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250,000 Tons of Plastic Pellets Pollute Oceans Every Year

250,000 Tons of Plastic Pellets Pollute Oceans Every Year

By Total Papers
Tags  Eco-friendly, Plastic Free, Sustainability, Zero Waste
Posted Dec 16, 2019
Trillions of small plastic pellets known as nurdles have been escaping from petrochemical plants into waterways and oceans for decades. Only lately has serious action been taken to figure out what can be done, including a monumental settlement in Texas. In Cox Creek off the Gulf of Mexico, there are countless nurdles from the Taiwanese conglomerate Formosa Plastics factory nearby, "CBS This...
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Europe Recycles Only 30 Percent of Plastic Waste

Europe Recycles Only 30 Percent of Plastic Waste

By Total Papers
Tags  Eco-friendly, Plastic Free, Sustainability, Zero Waste
Posted Dec 12, 2019
New research has emerged revealing that plastic recycling rates are worryingly low in Europe. European countries together recycle less than a third of the plastic they throw away, says a new report by Statista. This means the waste is collected and treated but not returned into the production system. The biggest culprits are single-use plastics and packaging, for example carrier bags,...
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