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Scientists discover incredible way to make plastic materials nearly indestructible — and then completely disappear

So far, recycling efforts haven't lived up to the hype, with only about 9% of plastic items getting recycled. An estimated 12 ...
ChronogramOpinion

Judith Enck on the Plastic Crisis—and How to Reduce It at the Source

Former EPA official Judith Enck explains why plastic pollution is a production problem—and how policy, not recycling, can ...
Forbes

Reducing Plastic Waste, One Diaper At A Time

With 430 million tons of plastic waste generated annually and less than 10% of it recycled, the plastic crisis is out of control. Thankfully, HIRO Technologies is creating a new path forward, powered ...
Mainebiz

Oyster company spins off eco-friendly packaging venture to reduce plastic waste

Maine Ocean Farms in Freeport has a mission to embrace new technologies and materials that can drive positive environmental change and support local economic growth. That includes acquiring a ...
CNN

I tracked my trash for one week. Here’s what I swapped to cut out single-use plastic

This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...
USA Today

Policies to reduce plastic waste must be done collaboratively

As the world looks to improve on all three pillars of sustainable development — economic, social and environmental — as the global population increases, countries work together to forge agreements ...
Golf Digest

The case for beer kegs in golf and how they can help reduce waste

The Beer Snake—that magnificent slinky plastic stretch of hundreds of emptied beer cups stacked up by golf fans at the 16th party hole at the WM Phoenix Open—might be viewed as the poster child for ...