows South Australia’s proposal... Read more

July 15, 2020

‘It’s all on hold’: how Covid-19 derailed the fight against plastic waste

Pandemic prompted states to temporarily ban reusable grocery bags and stalled legislation aimed at reducing plastic packaging... Read more

July 09, 2020

HSMG^® receives BfR approval for the use of PROTĒAN^® in paper-based food packaging

HSMG^® LLC, received approval for use of PROTĒAN^® in paper-based food packaging from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)... Read more

July 02, 2020

Amazon India scraps single-use plastic in packaging across centers

The Indian unit of Amazon.com Inc has eliminated all single-use plastic in its packaging across fulfillment centers in the country, in line with its target to weed out the packaging material by June... Read more