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January 08, 2020

Plastic pollution: calls to do more to cut bag use

More has to be done about the number of plastic "bags for life" distributed by retailers, according to a Welsh Government report ... Read more

January 08, 2020

The plastic backlash: what's behind our sudden rage – and will it make a difference?

Plastic is everywhere, and suddenly we have decided that is a very bad thing. Until recently, plastic enjoyed a sort of anonymity in ubiquity: we were so thoroughly surrounded that we hardly noticed it ... Read more

January 08, 2020

Humans have made 8.3bn tons of plastic since 1950. This is the illustrated story of where it's gone

Until recently we didn’t know how much plastic was piling up around us. When we found out, the picture wasn’t pretty ... Read more

January 08, 2020

A documentary that will never let you see plastic the same way again

It’s hard to choose which scene in The Story of Plastic most sent a chill down my spine, so startling is the hour and a half-long documentary ... Read more

January 08, 2020

Most Americans would pay more to avoid using plastic, poll says

Two-thirds of Americans are willing to pay more for everyday items made out of environmentally sustainable materials instead of single-use plastic, according to a survey from PBS NewsHour and Marist Poll ... Read more

January 08, 2020

Plastic labeling system often confused for recyclability of plastic products

Have you ever noticed on the bottom of a plastic product having one of 7 symbols? ... Read more