The Monterey County Herald: “The oceans are choking on plastic:” Environmentalists, lawmakers urge Newsom not to weaken plastic pollution law
“The oceans are choking on plastic:” Environmentalists, lawmakers urge Newsom not to weaken plastic pollution law
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Environmentalists, lawmakers urge Newsom not to weaken plastic pollution law
Over time, plastic breaks into smaller and smaller fragments called microplastics, which have been found in human tissues and organs. Researchers are working to understand how microplastics impact ...
WBOC: How to Reduce Packaging Costs: Avoid UK Plastic Fees With Paper Bubble Wrap
How to Reduce Packaging Costs: Avoid UK Plastic Fees With Paper Bubble Wrap
A coalition of environmental groups and state lawmakers on Tuesday called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to put in place tougher rules to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans and across California’s landscape ...
Supreme Court Limits Environmental Reviews, Spurring Industry but Angering Environmentalists The U.S. Supreme Court’s May decision has drawn praise from developers who welcome the time and cost ...
Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic materials composed primarily of polymers. Their defining characteristic, plasticity, allows them to be molded, extruded, or pressed into a diverse range of solid forms.
plastic, polymeric material that has the capability of being molded or shaped, usually by the application of heat and pressure.
Plastic pollution is growing a threat to ecosystems, the climate and our own health. What can be done to prevent it?
Improving the management of plastic waste across the world — especially in poorer countries, where most of the ocean plastics come from — is therefore critical to tackling this problem. This page presents all of our data and writing on plastic pollution.
Plastic pollution poses a threat to the marine environment. It puts marine species at higher risk of ingesting plastic, suffocating, or becoming entangled in plastic pollution. Research indicates that more than 1,500 species in marine and terrestrial environments are known to ingest plastics.
Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, thanks to the overwhelming rise in production of disposable plastic products. Plastic pollution is most visible in...
Plastic has many valuable uses in our daily lives, but our current production and consumption practices and levels pose threats to our health and environment. Plastic pollution poses a global challenge, with plastic waste projected to nearly triple by 2060 under a business-as-usual scenario.
From polymers to nurdles, learn how plastic is created and what we can do to slow the lasting repercussions this material will have on both our planet and our lives.
Officials target microplastics. What exactly are they? How do they get ...
Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) are everywhere. These tiny particles—formed by abrasion, fragmentation, and open burning of plastics—are found in the ocean, the Arctic, Himalayan glaciers, air, food, and drinking water.1 More recently, they have been reported in human lung and faeces, reflecting exposures via inhalation and ingestion, as well as in blood, carotid arteries, heart ...
JOHNS CREEK, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pexco LLC, a leading North American specialty plastics manufacturer, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Plastic Profiles (https://plasticprofiles.com). Based ...
Pexco LLC has continued a busy second half to the year, making its third acquisition since September by purchasing shapes maker Plastic Profiles LLC. Plastic Profiles is based in Parsippany, N.J. The ...
Lincolnwood, Ill.-based Trim-Tex Inc. has acquired Miami-based Plastic Components Inc. to expand its product offering with exterior-grade PVC profiles. Founded in 1969, Trim-Tex had grown from ...
WALKER, MI -- Custom Profile Inc. says it has bought Bemis Manufacturing Company's plastics profile extrusion business. Terms of the deal with the Wisconsin-based manufacturer weren't disclosed. The ...
Evergreen Plastics Ltd., Clyde, Ohio, began operations as the plastics recycling division of Polychem LLC, Mentor, Ohio, in 1998. Polychem is one of the world’s largest producers of plastic strapping.
Denmark’s Primo will inaugurate a state-of-the-art technology and innovation center on Sept. 7 at its factory in southwest Denmark. It will serve as the plastic profile extrusion company’s hub for ...