Plastics

Break Free From Plastic Movement Blasts Big Polluters on Industry-Backed 'America Recycles Day'
Greenpeace Report Offers Vision of 'Smart Supermarkets' and a Future Free of Single-Use Plastics
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This report should serve as a model for retailers to follow, and shows that it is possible to end our throwaway culture for the sake of our oceans, waterways, and communities."
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German Study: Alarming Levels of Dangerous Plastics in Children's Bodies
Common Dreams staff
In urine samples, residues of various plastic ingredients were found in 97 to 100 percent of the children examined.
Children from poorer families had more plastic residue in their bodies than...
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Condemning 'Grossly Irresponsible' Inaction of World Powers, Fiji Unveils Ambitious Plan to Fight Climate Crisis
Jake Johnson, staff writer
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Fiji's climate minister, said the fight against the...
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Canada's Plan to Ban Single-Use Plastics and Make Corporations Responsible for Waste Welcomed as 'Step in the Right Direction'
Plastic production and disposal is responsible for high greenhouse gas emissions, warns a new report.
"Alarming" Report Details Emissions Danger of Plastics Production and Disposal—And It's Set to Get Worse
San Francisco First City to Ban Plastic Shopping Bags

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International Pollutants Elimination Network
IPEN, the International Pollutants Elimination Network, Two Decades of Reducing and Eliminating the Most Harmful Chemicals
Greenpeace
Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and PepsiCo Named Top Plastic Polluters for the Second Year in a Row
Greenpeace
Greenpeace Report Exposes How Multinationals Are Pretending to Solve the Plastic Crisis
Food & Water Watch
Single-Use Plastic Bans: Good for Our Food, Water and Planet
Center for International Environmental Law
Sweeping New Report on Global Environmental Impact of Plastics Reveals Severe Damage to Climate
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