From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Amazon is constantly shipping packages to doorsteps in blue and white bubble wrap envelopes stamped with the Prime logo and a recycling symbol. But 7,000 miles across the world, the plastic Amazon envelopes Americans thought they had … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/01/campaigners-demand-deep-cuts-plastic-production-global-treaty-negotiations-ramp “The scale of the problem is mind-boggling,” said one advocate. “Plastic is in our blood. It’s in fetuses. It’s really encroaching on every aspect of human existence.” JULIA CONLEY December 1, 2022 Climate campaigners attending the first negotiations … Continued
Workshop and Discussion – Reducing Plastic / Leaving Plastics Behind! Scroll down to register. Crossroads and Connections: Building Relationships and Community is hosting this workshop 4 times. They will all be the same, so you only need to attend one. … Continued
Workshop and Discussion – Reducing Plastic / Leaving Plastics Behind! Scroll down to register. Crossroads and Connections: Building Relationships and Community is hosting this workshop 4 times. They will all be the same, so you only need to attend one. … Continued
Workshop and Discussion – Reducing Plastic / Leaving Plastics Behind! Scroll down to register. Crossroads and Connections: Building Relationships and Community is hosting this workshop 4 times. They will all be the same, so you only need to attend one. … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Plastic pollution is endangering wildlife and the environment around the world. Less than 10% of all plastic ever produced has been recycled — the rest will stick around for centuries in our landfills, oceans, waterways and other … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): You try your best, but single-use plastics are nearly impossible to avoid — encasing everything from grocery store bananas to online deliveries, and ultimately polluting our oceans and threatening wildlife. And yet our country is producing more … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): To some marine animals, chemical additives in plastics can smell like food. A new study just confirmed that oleamide, an additive used in plastics, confuses hermit crabs into scavenging for far-off plastic that they confuse for food.1 … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/22/plastic-pollution-waterways-could-triple-2040-warns-un “This assessment provides the strongest scientific argument to date for the urgency to act, and for collective action to protect and restore our oceans from source to sea.” KENNY STANCIL October 22, 2021 As the global pollution crisis … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): We are asking you to call on President Biden to take action in order to reduce plastic pollution. As you may know, plastic kills; it poisons our air and water and gets into our … Continued