Latest posts tagged with #SingleUsePlastics on Bluesky
EU mass balance accounting rules under SUPD revealed renewable-carbon.eu/news/?p=173953 #biofuels #circulareconomy #massbalance #packaging #packgingwaste #policy #pyrolysis #recyclates #rpet #singleuseplastics #RenewableCarbon
Then the plastic industry lobbyists managed to get the Canada’s Federal Court to overturn the nation’s ban on single-use plastics, claiming that the policy was “unreasonable and unconstitutional”.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Then a group of Canadian industry lobbyists launched the Responsible Plastic Use Coalition to pursue legal action against the move.
But the federal government was right to classify #singleuseplastics as toxic
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
In 2021, the Canadian government added manufactured #plastic items to the list of toxic substances under Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/202...
#plasticpollution
#singleuseplastics
#toxicsubstances
#CEPA
Ottawa wins Federal Court appeal allowing single-use plastics ban to stand
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...
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My interview today with Tom Murphy, the anchor for CBC Nova Scotia News 👇
Prof unpacks Ottawa's suspension of single-use plastics ban
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
#singleuseplastics
#plasticpollution
#Canada 🇨🇦
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🚨 My interview on CBC Radio Information Morning yesterday 👇
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#singleuseplastics
#plasticpollution
#Canada 🇨🇦
Btw, I used Southwest’s feedback form to let them know about this “planet 404” website glitch, so they may eventually address it — which would be easier than re-printing the cups!
#bamboo #ecoFriendly #ecoSky
#singleUsePlastic #singleUsePlastics
#plasticPollution #plastics
Plastic definitions in UK regulation renewable-carbon.eu/news/?p=170957 #biobased #biodegradability #bioplastics #environment #plastics #policy #recyclates #singleuseplastics #RenewableCarbon
Alder BioInsights News Review: Biobased Products, November 2025 renewable-carbon.eu/news/?p=170836 #biobased #bioeconomy #biopolymers #bioproducts #singleuseplastics #RenewableCarbon
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-... #chemicals #climatechange #healthhazard #microplastics #nanoplastics #notgood #oilandgasindustry #packaging #petrochemicals #plastic #plastics #singleuseplastics #wtf
Halloween has become a day of partying/revelry producing ghastly amounts of waste/litter, almost all of it #singleuseplastics, from costumes to house decorations to treat bags. Even most jacko’lanterns are plastic. #Veryfewpumpkinsareusedasfood, most used for decoration & then destroyed.
Coca-Cola sells over 100 billion single-use plastic bottles each year and could dump 600 million+ kg of plastic into oceans by 2030. 🤯
Recycling isn’t enough if production keeps rising. Real change means less plastic, not just “greener” plastic.
#PlasticPollution #SingleUsePlastics #Microplastics
Grassroots movements are proving that real change on single-use plastics starts locally through education, policy advocacy, and digital action.
#SingleUsePlastics #GrassrootsAction #PlasticPollution
Finally had the pleasure of meeting Robert Kitz F2F after more than 4.5 yrs since we worked together on this study led by Robert ⬇️
Food packaging during the COVID-19 pandemic: Consumer perceptions
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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#plasticpackaging
#plasticpollution
Healthcare has a plastic problem – biomaterials can help renewable-carbon.eu/news/?p=168957 #biodegradability #biomaterials #bioplastics #biopolymers #circulareconomy #compostability #healthcare #medicaldevices #recycling #singleuseplastics #wastemanagement #RenewableCarbon
Published in Cambridge Prisms: Plastics
doi.org/10.1017/plc....
#singleuseplastics
#plasticwaste
#plasticpollution
#foodpackaging
#reuse
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Disposable face masks used during #Covid have left chemical timebomb, research suggests
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#plasticpollution
#microplastics
Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), August 2025 renewable-carbon.eu/news/?p=167125 #biochemicals #biomass #bioplastics #carboncapture #massbalance #recycling #singleuseplastics #useco2 #RenewableCarbon
South Australia will be the first place in the world to ban fish-shaped soy sauce dispensers. Photograph: MelanieMaya/Getty Images
Australian ban on fish-shaped plastic soy sauce dispensers a world first
South Australian law on single-use plastic packaging coming into force on 1 September...
#SA #Australia 🇦🇺 #Auspol #Plastics #SingleUsePlastics #Environment #Wildlife #Marinelife #Japan 🇯🇵
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
CTK Bio Introduces End-to-End Solutions to Address Canada’s Single-Use Plastics Ban renewable-carbon.eu/news/?p=166752 #bioeconomy #biomass #bioplastics #compostability #cutlery #packaging #polystyrene #recyclability #singleuseplastics #RenewableCarbon
Somewhat confusing. #BMA requests public to refrain from using #singleuseplastics containers when ordering delivery. So is BMA asking the public not to order food delivery(which would further hurt businesses)? Shouldn’t businesses look for eco-friendly container options instead?
Actagroup's REACHblog : EC Begins Public Consultation on Draft Act to Improve Chemical Recycling
www.actagroup.com/ec-begins-pu...
#chemicalrecycling, #plastic, #singleuseplastics
What started as a debate over #singleuseplastics grew surprisingly heated. Deputy Editor Karl Baker breaks down this and other significant moments from the 2025 legislative session. #Delaware #Dover
As the Canadian government awaits a court ruling on its ban on #singleuseplastics, #Kenya offers a real-life illustration of impact of #plasticpollution far from global headlines. BY FRANK BURKYBILE (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for
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healthydebate.ca/2025/06/topi...
Plastic bag bans and fees reduce harmful bag litter on shorelines
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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#SingleUsePlastics
#PlasticBans
As negotiators gear up for another round of talks to finalize a Global Plastics Treaty to end plastic pollution, the need for policies that are supported by scientific evidence is more urgent than ever.
#PlasticPollution
#SingleUsePlastics
#Microplastics
#PlasticsTreaty
Plastics threaten ecosystems and human health, but evidence-based solutions are under political fire
theconversation.com/plastics-thr...
#PlasticPollution
#SingleUsePlastics
#Microplastics
#PlasticsTreaty
Plastics threaten ecosystems and human health, but evidence-based solutions are under political fire
canadianinquirer.net/2025/06/19/p...
#SingleUsePlastics
#PlasticPollution
#Microplastics
#PlasticsTreaty
#Plastics threaten ecosystems and human health, but evidence-based solutions are under political fire
theconversation.com/plastics-thr...
#PlasticsTreaty
#PlasticPollution
#SingleUsePlastics
