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Video encourages Arctic travelers to take part in beach cleanups - Seatrade Cruise News The video shows a lone seabird searching for its next meal. However, what the fulmar gobbles is a harmful piece of plastic. This opening scene of the new video from the Association of Arctic Expedition...

How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled - NPR Laura Leebrick, a manager at Rogue Disposal & Recycling in southern Oregon, is standing on the end of its landfill watching an avalanche of plastic trash pour out of a semitrailer: containers, bags, packaging...

Plastic Wars: Industry Spent Millions Selling Recycling — To Sell More Plastic - NPR For decades, Americans have been sorting their trash believing that most plastic could be recycled. But the truth is, the vast majority of all plastic produced can't be or won't be recycled. In 40 years, less...

'BPF' and 'BPS' Chemicals Found in Food Containers Could Increase Your Obesity Risk - MSN A fridge full of bulk-cooked meal prep is a sight to make most people feel smug. Not only are you cutting costs by avoiding a trip to your local sandwich purveyor, you're also saving the planet by ensuring...

Bio-plastic made from fish scales wins U.K. James Dyson award - Big Think Bio-plastics could prove to be a suitable alternative to single-use plastics. The flexible bio-plastic, called MarinaTex, breaks down within about four to six weeks. One Atlantic cod contains enough waste to produce...

Do plastic bag taxes or bans curb waste? 400 cities and states tried it out. Vox And will it work for plastic straws? The policy: Plastic bag bans and taxes Where: In more than 400 states and cities in the US In place since: 2007 The problem: Plastic bags are forever. The thin sacks that...

How to Eat Less Plastic - Consumer Reports Your food and water are contaminated with plastic. Here's why it's in the food system and how it could affect your health. For anyone living in the U.S. in 2019, plastic is nearly impossible to avoid: It lines soup cans, leaches out of storage...

Where does your plastic go? Global investigation reveals America's dirty secret - The Guardian A Guardian report from 11 countries tracks how US waste makes its way across the world – and overwhelms the poorest nations What happens to your plastic after you drop it in a recycling bin...

There’s just no getting away from microplastic contamination - Arstechnica And we still don’t know where a huge portion of our plastic waste even ends up. Microplastics may be having a moment in the spotlight, as the public is increasingly aware of their presence in the environment around us...

There’s just no getting away from microplastic contamination - Ars Technica And we still don’t know where a huge portion of our plastic waste even ends up. Microplastics may be having a moment in the spotlight, as the public is increasingly aware of their presence in the environment around us...

How Bad Is It to Microwave a Plastic Container? - Chowhound Here’s what you should know before reheating those leftovers. It’s common knowledge that you should avoid microwaving anything with metal—if you’ve ever accidentally zapped a dish with a scrap of aluminum foil still attached, you...

Why It’s Time to Move Beyond Plastic — And 8 Ways You Can Help Solve The Plastic Problem - Food Revolution Network From bags to food containers to car parts, plastic is a significant part of our day-to-day lives. Global production of plastic has been nearly doubling every decade. But experts...

Pediatricians Issue Cautions About Chemicals in Plastics & Food Packaging - Parents You should use fewer plastic containers for food, opt for fresh or frozen over canned, and limit processed meats to avoid certain chemicals in food and food packaging, advises the American Academy of Pediatrics...

Microplastics in Foods: A Microscopic Health Concern? - Food Insight Are microplastics just really tiny pieces of plastic? Yes! As the name implies, microplastics are small pieces or fibers of plastic that range from roughly the size of a garden ant all the way down to one micrometer (think...