“Giving away polluting plastic bags must stop. At once.” Continue reading
Category Archives: Plastics
Enivros agitate for plastic bag tax in London claiming ‘devastating cost to wildlife’ — RealityDrop: No evidence bags threaten marine mammals, birds
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Jeremy Irons’ War Against Plastic
“People should curb ‘unadulterated consumerism’, actor says at launch of European Commission green paper on plastic waste.” Continue reading
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Store owners say plastic bag ban causes more shoplifting
“Thieves with reusable bags harder to track, Seattle store owners say.” Continue reading
Posted in Green hell, Plastics
LATimes: Some plastics should be classified as hazardous, scientists say
Not because they are, though. Continue reading
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Greenpeace at climate rally: ‘No more plastic bags’
Check out Plastic Bag Man. Continue reading
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Plastic bag ban linked to diarrhea outbreak
Ramesh Ponnuru dishes the dirt on plastic bag bans. Continue reading
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Study: Plastic bag bans hurt store sales
“A study from the National Center for Policy Analysis claims that a ban on plastic bags used by grocers and retailers can negatively impact sales in the ban area and increase sales among stores just outside the bag ban region.” Continue reading
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Plastics Suck Up Other Toxins: Double Whammy for Marine Life, Gross for Seafood
“That’s because not only are the plastics themselves toxic but some also act as sponges for other toxins.” Continue reading
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Plastic bags banned in Switzerland
Dolphins were turning up dead on Swiss beaches. Continue reading
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UC Davis students work to engineer plastic-degrading bacteria
Every weekday this summer, 10 students from different departments at UC Davis have come together in the university’s Genome Center to work on what they hope will one day be the answer to cleaning up the world’s landfills. Continue reading
Posted in Biotechnology, Plastics
Ocean Plastics Soak Up Pollutants
Some marine plastic debris attracts more pollutants than lab studies suggest Continue reading
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You know it’s really silly season when they recycle: Skin cream: killing you softly?
In the book, Slow Death by Rubber Duck Rick Smith turns himself into a human science experiment. He lathers himself with shampoos and shaving creams, all in the sweetly-scented spirit of chemical exposure. To phthalates, that is. Continue reading
Posted in Chemophobia, Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals, Phthalates, Plastics
Libs push for bag ban results, promising to overturn ban if elected
The Canberra Liberals [conservatives, down-under] will overturn the territory’s ban on free plastic bags if they win October’s ACT election. Continue reading
Posted in Eco-imperialism, Environmentalism, Green hell, Plastics
Tagged plastic bags, recycling
Miranda Devine: Great green lies never die – they merely get recycled
YOU would think the last thing we need is another environmental tax but the great green beast is never satisfied. Continue reading
Plastics chemicals linked to diabetes in women; blacks and Hispanics most exposed
A group of chemicals found in household plastics and medical supplies is linked to higher rates of diabetes in women – up to double the rate for women with the highest levels, according to new research led by Harvard scientists. Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Obesity, Phthalates, Plastics
Another bag nag: Plastic, like diamonds, is forever: time to use fewer bags
Between 30 million and 50 million plastic bags enter the environment as litter in Australia each year. Continue reading
Wary of Plastic, and Waste, Some Consumers Turn to Glass
Years ago greens pushed single-use recyclable plastic bottles because caustic glass cleaners used to washed reusable bottles were so hard on the environment or so they claimed. Now… Continue reading
Posted in Bisphenol A (BPA), Chemophobia, Phthalates, Plastics
Tagged irrational fears
A Package You Can Eat, To Prevent Plastic Pollution
Um… food hygiene? Continue reading
Posted in Food safety, Plastics
Ban on plastic bags at L.A. markets is approved
The LA Times reports that they tried banning paper bags, too.
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