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plastic waste
State Bill Would Ban Disposable Cups for Dine-In Customers
Such disposable tableware produced more than 500,000 tons of waste in 2021, according to CalRecycle, which oversees the state’s waste management and recycling.
The True Cost of Our Addiction to Plastic
More than a century after the invention of the first fully synthetic plastic, we’re still ignorant of the nature of these supremely useful substances.
Australian Think Tank Calls for ‘EU-Style’ Plastic Tax to Combat Waste
Australia Institute estimated that the government could raise nearly $1.5 billion a year with the tax while forcing companies to step up recycling efforts.
G20 Plastic Trash Reduction Goal Doesn’t Address ‘Excessive’ Production: Activists
Activists welcomed a goal set by the Group of 20 major economies’ to reduce additional plastic trash leaking into the ocean to zero by 2050.
