You're drinking plastic, I'm drinking plastic, we're all drinking plastic.
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Grocery stores in particular are filled with plastic — from plastic-wrapped vegetables to pre-sliced fruit in plastic boxes to plastic bags.
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Plastic bags, plastic packaging...and or course, the most common of all: plastic bottles.
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He had buckets and bags of clear plastic, white plastic, green plastic, rope, paper.
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Aside from plastic bags, the bulk of marine plastic pollution comes from plastic beverage bottles.
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Its recent daily specials have included plastic-wrapped red peppers and plastic-wrapped mini cucumbers, and plastic-wrapped figs, and plastic-wrapped sugar mangoes, and strawberries in plastic clamshells– and, well, you get it.
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THANH HOA, Vietnam (Reuters) - There's almost more plastic than sand on this long, tree-lined beach: Plastic helmets, plastic furniture and the plastic leg of a shop mannequin all jut out of an ocean of blue plastic bags.
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But such denials are laughable: Perusing photos from the #Trashtag Challenge, you can see all-too-familiar plastic packaging, plastic pellets, plastic toys and empty plastic water bottles.
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Indonesia's plastic problem Indonesia is the second largest plastic polluter in the world after China -- its plastic waste accounts for a whopping 10 per cent of marine plastic pollution.
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An autopsy of the whale's stomach turned up 115 plastic cups, 25 plastic bags, four plastic bottles, two flip-flops, some nylon, and more than 1,000 smaller plastic shards.
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For architectural drawings, large plastic rolls held medium-sized plastic rolls that held small plastic rolls, each holding paper.
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Underneath the plastic twist cap of the plastic bottle soda lived a little clear plastic ring shaped seal thing.
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An educated public can make better decisions when it comes to buying plastic-alternative products, avoiding use of plastic products and supporting anti-plastic legislation such as plastic bag and styrofoam bans.
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The problem isn't plastic straws or plastic spoons or plastic bags; it's our wasteful consumer lifestyle that prizes single-use laziness.
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We are saying goodbye to plastics Plastic-free supermarkets, a deposit on plastic bottles and jail time for using plastic bags.
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The plastic wrap was torn apart, the plastic lock broken.
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Anybody who sees plastic here will not buy plastic later.
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Series of photographes created by photographing plastic bags Series of photographes created by photographing plastic bags Plastic bags are a public nuisance.
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In Europe, plastic drink bottles are the most prevalent form of plastic found in waterways, now that plastic bags have been tackled.
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One of the top issues was ocean plastic waste as images of plastic debris-strewn beaches and dead animals with stomachs full of plastic have sparked outrage, with many countries banning plastic bags outright.
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Last November, a sperm whale was discovered in Indonesia with a large plastic mass inside its stomach that included "115 plastic cups, four plastic bottles, 25 plastic bags, two flip-flops, a nylon sack, and more than 1,000 other assorted pieces of plastic," the Associated Press reported.
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In 2013, an app called Plastic Surgery & Plastic Doctor & Plastic Hospital Office for Barbie was removed from the iTunes Store following backlash online.
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More than 40% of our plastic trash falls under the single-use plastic umbrella -- that is, plastic designed to be used just once.
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The category includes not only plastic bags, but also soiled plastic that covers microwaveable food, plastic wrap used for leftovers and Bubble Wrap.
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Once you open those plastic bags, you're greeted by another plastic casing that's filled with sand and trinkets, each individually wrapped in plastic.
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By the end of 2020, Ben & Jerry's hopes to shift away from clear plastic cups, plastic-lined cups and plastic lids as well.
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The cacophony of plastic slamming on plastic roars above the generator.
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And the plastic makers have no incentive to stop making plastic.
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Vegetables were in plastic bags; cookies were stored in plastic containers.
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Now we can replace new plastic with recycled marine plastic debris.
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Whenever possible, say no to straws, plastic cutlery, and plastic bags.
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The problem with plastic mailersThe plastic mailers certainly have their flaws.
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I ate food off hard plastic trays with soft plastic cutlery.
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Even broken down to microscopic crumbs, plastic will still be plastic.
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Then came the plastic-packed "Asian" snack mix, the plastic-lined hot beverage cups, and the plastic cold beverage cups ringed with embossed circles.
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I was invited aboard the Christianshavn by Plastic Change, a Danish nonprofit fighting plastic pollution, to see the group's plastic monitoring work in action.
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Related: Our children's plastic lives seen through lunches Inspired by India's plastic potholes McCartney first encountered plastic in roads while traveling in Southern India.
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With its quality plastic construction and simple slide and snap assembly, the Petmate Compass Plastic Kennel is our top pick for plastic dog crates.
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That includes 25.1 million tons of plastic containers, 2159,22018 tons of disposable chopsticks, 232,0003 tons of plastic bags and 2000,22015 tons of plastic spoons.
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In 2016, Dionisio began working a "plastic solution" drive, which encourages people to stuff plastic waste such as food wrappers into used plastic bottles.
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Plastic Pollution Coalition This group is focused on the perils of plastic.
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There was the plastic-wrapped blanket and plastic-bagged earbuds, for starters.
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"I think there's good plastic surgery and bad plastic surgery," Heaton explained.
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BOOTHE: I&aposm very passionate about plastic straws and keeping plastic straws.
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By moving to ban plastic straws, cocktail drink swords, and plastic stirrers .
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The Replicator+ prints PLA plastic, a form of plastic derived from starch.
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He retrieved a plastic jar filled with small sticks of worn plastic.
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Plastic ocean trash has sparked public outrage with the spread of images of plastic debris-strewn beaches and dead animals with stomachs full of plastic.
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Even when they do go out, they wrap themselves in protective plastic; travelers at a Beijing train station this week were seen wearing disposable plastic gloves, shower caps, full-face plastic visors, and even full-body plastic ponchos.
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Indonesia's plastic recycling industry uses imported plastic scraps in its products, said Akhmad Ma'ruf Maulana, chairman of the Association of Indonesian Industrial Plastic Exporters and Importers.
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When news about 3D-printed plastic guns came out last week, straws again became the punchline — it's OK to make plastic guns, but not plastic straws?!
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No one wants to see plastic strewn on beaches or hear about seabirds dying with bellyfuls of plastic bits or about whales choking on plastic bags.
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Under the law, items such as plastic straws, single-use plastic plates and single-use plastic cutlery will be banned in the European Union by 2021.
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The UK government has announced plans to ban the sale of many single-use plastic items, including plastic straws, drink stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds.
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Read More:Confessions Of A Real Housewives Plastic SurgeonScrolling Instagram For A Plastic Surgeon?
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Although its hard, plastic exterior looks shiny and sophisticated, it is still plastic.
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Villagers cover their houses with plastic sheeting and don goggles and plastic suits.
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The problem with plastic Plastic waste poses a number of problems for companies.
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If you look for cheap plastic surgery, you will get cheap plastic surgery.
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Slat then held up a clear plastic dish, filled with shards of plastic.
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Approximately 60% of the global plastic demand is for buoyant plastic (think styrofoam).
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Some cities have tried to cut back on plastic by banning plastic bags.
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Recycled rubber, plastic pellets, and plastic sheeting are used to create inorganic mulches.
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Also, the fish are eating plastic, we're eating the fish, we're getting plastic.
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" Peterson and her husband adopted her son's baby daughter more than two years ago, so now "my house is filled with plastic — plastic toys, plastic bikes, everything.
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It's just more extraneous packaging, especially when brands cheap out and put a plastic button in a plastic bag attached with a plastic I-shaped swift tack.
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However, the convention does not differentiate recyclable plastic from contaminated mixed plastic waste, which has provided a loophole for the export of any and all plastic waste.
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" She continues: "Second of all, plastic surgery — plastic surgery is a little bit touchy.
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In terms of materials, your two main options are ABS plastic and PBT plastic.
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"I think there's good plastic surgery and bad plastic surgery," Heaton, 60, tells PEOPLE.
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Other Bose headphones I've tested felt like plastic, because they are made of plastic.
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He's also created riffs on the Ikea plastic bag and plastic Chinese mesh slippers.
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AVOID PLASTIC "Plastic is so harmful to the environment, particularly marine life," Schwarzenegger says.
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Often, plastic textile fibers are the dominant source of plastic pollution found in surveys.
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The plastic is loaded with 60% metal powder and a two-part plastic system.
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It has four plastic propellers, one at each corner of a cruciform plastic frame.
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Some carry plastic bags with snacks, plastic water bottles, an extra scrap of clothing.
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But eliminating plastic packaging in online shopping, like Amazon's plastic mailers, isn't the answer.
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Though many types of plastic can be recycled, 91 percent of plastic is not.
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The two most comprehensive and, more importantly, plastic-surgeon vetted and recommended sites are the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
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In Thailand, where two million tonnes of plastic waste is produced a year, plastic is an "addiction," said Geoff Baker, an anti-plastic campaigner with Grin Green International.
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The enticing rolling "googly" eyes are made of a white plastic base and a clear plastic dome with a small black plastic disc inside to represent the pupil.
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Last November, a sperm whale turned up dead in Indonesia, containing over 103,000 pieces of plastic, including 115 drinking cups, 25 plastic bags, plastic bottles and much else.
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There's a pretty good chance you'll encounter plastic litter or plastic pellets on the beach — junk that's adding to the growing mass of plastic pollution in our oceans.
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Doctors and nurses must wear "Ebola armor" — plastic boots, two pairs of gloves, a face mask, goggles, a full-body impermeable plastic suit and a thick plastic apron.
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For more on the dangers of plastic and the Plastic Pollution Coalition, see Nick Paton Walsh's report on Midway Atoll, an island paradise where birds are choking on plastic.
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Britain has clamped down on single-use plastic and a ban on plastic drinks stirrers, straws and plastic-stemmed cotton swabs will come into force in England next April.
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These virgin-plastic items are generally cheaper to make and sell than recycled plastic, and they aren't as vulnerable to degrading over time the way recycled plastic products are.
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Still, plastic is very durable, affordable, requires almost no maintenance, and if you throw out your plastic boards after two years of use, plastic can be an excellent option.
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Extratruckestrial also makes some crazy plastic toys reminiscent of the 90s Japanese plastic toy craze.
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Take a hard look at that plastic fork, or plastic water bottle, before using it.
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Some of the bigger sources are plastic rope and nets, bottle caps, and plastic bottles.
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To us, it was the "gateway plastic" to the larger, more serious plastic pollution conversation.
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Like Amazon's plastic bags, air pillows contain plastic film, which means it's harder to recycle.
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In the US, the plastic reduction efforts have been largely centered around plastic straw bans.
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Inspired. Plastic hair extensions in a range of colors, clipped in by a plastic daisy?
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Place your plants on top of the plastic and find the corners of the plastic.
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Officers found Hailey&aposs body wrapped in plastic in a plastic bin in the basement.
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Evian has vowed to make its plastic bottles from 100 percent recyclable plastic by 2025.
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"We spoke about plastic bags and now we're onto plastic bottles," Coderre told the CBC.
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Over 80 plastic bags were found in the whale's stomach along with other plastic pieces.
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"They're mainly made of recycled plastic: urban plastic and old recycled tires," De Lisi added.
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As he pulled the plastic-covered package out of the water, the outer plastic ripped.
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Keating: Last year, we eliminated plastic straws and that eliminated 50 million plastic straws annually.
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If you cannot resist the plastic, do not — I repeat, do not — use plastic stems.
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Although plastic straws are made from polypropylene, a recyclable plastic, most recyclers won't accept them.
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Plastic, so much oily filthy plastic dancing through the dust, tumbling in the harmattan winds.
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China used to buy most US plastic waste but has banned plastic imports since 2018.
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Other proposals would ban plastic straws that can be used only once, or plastic bags.
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His new plastic passed the first test — it was moldable with heat like regular plastic.
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Nina Ottosson Interactive Dog Toys are made of high-quality plastic or composite wood-plastic.
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Two plastic bottles of yellowing samogon mescal From Mexico, sealed with extra twists of plastic.
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Single-use plastic packaging one of the most common types of ocean borne plastic pollution.
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New York banned plastic bags earlier this year, and Seattle banned plastic straws in 2018.
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The Church of England, which has about 25 million members worldwide, exhorted the faithful to participate in the Lent Plastic Challenge forgoing single-use plastic containers, such as plastic cups, and unnecessary plastic packaging, as part of a wider program of stewardship for the environment.
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Importantly, the researchers are hoping that a circular recycling system can be devised whereby plastic can be reconstituted back into plastic, easing the burden on plastic production and oil extraction.
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That nest, which was comprised of three separate cells, was made of thin, light blue plastic, like the kind used to make plastic shopping bags, and a harder, white plastic.
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The move, aimed at reducing the use of plastic bags and certain other single-use plastic products, is part of a trend in many countries aimed at reducing plastic pollution.
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Next, Chambers emphasized the sheer deluge of plastic crud that is discarded every year in New York: nearly five hundred million plastic bottles; thirty-six million pounds of plastic foodware.
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From plastic bags to straws, single-use plastic products have worn out their welcome in Canada.
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New York (CNN Business)Pepsi's plan to reduce plastic waste includes ditching plastic bottles for cans.
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Within Balenciaga, he's also created riffs on the Ikea plastic bag and plastic Chinese mesh slippers.
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The plastic waste crisis touches everyone; we all live on the same plastic waste-infested planet.
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It looks like plastic, but it is bio-plastic made of corn starch and polylactic acid.
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Definitely if you have waste plastic, there is a lot of waste plastic on the planet.
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How do health risks from plastic microparticles compare to the health and safety benefits of plastic?
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Every day, the men gather up plastic bottles, as well as aluminum, bread, and broken plastic.
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If demand is not high enough, recyclers will simply turn recycled plastic into lower-quality plastic.
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Workers' wrists were tied with plastic bands and they deposited personal belongings in clear plastic bags.
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PLASTIC BANS, BUY-BACKS Watamu's not the only part of Kenya taking action on plastic waste.
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Other grinders with plastic bins produce just as much static, which, with plastic, there's no eliminating.
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Some of the businesses that have rejected disposable plastic straws opt for a compostable plastic straw.
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The bride's father, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, retired as a partner in Charleston Plastic Surgery.
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So how do we honor a master of the plastic arts in a post-plastic environment?
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An increasing number of plastic plants in the United States are creating even more plastic pollution.
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Ford and McDonald&aposs plan to reduce that waste by substituting traditional plastic with recycled plastic.
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Other people are using less environmentally friendly alternatives to plastic grocery bags, including plastic trash bags.
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Evian said it would produce all its plastic bottles from 100 percent recycled plastic by 2025.
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Images of plastic debris-strewn beaches and dead animals with stomachs full of plastic have sparked outrage, with many countries, including more than two dozen in Africa, banning plastic bags outright.
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Images of plastic debris-strewn beaches and dead animals with stomachs full of plastic have sparked outrage, with many countries, including more than two dozen in Africa, banning plastic bags outright.
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Mr. de Blasio, a Democrat, supported the 5-cent plastic bag fee and has also called for a ban on plastic bags, which cannot be recycled, unlike plastic bottles, which can.
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While some companies have made it a goal to scale back their use of plastic, President Donald Trump Tuesday made an appearance at a Pennsylvania plastic manufacturing plant to promote plastic.
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Re-granulated plastic from fishing nets, foil from bales of hay, plastic pipes, office supplies and Styrofoam are studied and tested in the container at the Snohetta Plastic Lab in Oslo.
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In October 2019, the Airports Authority of India announced that at least 55 airports in the country had banned single-use plastic items such as straws, plastic cutlery and plastic plates.
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The private sector is key to finding solutions to plastic pollution through reusing plastic and developing alternatives, said Joyce Gachugi-Waweru, country manager at PETCO, Kenya's national industry body for plastic recycling.
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What's next: Harvell says they estimate the level of plastic items entangled in coral reefs will grow 40% to 15.7 billion plastic pieces by 2025, unless plastic management systems are adopted globally.
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Using these distinctions, researchers were able to compare the unknown and plastic-related deaths to the plastic-related deaths to determine what is considered a normal amount of plastic ingested by turtles.
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's already soaring plastic demand may rise even further as the government plans to ban waste-plastic imports by the end of this year, which will curb domestic plastic recycling.
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Wartime R&D put rocket boosters on plastic innovation, and just as plastic products speedily started to fill up the postwar home, a plethora of plastic goods entered the postwar lab, too.
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But it's worth noting that, although "billions of plastic straws a year" sounds like a lot, it is a drop in the already plastic-filled oceans when it comes to plastic waste.
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Place 1 slice of pork on the plastic wrap and cover with another piece of plastic wrap.
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Reusable bags > Plastic bags Plastic bags are one of the most ingrained products in American daily life.
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Officials estimated 4.7 billion plastic straws and 316 million plastic stirrers are used in England every year.
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Yes, if people use fewer plastic straws, the amount of plastic in the ocean will likely decrease.
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First, plastic straws, like much of the plastic people throw away, are really only recyclable in theory.
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In terms of carbon emissions, the benefit of plastic recycling compared with plastic incineration is very modest.
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This year, Greenpeace also drew a line between the Plastic Industry Association and anti-plastic ban laws.
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LyondellBasell's plastic compounding business - blending molten plastic with additives - now largely caters to the automobile parts market.
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A man has a heart attack clutching a blue plastic cup by a blue plastic water cooler.
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The simpler solution, when possible, is to avoid buying plastic water bottles and other disposable plastic items.
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Apartment buildings have eight separate recycling bins, including for hard plastic, soft plastic, electronics, and food waste.
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Bigger Surprise, a pink plastic suitcase filled with doe-eyed plastic dolls and many, many sparkly accessories.
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Plastic straw bans were also a hot topic last year, with several cities passing plastic straw ordinances.
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Some of the plastic the researchers found was easily identifiable: toothbrushes, food packaging, straws and plastic bags.
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Their analysis indicates this pollution originates from single-use plastic bottles and plastic packaging, according to Greenpeace.
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But disposable plastic cutlery, like single-use plastic straws, are hurting marine life and jeopardizing the oceans.
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In an effort to tackle plastic pollution, New Zealand is committed to banning plastic bags for good.
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According to Castalia, each 15x18-inch plastic sheet is made from roughly 12 square feet of plastic.
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To be certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, a physician must have at least five years of approved surgical training, including a residency in plastic surgery, and must pass comprehensive written and oral exams in plastic surgery, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
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Whether by errant plastic bags or plastic straws winding their way into gutters or large amounts of mismanaged plastic waste streaming from rapidly growing economies, that's like dumping one New York City garbage truck full of plastic into the ocean every minute of every day for an entire year.
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Say, for example, that boycotting plastic results in a 20% drop in sales of one traditionally plastic-packaged soft drink and increases sales of another soda brand bottled in biodegradable plant-based plastic.
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Working with the Break Free From Plastic movement, Greenpeace said it orchestrated 239 plastic clean-ups in 42 countries around the world, which resulted in the audit of 187,000 pieces of plastic trash.
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October: Disposable plastic In September, I asked friends and family for new mini-resolution ideas, and my favorite was environmentally sound, giving up disposable plastic (containers, lids, utensils and the evil plastic straws).
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The restaurant and packaged food industries are also seeking alternatives to single-use plastic straws or plastic packaging.
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It was supposed to be recyclable plastic; it turned out to be nonrecyclable plastic, household waste and diapers.
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You can get rid of plastic straws, but what about the single-use plastic cups they go with?
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"The issue is that with all the plastic in the oceans, that's where the plastic sticks," Mirowski said.
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In the car, investigators found plastic-sealing equipment, plastic packaging materials and a device for opening the trailer.
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Because machines take out the good types of plastic, the quality of the plastic to be recycled increases.
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Experts say that because plastic is derived from oil, cheap crude becomes an incentive to make fresh plastic.
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You can either make them from actual balloons or from large plastic balls, adding plastic cups and ribbon.
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The bodies were discovered close to midnight on Sunday, wrapped in plastic bags and secured with plastic tape.
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About 14 million tons of plastic enter the ocean every year, 40% of which is single-use plastic.
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In our modern, plastic-brimming world, these little plastic bits — many thinner than a human hair — are ubiquitous.
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Every ton of asphalt contains approximately 20,000 single-use plastic bottles or around 70,000 single-use plastic bags.
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Instead of trying to catch ocean plastic, he thought, perhaps we could let the plastic come to us.
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Company-owned restaurants will also stop giving out plastic straws, cups, plates, cutlery, drink stirrers and plastic containers.
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The factory, Cheung Kong Industries, manufactured all kinds of plastic, but was particularly popular for its plastic flowers.
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"As I always say, plastic makes perfect," quips Aydin, 42, a nod to her husband's plastic surgery practice.
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The first three were cigarette butts, food wrappers, and plastic straws and stirrers, followed by plastic beverage bottles.
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All that end-product plastic isn't an unfortunate consequence — like the plastic pellets accidentally released into Texas waterways.
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And she wants to fight plastic pollution by reducing the use of single-use plastic and increasing recycling.
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We're facing a plastic pollution crisis with nine million tons of plastic worldwide entering the ocean each year.
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When we first opened we were very humble, I had no money, plastic forks, plastic cups, paper plates.
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"We know that with plastic straw bans, it's not like it's going to stop plastic production," she said.
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It will also offer smaller plastic bags in the produce department and will start using new bags for its rotisserie chickens that use 70% less plastic than the hard plastic cases they will replace.
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Since 1988, nearly half of the planet's plastic trash — like single-use soda bottles, food wrappers, and plastic bags — has been sent to China, where the material is recycled to make more plastic goods.
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That means nearly every drink we buy is packaged in new plastic, a trend aided by the recent drop in oil prices — plastic is made from petroleum — making new plastic cheaper than recycled material.
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Buying options: Silver Bay Chinese Evergreen in plastic pot, available at Walmart, $13.99Red Siam Chinese Evergreen in plastic pot, available at Etsy, $27.90Spring Snow Chinese Evergreen in recycled plastic pot, available at Bloomscape, $150
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The bill would phase out certain plastic items that are known to be especially difficult to recycle or damaging to the environment, including plastic carryout bags, foam food containers and drinkware, and plastic utensils.
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In November, Scandinavian Airlines introduced sustainable meal packaging that includes paper with a coating made of organic plant-based plastic instead of oil-based plastic as well as cutlery made of plant-based plastic.
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And the economic case for recycling plastic is getting more tenuous, as it's cheaper to make plastic from freshly pumped oil than it is to recycle plastic, given the current low price of crude.
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Genius guy transforms plastic bottles into super strength plastic ropeLook, I have no idea what I&aposm going to do with super strength plastic rope either but oh my…Read more ReadThe aptly-named Plastic Bottle Cutter works the same as a similar device we featured a couple of years ago.
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France has banned plastic shopping bags, adding disposable plastic cups and plates from 2020 while Kenya will soon bring in a ban on household and commercial plastic packaging after a successful grassroots social media campaign.
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Plastic, unfortunately, is used for nearly everything these days — so much so, that it's easy to forget about how frequently you use plastic products, or products packaged with plastic in your day-to-day life.
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"We fought plastic bags, and for now, plastic bags won," City Council members Brad Lander and Margaret Chin said in a joint statement, adding that plastic bags are slow to biodegrade and are stubborn pollutants.
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Researcher Sherri Mason of the State University of New York at Fredonia told AFP that 65% of the plastic particles found were "fragments" of plastic, and included the plastic used to make some bottle caps.
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While researchers acknowledge that plastic is integral to everyday life, they underscore the urgent need to reduce plastic waste.
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Minghui hoped to use the global glut in plastic waste to create low cost textile fibers from plastic bottles.
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Both sides agreed to work together to get Bali residents not to use plastic bags and minimize plastic pollution.
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Since we began making vast amounts of plastic 60 years ago, we've accumulated 6.3 billion tons of plastic waste.
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There are plastic-wrapped gummy candies, grocery store samples in a plastic holder, and those sneaky tea bags, too.
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I tried to reuse those plastic baggies, but my snack routine started to feel more plastic than real food.
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If you believe your body is a plastic bag, you will travel through the air like a plastic bag.
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Go deeper: Scientists grapple with the world's plastic problem The global plastic problem is even bigger than you think
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Microplastics, meaning any plastic object smaller than 5 millimeters, constitute the vast majority of plastic particles polluting marine habitats.
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Usually VR headsets are all hard plastic interspersed with bits of soft plastic to keep things from being uncomfortable.
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Visible plastic pollution is an old complaint, too (years ago, plastic bags caught in trees were nicknamed "witches' knickers").
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In 25 years, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean, so you'll be fishing for plastic.
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Canada has had plastic money since 2013, and the U.K. transitioned to a plastic-based bank note last year.
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Tightly cover each ramekin with plastic wrap, making sure the plastic does not touch the surface of the custard.
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New York City could become the next major city to ban plastic drinking straws due to plastic waste concerns.
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So there's an urgent need for Congress to ensure that plastic doesn't keep flowing into our plastic-choked oceans.
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Recently, Trader Joe's announced it would cut plastic packaging on certain food items like garlic to reduce plastic waste.
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Some fear plastic residue may leach off the roads, and processing the plastic waste produces waste of its own.
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"He added: "We don't really find any plastic bags or straws, but we find really thick, hard plastic fragments.
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Pros: Sturdy plastic, easy to store packaging, versatile, comes with a satisfaction guaranteeCons: Plastic can crack if handled roughly
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We're witnessing the decline of plastic bags, plastic straws, foam cups; the rise of reusable water bottles and totes.
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Companies will also be given incentives to create alternatives for other plastic products such as cups and plastic bags.
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Plastic pollution, in particular, comes from non-recycled packages and bottles, microbeads in cosmetics and soaps, and plastic bags.
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After the gym, I take a shower using REN's Ocean Plastic Bottle, which is made from reclaimed ocean plastic.
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Ocean plastic pollution, by the numbers More plastic was produced in the last decade than ever before on earth.
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But plastic straws were just a small part of the 335 million tons of plastic produced globally in 2016.
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"If we could manufacture plastic to taste attractive, maybe we can manufacture plastic to taste repulsive," Mr. Seymour said.
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The plastic and metal for the plastic flamingo may have been imported to China and are priced in dollars.
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It's unclear where the plastic is coming from, but plastic contamination has been a growing problem throughout the world.
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But you can also use airtight plastic containers, freezer storage bags or two layers of plastic wrap or foil.
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Plastic wasn't reported in the ocean until the 1960s, when annual plastic production had reached 50 million metric tons.
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Parley Ocean Plastic is created from marine plastic waste that is intercepted from remote islands, beaches, and coastal communities.
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She is examining the samples for plastic microfibers -- microscopically small plastic threads that are a mounting cause for concern.
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Plastic pieces in the ocean range in size from microplastics just 1 millimeter across to plastic bottles and straws.
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Building and construction is the next largest plastic-consuming sector; it used 19 percent of nonfiber plastic that year.
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I am big on reducing my plastic usage, so I haven't gotten a plastic cup from Starbucks in months.
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The backside of it is a smooth and inexpensive plastic with no real grip expressly molded into the plastic.
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After China's ban on plastic waste, plastic waste from the U.S. is off-loaded to other countries, like Malaysia.
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Plastic purgers say you can drastically reduce, if not eliminate, your plastic consumption by changing a few daily habits.
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With so many toiletries packaged in plastic, Chantal Plamondon, a founder of Life Without Plastic, became a home chemist.
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So, end your personal use of plastic straws, plastic bags, bottles, cups and disposable utensils, the Cornell lab recommends.
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Plastic bag ban: New York State will prohibit many single-use plastic bags from retail sales by next March.
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The study can't tell us for sure how they ended up with plastic in their guts, but all of the volunteers reported eating plastic-wrapped food or drinking from plastic bottles, while six reported eating seafood.
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Along with ensuring that your plastic surgeon is board-certified, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons recommends asking the following questions before going under the knife: Are you certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery?
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Related: Nearly 300,000 Tons of Plastic Is Floating in the World's Oceans Eliminating the plastic industry and consumers' wasteful practices, especially when it comes to plastic packaging, is one solution to the problem, the report argued.
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The flyer does come with a thin plastic guard that should keep fingers away from the spinning, plastic rotor blades.
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It's not enough to make recyclable plastic toys -- big, rich companies shouldn't be making toys out of plastic at all.
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The hard plastic knife that comes with this kitchen kit is supposed to be used for cutting magnetic plastic fruit.
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Each ball is the equivalent to the mass of seven plastic grocery bags or three plastic water bottles, she said.
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So after going after plastic bags, greenies now want to ban plastic drinking straws because they may threaten sea life.
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He noted that without that demand recyclers would stick to "downcycling," or turning recycled plastic into a lower-quality plastic.
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Plastic and paper is separated into fewer colours and categories; indeed, many types of plastic are not accepted at all.
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Plastic FlamingosRanging from a dusty rose to a violent neon, plastic flamingos vary in hue but are almost always pink.
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In fact, this new Arctic plastic dump only accounts for about three percent of the total plastic in our oceans.
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It has also set targets for all plastic packaging, the top source of plastic waste, to be recyclable by 22018.
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As ridiculous as it might sound, fashion has a new obsession with plastic bags — designer plastic bags, to be exact.
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Qasim Ejaz, Hunza's assistant district commissioner, said the plastic bag ban needs to be expanded to all plastic throwaway items.
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It also has a couple of simple games in which the little bot moves plastic cubes plastic around a table.
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It has also set targets for all plastic packaging, the top source of plastic waste, to be recyclable by 29.
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Packaging, which includes everything from plastic bags to bubble wrap, accounts for 44% of plastic production, according to industry estimates.
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The Firefly 2's vape is especially smooth and the plastic mouth piece doesn't impart any additional, plastic-like flavor.
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A ban on plastic drinks stirrers, straws, and plastic-stemmed cotton swabs will come into force in England next April.
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The 27-gallon plastic storage bins were a little harder to carry than a couple of plastic bins should be.
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Then you realize your tankards are plastic, your wicker is plastic, and your table is vinyl-lined particle board. pic.twitter.
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Its glossy plastic sides, however, do mean you'll never see it clean again once you peel away the plastic wrap.
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But the video is striking and sombre when we are introduced to plastic and, importantly, Shraya wrapped in that plastic.
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He clutched a big white plastic bucket as he picked up rubber sandals, white plastic plates and a big purse.
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France has already said it plans to make bottles produced with recycled plastic cheaper than bottles made from virgin plastic.
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Last year, the brand used an estimated two million plastic bottles and 1,000 tons of plastic debris in its products.
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In the next 60 seconds, people around the world will purchase one million plastic bottles and two million plastic bags.
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The creature can chomp through plastic, even polyethylene, a common and non-biodegradable plastic currently clogging up landfills and seas.
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Through partnerships between the Plastic Bank and major corporations such as the German-based Henkel, the plastic is then reused.
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But bans on plastic straws and fees for plastic bags only nibble at a gargantuan, growing torrent of stubborn garbage.
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What scientists don't yet fully understand is what that plastic or the toxins that plastic contains can do to us.
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Buying options: Dracaena marginata in plastic pot, available at Etsy, $69.99Dracaena Giganta in recycled plastic pot, available at Bloomscape, $150
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Nestle was named one of the world's worst corporate plastic polluters by lobby group Break Free From Plastic last year.
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A surge in sales of thicker reusable plastic bags in British supermarkets is worsening their "plastic footprint," a report says.
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Vets found plastic bags, used coffee and noodle packets, rubber gloves, handkerchiefs, underwear and a plastic rope in its stomach.
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It had 64 pounds of trash — plastic bags, ropes, netting and even a plastic drum — clogging its intestines and stomach.
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Europe also burns more plastic — about 40 percent of its nonfiber plastic waste — while the U.S. incinerates around 16 percent.
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"Small plastic bottle" is defined as a plastic container with less than a 22019-ounce capacity, according to new law.
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The top is very plastic, and the whole thing uses the same plastic that's found on the $23 Echo Dot.
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Sealed plastic bins, it said, would attract fewer rodents to food waste than plastic bags set out on the street.
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Plastic is forever: More than 20,000 people in Britain have purchased a plastic engagement ring that costs about a pound.
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Campaigns such as "Bye Bye Plastic Bags," led by two charismatic teenage girls from the island, have raised awareness of plastic pollution and compelled the government to take action -- recently committing to ban plastic bags by 2018.
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But…Read more ReadMoving forward, scientists will need to determine if other fish are engaging in these plastic-eating behaviors, and if these plastic-derived contaminants are being transferred from plastic-eating fish to fish-eating humans.
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Currently focusing on plastic films like shopping bags, the three-hour process breaks down plastic into chemicals that can act as the building blocks for more complex plastic products: nylon for clothes, shoe soles, even automobile parts.
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Therefore, straws and other single-use plastics, which they classify as "anything you use for an average of ten-minutes" such as water bottles, plastic cups and plastic bags, make up 50 percent of plastic waste, and often end up in the ocean, where they break down into micro-plastic and harm the ecosystem.
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Trader Joe's recently promised to make some significant changes that will reduce plastic usage in its stores in 2019, including: cutting down the number of items sold in plastic packages in its produce section, replacing styrofoam trays in the meat section with recyclable ones, replacing plastic sleeves on greeting cards with compostable sleeves, replacing plastic flower bags with bags made from renewable material, and eliminating non-recyclable plastic and foil pouches from tea packaging.
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Disney (DIS) is in the midst of eliminating single-use plastic straws and plastic stirrers at its parks and McDonald's (MCD) announced last year plans to move from plastic to paper straws at its locations in the UK.
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"For office life, plastic bags are necessary," said Chinapa, 13, whose shopping habits illustrate the challenges facing anti-plastic campaigners in Thailand, where plastic bags are handed out in abundance on any visit to a shop or market.
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A two-hour bus ticket costs 10 plastic cups or up to five plastic bottles, depending on their size, which the city hopes will help it meet an ambitious target of becoming free of plastic waste by 2020.
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Researchers from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and conservationists at Wakatobi National Park discovered a large mass of plastic inside the whale, including 115 plastic cups, 21625 plastic bags and 2900 flip-flops, according to The Associated Press.
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And since China stopped importing plastic recycling last year, Canada's plastic problems (and recycling problems) have taken on a new urgency.
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"It's more than turtles eating plastic bags and dying, it's more than plastic occurring in most of our seafood," Chapman says.
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"There's less guilt about undergoing procedures," plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Lara Devgan told Broadly in an episode of Plastic Planet.
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Is replacing single-use plastic the right choice, or is the right choice recycling that single-use plastic into something else?
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In January 2018, for example, Evian said it would produce all its plastic bottles from 100 percent recycled plastic by 2025.
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Still, I can't help but wonder if replacing disposable plastic with reusable plastic will really solve the world's straw problem. 2.
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And since plastic is not biodegradable, all plastic that doesn't get recycled ends up in landfills or the ocean for centuries.
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In a moment of stupidity, I place a plastic container on the hot burner and the plastic melts on my stove.
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Easter Basket Grass: The plastic grass used to fill in Easter baskets can look tasty to pets, even though it's plastic.
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Adding wood fibres, the company says, can reduce the amount of plastic needed to make goods with plastic parts by 60%.
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What we're doing is reheating and post heating that plastic, creating a much larger heat affected zone in the plastic part.
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Mitte says water bottles waste plastic, which is true, but the company's proprietary cartridges also appear to be made of plastic.
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Supermarkets have vowed to use less plastic packaging and a tax on plastic bags in Britain has led to safer alternatives.
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"The average plastic bag use is about 12 minutes ... we just have this disposable plastic craze and it is adding up."
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They included cutting the use of plastic bags and bottles in government agencies and businesses, and plastic bans in tourist destinations.
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The debate over plastic straws started when this disturbing video of a sea turtle injured by a plastic straw went viral.
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Researchers hope to develop chemicals that can selectively degrade a single type of plastic in a stream of mixed plastic waste.
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In additional to cutting plastic dishware, the ban will also affect coffee vending machines, which will no longer use plastic cups.
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A ban on plastic drinks stirrers, straws, and plastic-stemmed cotton swabs will come into force in England in April 2020.
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The "plastic" we're referring to is an art piece from contemporary artist Beau Dunn -- a pink sign that literally reads PLASTIC.
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Dr. Michael Salzhauer is the board-certified plastic surgeon at the helm of Bal Harbour Plastic Surgery right outside of Miami.
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To investigate the increase in popularity of plastic surgery, I sat down with the Dr. Six of plastic surgery himself—Dr.
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The U.K. government has unveiled plans to ban the sale of plastic straws and drink stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds.
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In the lab, Syberg will sort the plastic by color, shape, and weight, to help determine where plastic is coming from.
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Both paper and plastic bags cause problems: Plastic bags can take 1,000 years to degrade, but paper production emits more carbon.
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Cigarette filters are the No. 1 plastic pollutant Cigarette butts containing plastic filters are the most littered item in the world.
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In contrast to plastic bags, the researchers found the amount of plastic fishing debris - including nets, floats, buoys - caught has risen.
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The American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Plastic Surgery Foundation are making a list of implant patients who develop ALCL.
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Looking closely, you see that it was first built of plastic buckets and a plastic cooler before being cast in bronze.
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Now, disappointed that authorities have not even set up plastic collection bins, officials are considering a plastic bottle ban as well.
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But the kinds of plastic typically used in plastic containers, like polypropylene, have a lower surface energy and are called hydrophobic.
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Even the Vancouver store that was trying to shame its customers into shunning plastic bags uses copious amounts of plastic packaging.
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Chicago banned thin plastic bags in 262, but it allowed stores to use thicker plastic bags that could ostensibly be reused.
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Danone said Thursday its Evian mineral water brand will make all its plastic bottles from 100 percent recycled plastic by 2025.
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Fitterling acknowledged that rising aluminum costs could drive packaged goods companies to shift to plastic packaging, resulting in higher plastic production.
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The other important thing is that the plastic retail bag makes up only eighteen per cent of total plastic-film packaging.
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Others place plastic water containers and tires on pavements near their shops or homes, or cordon them off with plastic tape.
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According to The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, about $16.5 billion was spent on plastic surgery last year -- a record high.
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Though the environmental effects of plastic pollution are not fully understood, plastic pollution has made its way into the food chain.
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The team sends those off to conventional plastic manufacturers who can mix them with regular plastic pellets to create new materials.
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You were the leader in what is known as the National Plastic Alliance Waste -- DAVID TAYLOR: Alliance to End Plastic Waste.
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Plastic trays for fresh food would be replaced with recyclable alternatives by the end of 2019, saving 6,000 tons of plastic.
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Processors need an input stream of non-contaminated or pure plastic, but waste plastic often contains impurities, such as residual food.
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Since most food products and toiletries come in disposable plastic packaging, is it possible to avoid using plastic in this way?
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Washington, D.C., has for years charged 5 cents for plastic bags, and earlier this year banned plastic straws and drink stirrers.
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Evian has also pledged to make all its plastic bottles from 100% recycled plastic by 2025, up from 25% at present.
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According to Ives, the plastic straw was really a first step in asking people more important questions about their plastic use.
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Some tea purists argue that the plastic changes the taste of the tea or that plastic is bad for you — even if it's BPA free — but The Wirecutter asked experts if plastic was a problem, and they said no.
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Starbucks, for example, has laid out plans to get rid of single-use plastic straws from all its stores by 2020, while Evian has said it will produce all its plastic bottles from 100 percent recycled plastic by 2025.
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To collect plastic, the sweeping arm either has to move a lot faster than the plastic so that the waste is caught or it has to move a lot more slowly, so that the plastic floats into the mouth.
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The chemicals migrate into food from food processing equipment like plastic tubing, conveyor belts and gaskets and other plastic materials used in the manufacturing process, and can also seep in from printed labels or plastic materials in the packaging.
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Eight million tons of plastic enter the water each year, according to the World Economic Forum, and more plastic is expected in our oceans than fish by 2050 in terms of weight, if our current usage of plastic continues.
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Fish, birds, and other creatures can get caught in plastic trash or eat plastic particles instead of food, often with tragic results.
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The plastic ban announcement brings Canada in line with a global movement to ban single-use plastic products, including bags and straws.
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Starbucks (SBUX) is testing out a new paper cup that uses less plastic and is in the process of eliminating plastic straws.
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Maybe plastic bags will one day be the novelty, as rare and inaccessible as Céline's $590 plastic bags, designed by Phoebe Philo.
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China produces 50 million tons of plastic waste each year and the United States generated 34.5 million tons of plastic in 2015.
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I think a lot of that was ingrained in me, and maybe even the stigma of, Oh, plastic surgery, you're so plastic.
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"Plastic surgery is one of the only fields where there are a lot of non-plastic surgeons providing cosmetic services," she said.
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Board-certified plastic surgeon Karen M. Horton, MD, tells Refinery29 that plastic surgery does come with risks, including blood clots and infection.
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Niveo Steffen, Brazilian Plastic Surgery Society's president, told AFP : "There was a growing invasion of non-specialists" in the plastic surgery industry.
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We are currently focused on tackling plastic pollution and this support will help us move towards our vision of Plastic Free Coastlines.
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" He adds, "The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act outlines the first comprehensive federal plan to turn off the 'plastic pollution tap.
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"We have been testing a plastic OLED device with plastic film on top," Motorola VP of Global Product Dan Dery told Engadget.
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" Trinseo: "At this stage these plastic companies, or companies that I call chemical and plastic companies, are all doing very, very well.
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I decided to give up plastic bags because I wanted to do something about the scourge of plastic pollution in our oceans.
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Fifty-five percent of plastic surgeons reported seeing someone who wants to get plastic surgery to look like their Snapchat beautification filter.
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Kenya's government has been proactive in the fight against plastic pollution, banning the manufacture, sale and use of plastic bags in 2017.
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Proponents say plastic bags kill wildlife, pollute oceans and cause litter, and that the campaign is being waged by plastic bag companies.
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The bacteria cling to the plastic, then break the plastic down into terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol in a two-step process.
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Most of the plastic scrap coming into the country is contaminated and low-quality plastic from developed countries that is non-recyclable.
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The only direct evidence of plastic entering the human diet is a study by Belgian scientists who discovered plastic fragments in mussels.
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The problem of plastic pollution can seem really removed from everyday life—until you realize you're literally sprinkling plastic onto your food.
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A tax on plastic bags was also mentioned, along with a target to recycle up to 60 percent of plastic by 2021.
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"It's not enough to make recyclable plastic toys - big, rich companies shouldn't be making toys out of plastic at all," they write.
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The company is debuting a hybrid bottle that's made from half renewable and recycled PET plastic in addition to new PET plastic.
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"The global recycling rate is less than 10 percent for plastic," said Julie Andersen, the global executive director of Plastic Oceans Foundation.
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STORi Clear Plastic Magazine Holder, $15.99, available at AmazonThis magazine holder made from thick plastic is perfect for storing notebooks and files.
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Studies suggest disposable, plastic water bottles can harbor hundreds of tiny bits of plastic, and we're drinking them down with bottled H2O.
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Other companies like Starbucks and McDonald's are also working to eliminate items like plastic straws to reduce plastic use to mixed responses.
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Greats also has a knit version of the Royale made from a combination of 100% recycled single-use plastic and ocean plastic.
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ContainersSecond realization: Pretty much everything that doesn't end up in a plastic bag comes in a plastic or glass or aluminum container.
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Artist Ania Tomaszewska-Nelson recorded "sea waves" using the sounds of plastic Lego, considering ocean power against the power of plastic pollution.
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The Earth's problem with plastic is the result of a permissive legal framework that has allowed the uncontrolled rise of plastic pollution.
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The big picture: Plastic waste has created a serious environmental problem, with global plastic production growing over 400 million tons in 2015.
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But David Katz, founder and chief executive of the Plastic Bank, has created a virtuous cycle of buying and reselling the plastic.
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In choosing a solution, it is important to understand the real cause of the plastic bag problem: the myth of free plastic.
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This can then be used to make new plastic, obviating the need for fossil fuels and closing the production loop for plastic.
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More than 40 countries have banned or restricted the use of plastic bags as part of the fight to reduce plastic pollution.
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Mr. Pisanzio supports the plastic ban even though it will cost him more to, say, buy paper straws instead of plastic ones.
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In previous years, British authorities have forced stores to charge for plastic bags and banned the manufacturing of products containing plastic microbeads.
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A 2013 review of research on leaching from plastic pipe identified more than 150 contaminants migrating from plastic pipes into drinking water.
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In June 2018 he called for a crackdown on plastic pollution and said that India would eliminate single use plastic by 2022.
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On Monday, the company announced it is expanding beyond just plastic bottles to tackle the next challenge -- plastic waste in the oceans.
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Plastic is a largely useless material that harms our environment, yet plastic makes up a huge percentage of our waste — about 13%.
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For example, the researchers estimated that the amount of plastic in use now is 133 percent of all the plastic ever produced.
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A plastic bag, if put through recycling processes like Novolex's, can be remade into a new plastic product over and over indefinitely.
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It's likely that less than 5% of plastic produced today is getting recycled, according to an estimate from the Plastic Pollution Coalition.
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Soft plastic wrap and flexible plastic containers for shampoo or toothpaste cannot be recycled, nor can soft paper like tissues and napkins.
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Fishing for plastic During the voyage, Lecomte and his crew of nine gathered detailed data on the plastic in the garbage patch.
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As for the devices it launched today, Nest products will be made with recycled plastic, and Stadia devices contain "some" recycled plastic.
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Last year, Coca-Cola was ranked the world's top plastic-polluting corporation in an audit by the campaign Break Free from Plastic.
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In the U.K., for instance, the government has proposed to ban plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton swabs to reduce plastic waste.
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They simply contribute to the massive problem of plastic pollution; eight million tons of plastic is dumped into the oceans every year.
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Dr. Cabin, 37, is a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon at the Center for Advanced Facial Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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The café had one of those caged-in gymborees with plastic no-injury slides and countless plastic balls to cushion every fall.
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Swan said she avoids plastics as much as possible, including food or drinks that have touched plastic or been heated in plastic.
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What you cannot see in the picture is the white, square, plastic-feeling table it was served on, or the plastic fork I ate it with, which came wrapped in further plastic and did not strike me as very 'grammy.
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"We are more aware of plastic and at home have upped our recycling game tremendously" — from composting and making ecobricks to working with charities that recycle plastic, like an owl rescue center that turns used plastic into owl houses and beehives.
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"The danger is that we say, 'Oh there's a fix so I can continue to drink out of my plastic straws and carry my groceries home in my plastic bags and drink water out of my plastic bottle," she says.
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"I never expected to find that much plastic, every single day I find it on my way: plastic sheets, packaging, single use items, fishing gear," said Lecomte, who says his team have found over 1,300 pieces of floating plastic debris.
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Ronald Schuster, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Baltimore and chief of the plastic-surgery division at Northwest Hospital, told Insider that the lives of plastic surgeons on FX's "Nip/Tuck" is pure fantasy and doesn't reflect reality at all.
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The company says it has the technology to convert all kinds of trash — food waste, mixed plastic, even cardboard and paper — into tiny, plastic-like pellets, the kind that are the base for regular plastic before it&aposs molded into shape.
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When asked about how Airbnb is limiting emissions, the company said that it has limited corporate plastic use by eliminating plastic straws, not offering plastic bottles or containers, and providing reusable produce bags in its San Francisco and Singapore offices.
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Instead of thin plastic bags, French supermarkets and fruit vendors must substitute either bags made with a plant-based synthetic called amidon that is mixed with plastic, a thicker type of plastic bag that could be reused, or paper bags.
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According to the Canadian government, 15 billion plastic bags are used in Canada every year, along with 57 million plastic straws every day.
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Plastic straws are vitally important to some people with disabilities, and plastic gloves and packaging are often necessary in medical and scientific settings.
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The Staggering Amount of Plastic We've Produced—And What We&aposve Done With ItScientists have calculated the total amount of plastic ever made.
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In the meantime, we should all stop using single-use plastic items, and recycle our plastic instead of throwing it in the garbage.
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But on many beaches the plastic isn't ever cleaned up, and the true consequences of humanity's single-use plastic addiction are made conspicuous.
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So far, the government has not adopted any bans or charges on plastic bags or single-use plastic items like straws and plates.
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An autopsy conducted on the whale revealed over 80 plastic bags and other plastic items weighing 17 pounds in the animal&aposs stomach.
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The American Society of Plastic Surgeons released its annual plastic surgery statistics report Wednesday, revealing the most popular procedures performed nationwide last year.
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Globally, more than 330 million metric tons of plastic is produced each year, and global plastic production is expected to triple by 2050.
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It's made of cheap-feeling black plastic and shaped like a bent serving spoon, with a big plastic button serving as a trackpad.
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We know that rivers are spewing massive amounts of plastic, but where that plastic eventually ends up has been harder to pin down.
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In an attempt to reduce plastic waste, New York City tried to enact a plastic bag fee in 2016, but it fell through.
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Ocean plastic research is a relatively new field, with the first comprehensive count of ocean plastic published in Science just three years ago.
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Recently, their group, Bye Bye Plastic Bags, had a big win by getting Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport to go plastic-bag free.
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The Loop is a plastic ring with a joystick-like button that looks like any plastic smart ring you've seen on the market.
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China's recent crackdown on the import of plastic waste will result in millions of tons of displaced plastic trash, according to new research.
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A tax on plastic bags has also been mentioned, along with a target to recycle up to 60 percent of plastic by 2021.
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But a recent study on deep-sea plastic pollution gave this sad bag — representative of the planet's amplifying plastic pollution problem — new life.
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Each piece is made from three million recycled plastic bottles, and, within five years, Everlane promises to have recycled 100 million plastic bottles.
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In 2015, the worldwide production of plastic was 448 million tons, the study found — that's twice the amount of plastic produced in 1998.
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Having already made a conscious effort to eschew plastic straws, plastic bags, and takeaway cups, it was time to tackle my period, too.
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Using plastic containers to store food, as well as microwaving food in plastic containers, can pose health risks for children, the report says.
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The oceans have a major plastic problem—over 5 trillion pieces of plastic taint the seas, and the Garbage Patch is only growing.
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Collins' choice for word of the year in 2018 was "single use," referring to disposable plastic products, as awareness rose about plastic pollution.
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Along with earlier plastic-bag bans and restrictions on Styrofoam packaging, these actions can significantly reduce the flow of plastic into our oceans.
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The Indian state of Tamil Nadu announced Tuesday it would ban the use of plastic items, including nonbiodegradable plastic bags, starting in January.
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Yet the group has already learned a lot about ocean plastic from the first leg of Expedition Plastic, in the southwest Mediterranean Sea.
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And Sherri Todd, 63, a cancer survivor with three jobs, filled up plastic buckets for the toilet, and big plastic bottles for drinking.
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Secura's kettle is about the same price as cheap plastic ones, but it is completely BPA free and no plastic touches your water.
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In the future, plastic could help power homes or replace gasoline in vehicles, but not all plastic items qualify for the melting process.
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Trader Joe's recently announced it would stop selling certain items in plastic packaging as part of its plan to reduce its plastic footprint.
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Garbage — rags, plastic bags, plastic foam food containers — clung to the freshly cut tree branches piled up in the river's nooks and crannies.
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Made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic, each pair of Nothing New Sneakers repurposes 5.6 plastic bottles and saves 160 gallons of water.
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In January, the bottled water brand said it would produce all its plastic bottles from 100 percent recycled plastic by the year 2025.
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Pros and cons: Plastic cutting boardsOne of the main benefits of using a plastic cutting board is that it is easier to clean.
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Pros: Sturdy plastic cup, decorative edge available in three metallic colors, matching dinnerware and paper goods availableCons: Plastic can crack if handled roughly
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UK supermarkets have been criticized by customers for coating products in excessive amounts of plastic, leading to a request for "plastic-free aisles."
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Countless nonprofits and NGOs, including Plastic Pollution Coalition and 5 Gyres, are working across borders to reduce plastic use on a global scale.
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Plastic measuring cups for wet ingredients always seem to get stained, and the plastic can absorb and transmit unwanted flavors to your ingredients.
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"The plasticizer is actually trying to find equilibrium between the outside of the plastic and the inside of the plastic," Mr. Shockey said.
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Plastic-bag vigilantes are everywhere, from airports to villages, and these informants tip off the authorities about suspected sales or use of plastic.
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It's why it can be cheaper and more energy-efficient to make new plastic rather than cleaning, sorting, and processing existing plastic waste.
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Most of the other Sonos models have plastic grilles; because metal can interfere with antenna signals, the plastic construction keeps wireless performance stable.
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So, even though plastic bags are only a small fraction of America's overall plastic trash, they've become a highly visible sign of waste.
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She was kitted out in plastic gloves and a plastic apron, which gave her the look of an extremely chilly food service worker.
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In 2014, California became the first American state to ban plastic bags, and many American cities have acted to curb plastic-bag use.
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I opened the glove compartment and sifted through its contents: plastic blue pouch, tire gauge, screwdriver, wine opener and plastic fork and spoon.
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Humans unleash mountains of plastic into the sea each year, and that rate is only accelerating as plastic production grows around the world.
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Single-use plastic bags, including compostable bags and plastic ones less than 2.25 millimeters thick, will be banned, according to CNN affiliate KRQE.
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Like common plastic bottles, the new K-Cups can be sorted and shredded by middlemen and sold to manufacturers that use recycled plastic.
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Like the fossil fuel industry has denied its role in climate change, the plastic industry tries to hide its role in plastic pollution.
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Adidas x Parley Sportswear Parley Ocean Plastic is created from marine plastic waste that is intercepted from remote islands, beaches, and coastal communities.
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And even when you toss a plastic bottle in the recycling bin, it most likely won't come back as a new plastic bottle.
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Though bits of plastic were found in some of their stomachs, starvation, not plastic ingestion, remains the overarching cause of death, he concluded.
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Earlier this year, bottled water brand Evian announced that it would produce all its plastic bottles from 100 percent recycled plastic by 2025.
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Lego said although the botanical elements will use a sugarcane-based plastic, they are still "technically identical" to pieces made of conventional plastic.
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Plastic free aisles, Does added, were an innovative way of testing compostable biomaterials that offered a more environmentally-friendly alternative to plastic packaging.
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Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) introduced the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020, which aims to address plastic pollution at the source.
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There were plastic food containers of fried soba noodles and savory pancakes known as okonomiyaki, filled with individual plastic sachets for each ingredient.
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I'm hanging plastic spider webs and plastic jack-o'-lanterns in my lavender bush because they're the most basic decorations in the world.
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In December of the following year, they issued their first solo albums, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band.
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In 2002, Ireland imposed a tax on plastic bags, which was followed by a 94 percent decrease in the use of plastic bags.
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Millions of pieces of plastic trash have washed onto an uninhabited island Millions of pieces of plastic trash have washed onto an uninhabited island More than 37 million pieces of plastic waste have washed onto an uninhabited island in the South Pacific.
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"When you consider that Woolworths currently sells about 140 million plastic bags a year, which is between six to seven tonnes of plastic, helping consumers choose reusable bags will make a significant impact on reducing plastic waste," Koor said in a statement.
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And then there are brands like Everlane, who just this year announced their ReNew collection, a line of virgin plastic-free clothes, along with its commitment to stop using virgin plastic (the opposite of recycled plastic) in their supply chain by 2021.
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"Everywhere you go they just throw plastic at you," said Baker, who caused a stir on social media in April when he covered himself in 22025 plastic bags, walked into a 7-Eleven and stared disapprovingly at people buying plastic-wrapped bananas.
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How recycled plastic is repurposed boils down to cost: Converting recycled plastic into fiber for use in apparel and carpeting "is less energy intensive and less laborious" than the process required to convert it to food grade plastic for bottles, Gelman said.
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Both reports arrive amid heightened global concern surrounding plastic pollution and its effects on marine life, with several cities across the U.S. taking steps to cut down on plastic use through bans on single-use straws or charging customers for plastic bags.
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McAfee worries we 'use up' environmental concern on small items like straws to the detriment of much larger issues Others argue that bans curbing items like plastic straws and plastic bags could be an important first step toward reducing plastic consumption altogether.
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But there is no doubt plastic pollution is growing; three-quarters of marine litter is now composed of plastic and tons of plastic waste get dumped into the ocean every year, according to a 222 report from the United Nations Environment Assembly.
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In their experiment, the researchers offered corals collected from North Carolina's coastal waters two different kinds of plastic to see what would be more popular: plastic dipped in seawater and covered with a thin layer of bacteria, or weathered plastic without added bacteria.
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An exuberant wall installation, "Plastic Tree" (2018), stands at the entrance, with plastic bags in bright colors attached to tree branches, a simple and disturbing reminder of how little things, like the single-use plastic bag, add up to huge environmental consequences.
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The researchers did not find many large pieces of plastic, nor did they find much plastic film, which breaks down quickly, suggesting that the plastic has already been in the ocean for a while by the time it gets to the Arctic.
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With between 5 million and 13 million metric tons of plastic entering the ocean each year, beaches are the front line of the fight against plastic pollution: Plastic bags, straws, bottles and packaging collect while threatening our health, the planet and future generations.
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Industry Ministry data shows that Indonesia's plastic recycling industries usually sourced 913,000 tonnes of plastic waste domestically each year and import around 320,000 tonnes.
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In January it banned imports of plastic rubbish from other countries; it is tightening up compliance with its rules and taxes on plastic bags.
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A spokeswoman for the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons said that the organization isn't aware of a plastic surgeon implanting any such device.
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"You need to get rid of all plastic...you don't want all the plastic chemicals getting into your food," she says in the video.
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SEAWORLD GETTING RID OF PLASTIC STRAWS, PLASTIC BAG AT ALL US PARKS The driver of the truck stopped and attempted help, according to KSAT .
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Rivers of plastic A 943 study found that around 90% of all the plastic in the world's oceans flows there through just 10 rivers.
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In Morocco, where plastic bags were banned in 2015, a UN-affiliated regional partnership is working to help the country transition from plastic bags.
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The end of plastic menace On World Environment Day 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to phase out single-use plastic by 2022.
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Global policy experts say Africa's low rate of plastic collection could be transformed if customers pay a deposit, refunded when plastic bottles are returned.
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The system can do little about plastic that has fragmented into microscopic particles, but these make up just 8% of plastic in the gyre.
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Polyester is essentially just plastic spun into a thread, and plastic could take anywhere from 500 years to more than 1,000 years to biodegrade.
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Amazon recommends that you first take out the insulating pad from the plastic mailer and cut the pad open to remove the plastic film.
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"If we don't create a collection community for that plastic, the plastic ends up on the beaches and flowing into the ocean," Jackowski says.
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A spokeswoman for the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons said that the organisation isn't aware of a plastic surgeon implanting any such device.
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Priced at $399, the Runcible is housed in "reclaimed ocean plastic fished out of the Great Pacific Plastic Island," according to the company's website.
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The 42 Plastic Pact companies are responsible for over 80 percent of the plastic packaging on products sold through UK supermarkets, according to WRAP.
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Many of the experts I talked to say that using reusable plastic bags — whether made of recycled plastic, nylon, or woven polypropylene — is best.
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If every twenty- and thirtysomething declined plastic or opted for a sustainable straw each weekend, we could eliminate 500 million plastic straws every month.
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While many see the ban as a positive way to reduce plastic waste, prohibiting plastic straws may have serious consequences for people with disabilities.
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Charging consumers for plastic bags has reduced their use, and introducing refundable deposits for plastic bottles has created a market for collectors in Ecuador.
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Tackling plastic pollution Coca-Cola (KO) produced 3.3 million tons of plastic in 2017, it disclosed in recent report by the Ellen MacArthur foundation.
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But far less is known about the non-lethal impact of ingesting plastic, and how live birds with plastic in their bodies are affected.
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A California coastal city has become the latest municipality to ban plastic straws, enacting what is potentially the strictest plastic prohibition in the country.
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In 2016, the Council sought to encourage shoppers to give up plastic store bags by charging 5 cents for most plastic and shopping bags.
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Just cleaning plastic waste before burial would be hugely expensive, plastic would degrade underground and there would be risks such as fire, she said.
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Working from one long end and using the plastic wrap to lift and guide, roll the plastic wrap around the chocolate, creating a log.
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Birds often mistake bags, bottle caps, plastic fibers and other materials for food and swallow the plastic, damaging their insides and potentially killing them.
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That means the metal-and-glass design is back with those iPhone-esqe plastic embedded plastic antenna lines and that precision-drilled speaker grille.
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That's especially true of plastic gathered on shorelines and in the ocean, because plastic products of all sorts are determinedly bad for marine life.
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Also, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery offers an online, searchable database of board-certified plastic surgeons by location in the United States.
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For surgeons outside the US, the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery offers a database of board-certified or equivalent plastic surgeons by country.
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His most recent campaign was to try to get companies that sell single-use plastic bottles to commit to drastically reducing their plastic footprint.
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The levels of plastic pollution in our oceans are so high, it's been predicted that by 2050 plastic will outweigh fish in the ocean.
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Among the 2900 EU countries, France currently ranks 2120th in terms of plastic recycling, according to PlasticsEurope, which represents plastic manufacturers across the continent.
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It's 2019 and the world is cutting down on plastic usage, which means it's time to abandon your trusty plastic baggie full of Tums.
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It is working to reduce plastic packaging for the products on its shelves, but continues to use plastic grocery bags in its checkout lines.
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Dozens of cities and businesses nationwide have banned plastic straws and other single-use plastic items in an effort to cut down on waste.
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The Co-op long ago phased out plastic shopping bags, but it continues to make plastic roll bags available for produce and bulk items.
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The same month, bottled water brand Evian said it would produce all its plastic bottles from 100 percent recycled plastic by the year 2025.
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Scientists estimate that there are 5.25 trillion bits of plastic debris in the oceans worldwide — that's more plastic pieces than stars in our galaxy.
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It was the same sort of turtle she herself had had as a child, with a plastic bowl and a green plastic palm tree.
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Already, 10 states have passed laws that prevent local governments from acting against plastic pollution — some prevent plastic bag bans and others are broader.
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When they were just 10 and 12 years old, they created Bye Bye Plastic Bags, an initiative to help Bali become plastic bag-free.
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In the U.S., numerous organizations have done away with plastic bags or plastic straws in an effort to move toward more environmentally friendly options.
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Plastic surgery for men in the US has been surging in the last five years too, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
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From there, the bags — and other plastic "film," like the plastic used to wrap toilet paper or paper towel rolls — are shipped to recyclers.
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The 42 Plastic Pact companies are responsible for over 80 percent of the plastic packaging on products sold through British supermarkets, according to WRAP.
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Because Hawaii's plastic bag bans were enacted by individual counties, New York's was technically the second statewide plastic bag ban in the United States.
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Avoid microwaving food or beverages — including infant formula and pumped breast milk — in plastic containers, and don't put plastic food containers in the dishwasher.
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The group has committed more than $1 billion to mitigating plastic waste and aims to spur new technologies, including methods to make plastic rot.
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Whales washing ashore filled with plastic have become distressingly familiar sign of the immense amount of plastic we've allowed to wash into the ocean.
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With 192.8 million pounds of plastic (or 2 trillion individual pieces), the North Pacific represented nearly one-third of plastic pollution in all oceans.
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If you're a fan of something lightweight, reach for the Snapware 18-Piece Total Solution Plastic Food Storage Set, Wirecutter's pick for plastic containers.
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An international team of scientists have accidentally enhanced a plastic-eating enzyme, leading to a discovery that could change our relationship with plastic forever.
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The government has also proposed going further, with a ban on the sale of plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton swabs with plastic stems.
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Below it are large plastic jugs of the raw plastic used to make the lures, and other chemicals and dyes used in the process.
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Inside is every plastic shot gun shell I could find along with every piece of plastic and trash I could see within our campsite.
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It's always plastic, and the smaller the plastic, the smaller the animals that can ingest it and the more it leaches its toxic components.
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Worldwide, plastic bags contribute to eight million tons of plastic that leak into the ocean every year, according to the United Nations Environment Program.
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But in 2018, China, which used to buy up most of the U.S.' plastic scrap, passed a ban on most types of plastic imports.
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At the same time, Eilish is a committed vegan and environmentalist who bans plastic straws and single-use plastic bottles at her concert venues.
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Cabbage and lettuce go in the refrigerator; uncooked cabbage should be placed in a plastic bag or plastic wrap and kept in the refrigerator.
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"We have to move products that are currently made from brand new plastic into lighter weight materials that use more recycled plastic," he added.
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Apeel&aposs technology also has the potential to dramatically reduce the use of plastic packaging for fresh fruit and vegetables like plastic-wrapped cucumbers.
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In a bid to reduce the amount of plastic I waste, I challenged myself not to buy anything in plastic packaging for a week.
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A sole carrot sheathed in plastic wrap sat at the bottom of her basket next to four spears of asparagus, also wrapped in plastic.
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In 2014, California became the first state to ban plastic bags, and 16 other states since have imposed bans or taxes on plastic bags.
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THE CLOSER And finally … Trending: A global push to eliminate plastic straws, stir sticks and tons of non-biodegradable trash from oceans and the environment... How an eight-minute video of a struggling sea turtle convinced Starbucks to ditch 1 billion plastic straws (Forbes) … American Airlines the latest company to jettison plastic straws and stir sticks (USA Today) … D.C. City Council plans a hearing on proposed measure to ban plastic straws (The Hill) … Rundown of major companies banning plastic straws (Money magazine).
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PepsiCo is planning to replace its plastic bottles of Aquafina with aluminum cans at locations around the U.S. The move is part of a broader initiative from the company to reduce its plastic use as a consumer backlash against plastic use grows across the country.
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The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 is different than other bills previously introduced to address plastic pollution because it would require plastic producers to help the U.S. government clean up the mess, lawmakers explained in a conference call with reporters on Monday.
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Governments and corporations are starting to wise up to the threat of plastic waste: Aside from the numerous plastic straw bans, plastic bag bans or charges are also in place worldwide—a trend spearheaded by Denmark, which started charging a tax on them in 1994.
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These include, among other things: getting rid of problematic or unnecessary single-use plastic packaging via redesign, innovation or alternative delivery models; making all plastic packaging either reusable, recyclable or compostable; and ensuring that 70 percent of plastic packaging is effectively recycled or composted.
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California, which was the first state to ban most stores from handing out plastic bags, is now looking at a ban on plastic bottle caps as well as restrictions that would require customers to specifically request plastic straws before a restaurant could provide them.
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Let's cut down on the plastic, and the next time you're tempted to innocuously trash some plastic straws, just remember that same "harmless" plastic is somewhere puncturing a turtle's brain through its nostril and killing a fish through literally explosive bowels… and its next stop?
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The United Nations, which estimates that, by weight, there will be more plastic than fish in the world's oceans by 2050 if the world doesn't act, has begun a #CleanSeas campaign to eliminate the use of plastic microbeads and single-use plastic bags by 2022.
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It is one thing to notice that the bags are plastic, so you are introducing more plastic into the ecosystem by using this, but I think the advantages of having more food available to you without wasting it outweigh the downsides of using more plastic.
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In July 2019, Air New Zealand announced it was rolling out plant-based coffee cups, getting rid of single-use plastic water bottles and plastic sauce sachets from its Business Premier and Premium Economy cabins, and is also gradually replacing plastic soft drink cups.
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"An excise duty on plastic bags is useless," Sadiman said, adding that the levy would boost producers' costs while not cutting consumption of plastic bags.
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When the rubber was released, the plastic film shrunk and wrinkled -- just like skin -- and when the rubber was stretched again, the plastic could expand.
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Just plastic chairs lined up under harsh energy-saving lights, a cheap poster of Jesus and an altar decorated with plastic flowers and Christmas lights.
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According to a 2016 New Plastic Economy report, it is estimated there will be more plastic in the ocean than straws by the year 2050.
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The largest source of plastic ingestion is drinking water, according to the research, which reviews 3303 existing studies to estimate plastic ingestion around the world.
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Ditching plastic straws, in the grand scheme of things, will do diddly for the planet, representing less than 1 percent of our sweeping plastic problem.
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The water company is also aiming to be 100% "circular" by 2025, meaning Evian will be making all of its plastic bottles from recycled plastic.
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The U.N. wants to eliminate single-use plastic by 2022 and says more than 60 countries have taken steps to ban or reduce plastic consumption.
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PLASTICS GALORE Japan, while not a major marine plastic polluter, is the world's No. 2 consumer of plastic packaging per person after the United States.
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The researchers looked at how much plastic trash China has imported every year since 1988, when the UN database first notes the plastic waste trade.
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In Britain hatred of plastic unites the right-wing Daily Mail, the leftie Guardian, and the queen, who has banned plastic straws from her castles.
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Plastic pollution has emerged as one of China's biggest environmental problems, with vast amounts of untreated plastic waste buried in landfills or dumped in rivers.
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Plastic scrap -- an international commodity For the past quarter century, much of the plastic scrap collected in the US was shipped to China for recycling.
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In January, for example, bottled water brand Evian said it would produce all its plastic bottles from 100 percent recycled plastic by the year 2025.
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Why Those Little Plastic Microbeads in Your Soap Are So BadThis week, Illinois became the first state in the country to ban exfoliating plastic beads.
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Some states impose a tax on shoppers who require plastic bags with their purchases, and Walmart (in Canada) and IKEA charge for plastic bags, regardless.
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Plastic bottles that have been steam-blasted, chopped into tiny pieces, melted, then turned into thread that is turned into yarn — but plastic bottles, nonetheless.
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Based on the human population size in these areas and their observations of plastic, the authors estimated 11.1 billion plastic items on the region's reefs.
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According to a 2016 New Plastic Economy report, it is estimated there will be more plastic in the ocean than straws by the year 2050.
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Tucked away in a remote jungle in Panama sits the first ever Plastic Bottle Village, a small community of homes made from recycled plastic bottles.
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Clothes also release half a million tonnes of plastic microfibers into the ocean every year, equivalent to more than 50 billion plastic bottles, it said.
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These pieces of plastic, they attract chemicals and those chemicals then get transported into the food chain through the plastic, which also includes as humans.
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Sampha, "Plastic 100°C" Sampha appeared on the cover of The Fader this week and debuted "Plastic 100°C" with a stunning, spare live performance.
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It's hard with this ecosystem… there's so much plastic right now to wrap the world in plastic bags six times over—can you imagine that?
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The United Kingdom in April announced it would become the first country to ban plastic straws and other single-use plastic products like cotton swabs.
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On the desk, DJ Khaled (or his wife, or assistant) even put out a plastic fake cell-phone and what looks to be plastic keys.
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Bloomberg reported that Carlsberg made the decision with the goal of saving 85033,200 tons of plastic, or the equivalent of 60 million plastic bag, annually.
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But while marine plastic pollution has been studied for decades, the extent and effects of plastic pollution elsewhere is only just beginning to be explored.
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Issues with plastic collection Earlier in December, the organization said the system is concentrating the plastic, but it's not able to hold on to it.
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They estimated hundreds of tons of plastic fragments bobbing in the surface waters there, with even more plastic likely piling up on the seafloor below.
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"(Plastic) is shockingly widespread - it literally is almost everywhere in the ocean, it's omnipresent," said van Sebille, who studies how ocean currents move plastic around.
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Clothes also release half a million tonnes of plastic microfibres into the ocean every year, equivalent to more than 50 billion plastic bottles, it said.
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A small share of plastic in the ocean comes from illegal dumping, spills at sea, or production facilities that release plastic debris into nearby waterways.
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Even the simple act of increasing monetary incentives for varying kinds of plastic could have major implications on the amount of plastic in the ocean.
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COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM: Compagnie Plastic Omnium reported on Friday the issue of 300 Million Euro 7-Year Bond with a fixed coupon of 1.632 percent.
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The European Union on Monday unveiled a proposed ban on single-use plastic items like straws and cutlery in an attempt to limit plastic pollution.
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The true cost of plastic is beyond just-- (CROSSTALK) MACCALLUM: It&aposs more expensive to make paper straws than it is to make plastic straws.
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Not only that, but it isn't even properly hinged — just a plastic snap and a plastic strip that flexes and holds the front piece on.
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Non-profit group Ocean Legacy Foundation fights plastic ocean pollution with clean-up expeditions, land-based plastic collection, recycling, education and pollution hot-spot mapping.
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Curbing plastic pollution is a key theme in this year's Earth Day, and there's a high-profile campaign underway to ban plastic straws in particular.
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Here in Rwanda, it is illegal to import, produce, use or sell plastic bags and plastic packaging except within specific industries like hospitals and pharmaceuticals.
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That's far faster than plastic would degrade on its own, but it's not fast enough for, say, a plastic digester we might build one day.
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Here are just a few of them: Get rid of all the plastic things you own and do not buy new things made of plastic.
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Lay a sheet of plastic wrap on the counter and mound one pile of potato on the edge of the plastic wrap closest to you.
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As the so-called sea of plastic grows not just in the ocean but in consumers' minds, some plastic objects are being reinvented in wood.
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The federal government also plans tougher environmental standards for plastic products and will insist on the use of recyclable plastic only, the first source said.
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It will also ask e-commerce companies to cut back on plastic packaging that makes up nearly 40% of India's annual plastic consumption, officials say.
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The former they were able to test in the lab and confirm as plastic, while the latter they eyeballed and determined to potentially be plastic.
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It is estimated that by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in our oceans by weight if current rates of plastic dumping hold.
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Buying options: Curly Spider Plant in plastic pot, available at Etsy, $5.99 plus shippingBloomscape Spider Plant in recycled plastic pot, available at West Elm, $35
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The measure comes on the heels of proposals to ban single-use plastic bags statewide and the sale of disposable plastic bottles in city parks.
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Looking at plastic bag consumption alone, Americans use around 14,000,000,000 plastic bags per year, which in turn require 12 million barrels of oil to manufacture.
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Lifeproof, on the other hand, has a single option known as the "NËXT" case, which is a clear, hard plastic case with rubberized plastic bumpers.
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Customers are thirsty for drinks bottled in resealable, lightweight plastic, she said, emphasizing that Coca-Cola has no plans to abandon plastic, single-use packaging.
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The intricate kits filled with tiny plastic pieces are topping wish lists, but they've also been creating a huge amount of non-recyclable plastic waste.
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In general, the plastic containers used by the standard deodorant brands are not recyclable, so the reduction in plastic by going with Helmm is tremendous.
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Say 'No' to Plastic Water Bottles They are readily and inexpensively available, but the waste from plastic bottles clogs up landfills and pollutes the ocean.
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Financial details were not disclosed but the deal, if finalised, would have an accretive impact on Plastic Omnium's profitability, Plastic Omnium added in a statement.
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Countries from Britain to China and U.S. states such as California and Hawaii have been devising policies to cut on plastic waste - mainly plastic bags.
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The root cause of these stranded, plastic-filled whales is that plastic is cheap and easy to produce but almost impossible for nature to destroy.
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Yet addressing the plastic crisis is becoming a bigger policy priority, and more countries are now banning single-use plastics — including plastic cutlery and straws.
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There is a metal apparatus lined with sturdy plastic dishes and softballs to throw at them, resulting in shards of white plastic covering the lawn.
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Like many budget phones, the 3a is plastic rather than metal or glass, but it is a sturdy plastic that feels good in the hand.
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About 8 to 10 percent of plastic surgery procedures across the country are performed on men, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
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In 2012, the city enacted a ban on plastic bags, and earlier this year started enforcing a long-planned ban on plastic food service items.
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The root cause of these stranded, plastic-filled whales is that plastic is cheap and easy to produce but almost impossible for nature to destroy.
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Much like a classic James Bond villain, she proudly boasted of her brilliant scheme just as it appears to be coming to fruition: Our team explored the myriad options of plastic pollution to find the perfect entry point to incent behavior change, we found plastic water bottles too endemic, plastic bags already somewhat politicized, and no viable alternative for the plastic cup in ALL markets.
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McDonald's began switching from plastic to paper straws in the United Kingdom and Ireland in September, and plastic straws will be banned in England by April.
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About 10 million to 11 million women in the world have breast implants, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Plastic Surgeon Foundation.
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As CNN noted, the recovery rate for plastic is frankly horrible compared to other materials:On a global basis, only 14% of plastic is collected for recycling.
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NEW YORK CITY IS LATEST TO CONSIDER BANNING PLASTIC STRAWS ALTOGETHER Restaurants were encouraged to use up existing supplies of plastic straws and utensils before July.
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India consumed an estimated 34.53 million tons of plastic in 234.5-22015, according to PlastIndia Foundation, an organization of major associations and institutions connected with plastic.
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The country began buying recycled plastic, then had small factories in China use the scraps to create inexpensive, plastic exports like shoes, bottles, hoses, and gadgets.
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Avoidable plastic waste is a term used by industry to describe products including plastic bags, straws, coffee stirrers, soda and water bottles and most food packaging.
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Then it says you can recycle the plastic film and mailer where #4 plastic is accepted, and the natural fiber pad where #60 cotton is accepted.
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Last week, Starbucks announced it would phase out plastic straws by 2020, replacing them with a plastic lid that resembles the top of a sippy cup.
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Check out a short film about the installation below: The Plastic Reflectic installation was built for the Plastic Soup Foundation and the Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant.
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The company has done a number deals recently as the European plastic packaging industry undergoes consolidation to better compete with glass, plastic and aluminium-based packaging.
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Tackling the plastic problem India began laying plastic roads 17 years ago, and the concept has been tested in locations across Europe, North America and Australia.
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Still, Koekemoer hopes to expand into using non-recyclable plastic in the future, allowing the company to get even more waste plastic out of the environment.
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Filters can take the place of hundreds of plastic water bottles, which helps you be more eco-friendly and reduce the amount of plastic in landfills.
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"We did not expect to find high concentrations of plastic there, so far from the populated regions and the large sources of plastic pollution," he says.
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Now, though, the fight against plastic might have an unexpected ally: a type caterpillar called the wax worm that loves to chow down on plastic bags.
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Yet plastic waste is still poorly managed and is harming the environment: 23 million tons of plastic finds its way into the world's oceans each year2.
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Other targets are that 70 percent of plastic packaging is effectively recycled or composted, and that all plastic packaging will have 30 percent average recycled content.
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Thanks to Zurkow and Pany, now you have a whale with a plastic bottle in its stomach, or a plastic bottle with a fish skeleton inside.
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On Thursday, the Walt Disney Company announced that it will stop using single-use plastic straws and plastic stirrers at all of its locations by 2019.
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In an attempt to be funny, and fueled by drunken enthusiasm, I picked up a plastic wine glass that didn't actually turn out to be plastic.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With plastic straw bans gaining popularity to protect the environment, President Donald Trump on Friday posed the question: What about other plastic dining items?
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But despite the concerning amount of plastic pollution flooding our oceans every day, we still don't completely understand what impact the plastic has on ocean life.
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Behind Djabea, about 30 teenagers gather plastic bottles clogging up drainage canals and gutters, while others go door to door asking residents for their plastic rubbish.
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Plastic pollution affecting the wider Mediterranean Sea has prompted Greenpeace in Croatia, Spain, Italy, Greece and Bulgaria to launch a campaign against single-use plastic items.
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In 2007, Nestlé introduced its lightweight Eco-Shape bottle, which uses less plastic; a few years later the company began incorporating recycled plastic into its bottles.
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In 2015, Plastic Change completed the first two legs of the expedition, trawling the waters of the Mediterranean and Caribbean—other ocean trash hotspots—for plastic.
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This information can help evaluate the accuracy of current and previous studies that quantify ocean plastic, many of which have focused on plastic at the surface.
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The news comes just weeks after Disney said it will stop using plastic straws and plastic stirrers at its locations across the world by mid-2019.
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Plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton swabs could be banned in England as part of the government's plan to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste by 2042.
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Customs officials have ramped up inspections of scrap metal for circuit boards, plastic for syringes and other medical waste, and waste paper for plastic or wood.
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"So every time you have a little bit of microplastic, the problem is the plastic itself, but also the pollutant that is attached to the plastic."
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The city of San Jose, California, found that plastic bags made up 12% of litter in the city's creek before it banned plastic bags in 2012.
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For example, when you recycle a plastic water bottle, you're supposed to remove the cap, then remove the little plastic ring on top of the bottle.
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Disposable coffee cups often aren't recyclable at all — because of a thin plastic coating that prevents leaks, they can't be recycled as paper or as plastic.
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Check out unboxing below and see for yourself:But, in addition to that plastic wrapper, Samsung placed a thin layer of plastic protection over the inner screen.
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Much of the research will focus on plastic pollution in the Pacific Ocean, specifically the build-up of 'plastic smog' containing billions of pieces of microplastic.
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Plastic straws If it feels like it's getting harder to get your hands on a plastic straw to drink with at restaurants, it's not your imagination.
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Bans on plastic straws and other single-use plastic products have gained traction in the U.S. and other cities worldwide, as well as among individual companies.
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This kind of plastic pollution is not at all unheard of in Indonesia, which is the second largest contributor of marine plastic pollution in the world.
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Plus, both stores package a lot of their produce and proteins in plastic containers, plastic wrap, and even styrofoam, so that was an automatic no-go.
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Related: Meet the Recycled Robots of Parisian Artist +Brauer Artists Find Alternatives for Plastic Waste in Nairobi A Recycled Plastic Organ Creates an Eerie Sonic Playground
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Until now, there were just theories that sea turtles may have accidentally gotten entangled in the plastic, or perhaps they mistook plastic bags for juicy jellyfish.
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In New York, there have been recent proposals to ban single-use plastic bags statewide, and to outlaw plastic straws at eateries across New York City.
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An animal that swallows a lot of plastic might appear healthy, Dr. Jones said, but might be weakened by plastic in its gut limiting food absorption.
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Scotland plans to be rid of plastic straws by 2019, and Taiwan is banning single-use plastic items, including straws, cups and shopping bags, by 2030.
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The decadent island society of Orléans is home to a select group of sisters born with the disconcerting ability to perform plastic surgery without the plastic.
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Plastic waste has become so prevalent that tales of dead whales found with pounds of plastic trash — including shopping bags — in their stomachs have become commonplace.
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Plastic bags and other plastic products can easily wind up in rivers, storm drains, and oceans, creating massive floating patches of garbage and threatening marine life.
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With the plastic straw and the plastic bag increasingly out of fashion, restaurants, food manufacturers and groceries will face new pressure to reduce other packaging waste.
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And why use a drip coffee maker that heats water in plastic when an old-style percolator makes better coffee without any plastic parts at all?
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Smarter Living: After one of our climate reporters described shopping plastic free for a week, readers wrote in with more ways to shrink your plastic footprint.
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The problem with plastic While plastic allows important technological developments, it also leads to a lot of waste when single-use bags and straws are discarded.
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The family had four red plastic cups and four black plastic bowls that Shayla treated like fine china, gingerly centering them in front of each seat.
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It announced last month that it had sold more than 140,000 plastic straws in just a few days amid the pushback to single-use plastic straws.
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Mark Osborn, an associate professor at RMIT University in Melbourne, is researching what happens to plastic containers — both regular plastic and biodegradable — when left in rivers.
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So this ordinance that wants to ban plastic retail bags will have a minimal effect on the total amount of plastic-film waste that's out there.
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They scooped up plastic debris and determined the concentration of particles by dividing the dry weight of the plastic collected, excluding microfibers, by the area surveyed.
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Filters can take the place of hundreds of plastic water bottles, which helps you be more eco-friendly and reduce the amount of plastic in landfills.
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The primary explanation for the rocketing rise in plastic is its use in packaging, which accounted for about 42 percent of nonfiber plastic production in 2015.
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Most of the plastic that has been made is no longer in use — about 6.3 billion metric tons of plastic have been thrown away since 1950.
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It's made of nice but not astounding materials (the lid wobbles in its place, but the plastic outer canister and lid are made of glossy plastic).
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Unilever joins other companies tackling plastic use as consumers become increasinlgy concerned about the amount of waste and the danger of plastic pollution to marine life.
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Unilever joins other companies tackling plastic use as consumers become increasinlgy concerned about the amount of waste and the danger of plastic pollution to marine life.
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Matos, long an advocate for minimizing plastic usage, researched ways to avoid using plastic in her daily life, including buying bamboo toothbrushes and reusable cotton rounds.
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If you prefer to get rid of the plastic packaging, Crystal also has a solid piece of mineral salt that doesn't come in a plastic house.
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Whales have previously perished from plastic consumption; just a few months ago, a pilot whale died in Thailand as a result of ingesting 200.9 plastic bags.
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The plastic pile-up not only illustrates the need for better waste management — it also shows why we should reduce the amount of plastic packaging throughout our supply chain, said Marcus Eriksen, co-founder of the 5 Gyres Institute, an organization dedicated to reducing plastic pollution.
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The commitments come as consumers become increasingly aware of the harm posed by plastic waste — plastic hurts marine life when it ends up in the ocean, and has been found in our soil, air and water — and as governments explore bans on plastic bags and straws.
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While close to 200 countries signed up to a U.N. proposal in December to stop plastic pollution, an estimated 8 billion tonnes of plastic washes into the ocean each year to join the 5 trillion pieces of plastic thought to be already floating around the world.
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"Plastic straws are pretty small and lightweight, so when they're going through the mechanical sorter, they're often lost or diverted," said Sam Athey, a plastics pollution researcher and member of the Plastic Ocean Project, a nonprofit based in Wilmington, N.C., that aims to reduce plastic use.
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Longtime combatant of oceanic plastic Captain Charles Moore has published new findings that further detail the concentrated amount of plastic in the South Pacific Garbage Patch near Chile and Peru, with his NGO Algalita, which is dedicated to finding solutions to plastic waste choking the oceans.
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We got the actor and environmentalist outside his Museum of Plastic in NYC -- which teaches about the harm plastic bottles wreak in nature and how to go plastic-free -- and asked him about Robert Downey Jr.'s new Footprint Coalition launched to clean up the world.
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He made a show of overturning discarded plastic cups as workers opened up a drain, scooped up some muck, and deposited wriggling larvae into a plastic tube.
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Their Plastic Island series, previously seen in Portugal, recalls images of the Great Pacific garbage patch in order to advocate for more responsible plastic use and disposal.
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One of the least unusual items is plastic tarpaulin, also known as tarp or plastic sheeting, though neither of those names make it sound any less boring.
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In public statements Wednesday, government officials said protesters threw bricks and sharpened poles, but CNN only saw umbrellas, plastic bottles and plastic protective helmets used as projectiles.
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They later found these mice had been kept in damaged plastic cases and drank from damaged plastic water bottles, both of which leached BPA into their environment.
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The American Chemistry Council, the trade group that represents plastic producers (and, let's not forget, opposed single-use plastic bag bans), sees this as a bright spot.
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Plastic surgeons have seen a rise in requests for surgically-created dimples, something Dr. Wright Jones, MD and founder of Muse Plastic Surgery, credits to social media.
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The ordinance also restricts the use of plastic cutlery and stirrers, making it so that customers must request plastic forks and knives in order to receive them.
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Plastic trash in the oceans is dangerous for animals like sea turtles, seabirds, and seals, which can die from ingesting the plastic or getting entangled in it.
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Plastic packaging is a booming industry with a powerful lobbying presence that can block lawmakers from enacting bans on plastic bags, Styrofoam containers, and other landfill fodder.
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And it reduces the plastic packaging by requiring a smaller container to hold the refillable concentrate, or by precluding the need for any disposable plastic at all.
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During the day, the plastic box is closed so that the sunlight goes through the plastic, heats everything up, and forces the water out of the MOF.
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I'm proud to report that I didn't fall, but I almost did because the stage was covered in plastic for rehearsals, and tiled stairs + plastic = F4 Fallnado.
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That move, combined with horrific images of plastic waste circulating social media, has catapulted the world's plastic problems to the front of people's minds and politicians' priorities.
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"Just received an order from you and the items were wrapped in plastic bags," a commenter responded to Everlane's Instagram post promoting its "No New Plastic" guides.
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That's incredibly fast—even faster than the plastic-munching bacteria reported last year, which were capable of biodegrading plastic at a rate of 0.13 mg per day.
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Tipping point Jo Ruxton wants to see greater responsibilities placed on plastic producers, such as in Germany where strict recycling quotas forced companies to use less plastic.
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The U.N. wants to eliminate single-use plastic by 2022 and says more than 60 countries have so far taken steps to ban or reduce plastic consumption.
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"Black plastic may be aesthetically pleasing, but this study confirms that the recycling of plastic from electronic waste is introducing harmful chemicals into consumer products," Turner said.
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In the past year-plus, an ever-increasing number of cities, corporations, and entire countries have announced bans on plastic straws and other single-use plastic products.
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China, the world's biggest importer of plastic waste, has stopped accepting shipments of rubbish, such as plastic and paper, as part of a campaign against "foreign garbage".
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"You just saw the rubbish, the plastic everywhere you looked," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation, describing open drainage channels lining the streets blocked by plastic bottles.
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Plastic surgeons have long warned against traveling internationally for unsafe plastic surgeries, and Schierle said he has corrected some botched procedures from overseas among his own patients.
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After finding out that there's plastic in most tea bags (seriously, it never ends), I replace mine with some loose-leaf tea and plastic-free tea bags.
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Thirty-four African countries have tried to use laws to curb plastic use since South Africa banned plastic bags in 2003, according to the U.N. Environment Programme.
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Park officials found bags, plastic bottles, sandals and 115 plastic cups in the whale's stomach, as well as a sack containing more than 1,000 pieces of string.
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These ethane "cracker" plants would use our oversupply of cheap, fracked natural gas to create plastic pellets, the basic building blocks of cheap plastic packaging and products.
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David de Rothschild sailed a catamaran made of 12,000 plastic bottles from California to Australia in 2010, also to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the ocean.
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Plastic waste has reached worrying proportions in the Philippines, which has the fifth longest coastline in the world, given the staggering amount of throw away plastic used.
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The Walt Disney Co. on Thursday said it plans to eliminate single-use plastic straws and plastic stirrers at its locations across the world by mid-85033.
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The highest concentration of plastic was found at the surface, and there was very little plastic just a couple meters down, according to The Ocean Cleanup team.
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He placed the tank film inside a plastic can and wrapped it in a plastic bag before attaching it to the flush chain inside the toilet's tank.
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The grocery chain explained via a podcast that it would remove plastic packaging from certain items, having the dual effect of cutting down on plastic and prices.
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You plug the pen into a wall outlet, load up the plastic color of your choice, and once the pen heats the plastic, you're ready to extrude.
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Using plastic cups like red Solo cups feels too "college frat party," but there is something to be said about the durability, affordability, and disposability of plastic.
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Read: Ocean plastic predicted to triple within a decade Morss says the movement snowballed when videos of the first plastic attacks started being shared on social media.
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The smart speaker Google Nest was built using sustainable materials, like post-consumer recycled plastic with the Nest Wifi and recycled plastic bottles with the Nest Mini.
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For plastic-related chemicals, their release from larger plastic items—such as food packaging and water bottles—is likely of higher concern than the contribution from microplastics.
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Cover the dish with plastic wrap and add three or four small punctures in the plastic to allow steam to escape keeping control of the cooking process.
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These bills would have created a nationwide five-cent deposit on plastic bottles and other containers, and a nonrefundable five-cent charge on plastic bags at checkout.
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And—just in case you thought they'd forgotten about straws—the law also stipulates that plastic straws and plastic silverware can only be given out by request.
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Maybe we should talk about the little things we can cut out (plastic bags, plastic straws, microbeads just to name a few) to help save the ocean.
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Both showed animals that died for reasons unrelated to eating plastic had less plastic in their guts than those that died of unknown causes or direct ingestion.
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Nearby, a tall plastic bin was filled to the brim with plastic bags, from the large supermarket kind to the small, translucent types used to pack sandwiches.
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In a well-practiced sleight of hand, the cashier had double-bagged in plastic a dozen eggs, which were already encased in two protective layers of plastic.
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The discovery of plastic at the bottom of the Challenger Deep suggests there's far more to learn about the effects of plastic waste on the marine environment.
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Working with the edge of the plastic wrap closest to you, roll it up and over the potato log and roll the plastic wrap all around it.
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Considering the fact that most clothes are now composed of some amount of synthetic fibers (aka plastic), your outfit isn't so different from the dreaded plastic straw.
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Some of them are taking an artistic approach, such as building extracurricular school structures out of collected plastic bottles that are filled with more collected soft plastic.
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McDonald's moved away from plastic straws in its UK and Ireland stores, but found the new paper straws were not recyclable, though the old plastic ones were.
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The plastic straws previously used could be recycled, but the British government has moved to ban plastic straws by 2020 and encouraged chains to ditch the products.
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Federal regulation of single-use plastic will be necessary to counter a plastic production rate that's already too high and projected to quadruple between 2014 and 85033.
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Global demand for the plastic resins and pellets that Exxon makes is rising, said Marc Levine, chief executive of Plantgistix, which provides logistics for U.S. plastic manufacturers.
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The groom, 56, is a facial plastic surgeon and the founder of Clevens Face and Body Specialists, a plastic surgery group practice with offices in Melbourne, Fla.
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Researchers found plastic fibers in samples from 29 tributaries of the Great Lakes in a 2016 study, making up about 70 percent of all the plastic collected.
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However, this research and the growing trend to move away from single-use plastic follows shocking reports from environmental experts about the growing levels of plastic waste.
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Environmentalists say Thailand produces some two million tonnes of plastic waste a year with about 75 billion pieces of plastic bags ending up in the waste annually.
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Much of the research will focus on plastic pollution in the Pacific Ocean, specifically the build-up of 'plastic smog' caused by billions of pieces of microplastic.
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Plastic is destroying our oceans, so we&aposll see startups focus on innovative reusable packaging and new ways to re-imagine single use plastic (See Rothy&aposs*).
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The ordinary plastic bag—like any of the trillions of other plastic things now existing on the planet—will be here after we're gone, and essentially forever.
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Although microfibers are a source of plastic in the ocean, "we don't know how much it accounts for in terms of total marine plastic pollution," says Royer.
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I immediately bought reusable shopping bags, stopped buying plastic storage bags, bought biodegradable garbage bags, and found places that would recycle the few plastic bags I had.
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Lawmakers have also introduced bills that would reduce the use of plastic straws and require that plastic bottles be made of at least 75 percent recycled material.
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WCBS noted there would be some exemptions to the ban -- notably plastic carryout bags, dry cleaning and plastic bags for fruits and vegetables at the grocery store.
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Out on the water, they watched Balinese fishermen navigate their boats around masses of floating plastic and pull up fishing nets bulging with plastic bottles and trash.
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A 2016 plan to slap excise on all plastic packaging was watered down to only apply to plastic bags and even this has not been implemented yet.
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Tiza Mafira, director of the Indonesia Plastic Bags Diet Movement, a group pushing to cut use of plastic, said it was a "ridiculous idea" to import waste.
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Single-use plastic items — everything from disposable water bottles to shopping bags handed out like grocery-store door prizes — are among the most invasive forms of plastic.
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A big part of the single-use plastic ban is an expectation that people will carry non-plastic equivalents, such as metal straws and utensils, with them.
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G Star Raw has been doing its part with a particular focus on aquatic waste for the past few years with its Raw for the Oceans line, comprised of jeans made from bionic yarn that contains recycled ocean plastic (two million plastic bottles and 1,000 tons of plastic debris were used in the line just in 2015); soon, all of the brand's offerings will include recycled ocean plastic.
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Yet even if stakeholders are aware of the scope of the plastic pollution and decide to move away from the use of plastic products in everyday life, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to stop the disaster that's already been set in motion by decades of plastic use.
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Any plastic waste Eco World cannot sell is donated to an unusual effort to raise awareness about the problem: A plastic ship, being built in Lamu County, that is set to sail to South Africa to raise awareness on the importance of recycling plastic to protect the sea.
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The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), unveiled by its 28 founding companies on Wednesday, convened amid reports of a worsening environmental crisis from about 8 million tonnes of plastic waste that end up in oceans every year, which has triggered bans on some single-use plastic products.
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"When that ban went into effect, the retailers' response was that 'Our customers want plastic, we can't offer thin, let's just start offering thick plastic bags," said Tatiana Homonoff, an assistant professor of economics and public policy at New York University who has studied the plastic bag laws.
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The harmful effects of plastic on the world's oceans were documented by David Attenborough recently on the BBC series "Blue Planet II." Scenes from the television program include a turtle trying to swim while tangled in a plastic bag, and clumps of plastic trash floating in the open ocean.
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New York joins more than 70 other cities that have already banned foam, and the announcement comes on the heels of proposals to outlaw plastic straws at eateries across the boroughs, ban single-use plastic bags statewide, and prevent the sale of disposable plastic bottles in city parks.
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We had far more bike water bottles than we could possibly need, and large quantities of plastic storage containers without lids and lids to missing plastic storage containers.
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And plastic there was—a third of the fish and half of the seal poop had a handful of plastic pieces around a millimeter or two in length.
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"If you have 80 plastic bags in your stomach, you die," he told the outlet, noting that pilot whales are not the only ones perishing after consuming plastic.
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The issue of plastic in our oceans is a real one — according to one oft-cited study, Americans use over 500 million single-use plastic straws every day.
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And, it's all because of Blue Planet II. Izzy Crouch, an open water swimmer and founder of the No Plastic Shop, has given up plastic completely for Lent.
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Airlines, facing public pressure, are removing single-use plastic straws, stir sticks, utensils and wrappers from their cabins, with some carriers holding zero waste and plastic-free flights.
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After the plastic cools, the entire enclosure is finished with a precision CNC machining operation, yielding a seamless integration of plastic and aluminum into a single, strong enclosure.
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Clothes release half a million tonnes of plastic microfibers into the ocean every year, equivalent to more than 50 billion plastic bottles, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
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Environmentalists had have long been critical of the proliferation of non-biodegradable plastic, especially single single-use items like plastic bags, six-pack rings, and those ubiquitous straws.
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They combed through data on every possible plastic type they could find, from the rigid PVC that makes piping to the thinner polyethylene that makes up plastic bags.
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If you're thinking about getting a facelift or any plastic surgery procedure, make sure to consult with a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in that particular field.
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While steps to improve recycling and waste management and change consumer behavior are important, authorities are avoiding taking steps to restrict plastic waste and plastic production, activists said.
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In order to reduce my plastic footprint (I figure I'll be left with tons of plastic bottles at the end of this), I opt for a glass bottle.
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