Greece has a drinking water problem and the plastic bottles are piling up
Moreover, a crippling 2009-18 debt crisis has led to years of underinvestment. Greece loses around half its drinking water from leaky pipes and theft, government figures show - nearly twice the EU ...
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You Can Help Turn the Tide on Plastic. Here’s How.
Recyclables are now piling up in the countries that generated ... or about 1.5 per person. 3. Pass up plastic bottles. Invest in a refillable water bottle. Some come with filters if you’re ...
Origin Materials shares rise as it starts production of world's first recyclable plastic bottle caps
Origin’s main business is using waste wood to make zero-carbon and recyclable plastic precursor chemicals. Plastic ...
Plastic bottles easier to recycle with new degradable glue
A new type of adhesive that can be cleanly removed from plastic bottles and packaging before disposal could lead to ...
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The Ingenious Way To Reuse Plastic Bottles In Your Backyard Garden
Instead of tossing those plastic bottles into the recycling bin, stow them in your garage. Once you have a solid pile (we're talking a few hefty trash bags full), you'll have enough to craft your ...
California banned polystyrene. Has the plastic industry spooked the governor into silence?
SB54 put an end to polystyrene — which had low recycling rates and high levels of pollution — in California. But the plastic ...
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The Haunting Art of Plastic Pollution
When photographer Mandy Barker returned to the English beach where she collected shells as a child, she found a baby’s car seat and a refrigerator among piles ... of plastic bottles that are ...
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Loop upcycles plastic waste into reusable packaging and bottles
Following is a transcript of the video. EDITORS NOTE: The video says Pepsi, Evian, and Coca-Cola are using Loop resin. The companies are not yet using Loop's resin, however, they plan to when Loop ...