A push by the state Legislature to reduce single-use plastics across the state, cutting down on the use of straws, carryout ...

The Government of Canada is working to support the efforts of the many Canadians already participating in the circular economy, while also growing other circular strategies to create new economic ...

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While climate change and plastic pollution are often discussed separately, the connection between them is far more dangerous ...

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Ogun State launches "Plastic For Cash" & "Blue Box" initiatives to combat plastic pollution, rewarding residents for recycling and promoting sustainability. A crucial step towards a cleaner ...

They found that plastic-bag litter dropped significantly in areas with bag laws, even as the national share of plastic bags found during cleanups increased to 6.7% in 2023 from 4.5% in 2016.

Areas with bans or fees saw a 25 to 47 percent drop in plastic bag litter on shorelines compared to places without such policies. Fees may be more effective than bans: While all policy types helped, ...

Plastic pollution ranks as one of the three most-pressing environmental concerns, along with climate change and water pollution, according to a 2019 survey included in the Business Case for a UN ...

Tonnes of plastic are dumped into our oceans each year With talks in Nice centred around ensuring oceans are protected, an ambitious plastics treaty is key to this goal. "Every year, over 400 ...

On World Environment Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for action to tackle plastic pollution, a crisis clogging rivers, oceans, and wildlife worldwide. “By 2050, there could be more ...