Plastics Use During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Plastics Use During The COVID-19 Pandemic

For a while, it looked like 2020 would be a turning point in the war against single-use plastics, with California and New York adopting new bans and federal legislation being introduced. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit. Single-use plastics became associated with safety from sickness, and industry lobbyists saw an opportunity to gain ground in the policy debate. The year started with environmentalists...
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What Happened To The Plastic We Release Into The Ocean?

What Happened To The Plastic We Release Into The Ocean?

Plastics in our oceans have something in common with dark matter in the universe. Our models tell us there should be loads of it out there, but it’s proving difficult to track it down. The big difference with marine plastic, however, it that whenever we do look for it we tend to find it – and the effect on marine...
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