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EU may ban plastic straws, stirs, cotton budsBy : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2018
The European Union (EU) on Monday proposed a bloc-wide ban on single-use plastics such as straws and cutlery while urging the collection of most plastic drinks bottles by 2025.... Read more.. Subject Tags: European Union , international news , ocean pollution , plastics , waste , waste management |
Single-use plastics could be banned in England next yearBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 19, 2018
Cotton buds, plastic drinking straws and other single-use plastics could be banned from sale in England next year in the next phase of the campaign to try to halt the pollution of the world’s... Read more.. Subject Tags: international news , ocean pollution , plastics , pollution , river pollution , single-use plastics |
Four more nations join UN Environment's Clean Seas campaignBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 7, 2017
In a major collaboration to make the oceans litter-free, four more countries -- Chile, Oman, Sri Lanka and South Africa -- on Wednesday joined UN Environment's Clean Seas campaign by committing... Read more.. |
Dell Says ‘Ocean Plastic’ Packaging Is Cost-Effective, ScalableBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 20, 2017
Dell has begun shipping its XPS 13 in materials made in part from plastic pollution from the ocean. The company spent about 18 months doing a detailed assessment and validation, followed by a... Read more.. |
UN Environment starts campaign to end marine litterBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 23, 2017
The UN Environment Programme on Thursday launched an unprecedented global campaign to eliminate major sources of marine litter - microplastics in cosmetics and the excessive, wasteful usage of... Read more.. Subject Tags: environmental protection , global campaign , ocean pollution , Sustainable Development |