From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): It isn’t hard to see how, to a sea turtle, a plastic bag floating in the water could look like a tasty jellyfish. Or a piece of plastic foam like a good snack. For years, we’ve known … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Our oceans are drowning in plastic. An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic flow into the oceans each year — equivalent to a full garbage truck dumped into the sea every minute.1 And yet, the plastics … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Less than 10 percent of single-use plastics were recycled in 2019.1 The rest went to landfills, were burned in incinerators or were left uncollected, with approximately 8 million tons making their way to the sea.2 Nothing we … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Every year, more than 250,000 tons of plastic pellets spill into the environment.1 These tiny fragments, used in plastic manufacturing, swirl in the water and wash up on shore in humongous drifts. The Clean Water Act is … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): 414 million pieces of plastic. All on the beach. Marine scientists conducted a comprehensive survey of debris on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and found 414 million pieces of plastic, weighing 238 metric tons.1 It’s just the latest … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): National Skip the Straw Day was February 22. At PennEnvironment, we’re celebrating with a pledge to say “no” to single-use plastic products we don’t need, starting with the humble plastic drinking straw. Every individual straw may be … Continued
From the Earth Day Network (https://www.earthday.org): New research published this summer has shown once again that plastic pollution is harming our planet even more than we previously thought. That plastic shopping bag or wrapper that you threw into the garbage because … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/06/05/planet-chokes-plastic-waste-un-report-offers-roadmap-tackle-global-crisis Published on Tuesday, June 05, 2018 by Common Dreams The analysis comes amid warnings that plastic pollution has become “one of our planet’s greatest environmental challenges.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Plastic waste fills a beach on … Continued
From the Earth Day Network (https://www.earthday.org): On June 9, 2018, the March for the Ocean (M4O) campaign will organize mass events including flotillas, SCUBA dives, marches and rallies in our nation’s capital in order to protect our human and wild … Continued