Tag: plastic

  • Coca-Cola to start using 100% recycled plastic bottles in Japan

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    By Christopher Thompson Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. has said it will start selling a beverage product next week packaged in bottles made entirely from recycled plastics. The move comes as beverage companies around the world are increasingly moving toward more sustainable packaging in a bid to protect the environment from plastic waste. Coca-Cola will use the […]

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  • P&G’s Olay skin-care brand unveils refillable packaging test to curb plastic waste

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    By Christopher Thompson Procter & Gamble’s skin-care brand Olay is testing refillable moisturizers to tackle widespread plastic pollution. The Olay Regenerist Whip package will sell for three months starting in October as part of the company’s broader sustainability effort. P&G joins 25 other companies, including Unilever, Nestle and Coca-Cola, that are rolling out similar efforts […]

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  • ‘Can’t breathe’: Donald Trump blames India for climate change, says US ‘cleanest’

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    By Ryan Johnson In meeting with Prince Charles, Trump blames India, China for climate change Pushed by Prince Charles on the issue of climate change, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday replayed his theme of blaming India, China and Russia for allegedly not doing enough, and insisted the US has one of the ‘cleanest climates’. […]

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  • Human Civilization Likely To End By 2050 Due To Climate Change: Report

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    By Christopher Thompson The consequences of climate change are already well-documented, and yet it appears as if the situation is even bleaker than many people imagine. Perhaps more significantly, these consequences are catching up to humans much more quickly than expected. In fact, there’s a good chance that human society could collapse entirely by 2050 due […]

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  • Why we’re still at sea on ocean plastics — the real reasons we haven’t solved the plastic crisis yet

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    By Christopher Thompson In the context of a circular economy, ocean plastics are a symptom of a larger, complex problem of unsustainable consumption and production. But with roughly 150 million tons of plasticscirculating the world’s oceans and an additional eight tons being added each year, the symptom is getting harder to ignore. I’ve just spent part of the […]

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  • Japan to ban free plastic bags at stores to fight pollution

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    By Ryan Johnson Japan plans to make it mandatory to charge for plastic shopping bags at supermarkets, convenience stores, drugstores and department stores as the country combats marine pollution by plastic waste. Environment Minister Yoshiaki Harada said at a press conference on Monday his ministry plans to introduce a new law banning the practice of […]

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  • World Environment Day: Where are we at?

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    By Christopher Thompson Created by the United Nations in 1972, World Environment Day is for encouraging global awareness and action to protect our environment. Every year on June 5, World Environment Day is celebrated by people in different ways from planting trees to cleaning up local beaches and organizing meetings. This year, the theme of […]

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  • Plastic waste in our oceans: The invasion we don’t see

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    By Christopher Thompson The recent death of a young sperm whale, filled with plastic, could be another warning sign of what is happening in our oceans, and how we need to intervene to protect our marine animals. Since the beginning of 2019, according to Greenpeace Italia, five sperm whales filled with plastic have washed ashore […]

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  • Bees In Argentina Are Building Nests Using Plastic Waste

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    By Christopher Thompson Researchers have found that wild bees in Argentina are building their nests using strange materials. The insects have been building nests made entirely of plastic waste. Bees Build Nest Made Of Plastic Materials Study researcher Mariana Allasino, from the Argentina’s National Agricultural Technology Institute, and colleagues set wild bee “hotels.” These are […]

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  • Plastic Ban protecting the marine population

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    By Christopher Thompson Government’s recent ban on single-use petro-based plastics has been highlighted as an “urgent” measure the Caribbean should implement to tackle marine pollution,  a World Bank report said Thursday. Marine pollution threatens not only the region’s resistance to climate change, but also its economic prosperity and sustainable development, the report argues. According to […]

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