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Students create innovative startup after noticing problem during lunch break: 'It came with a lot of meetings, crying sessions, and fights'

"In the beginning, we were still discovering how to build a business." Students create innovative startup after noticing ...
Los Angeles Magazine

Single-Use Plastic Is a Big Pandemic Problem. Environmentalists and Local Leaders Have a Plan

Do you have a drawer filled with a stash of plastic knives and ketchup packages that you’ve inadvertently collected by ordering takeout and delivery during the pandemic? “We all have one. I absolutely ...
Forbes

Do American Voters Want To See More Single-Use Plastic Or Less?

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to a question from a reporter after signing a series of executive orders including 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, a pardon for ...
Yahoo

Study finds side effects of drinking from plastic water bottles grossly underestimated: 'Not something that should be used in daily life'

At this point, the dangers of single-use plastic are well-documented, but Phys.org recently reported that an expert believes water bottle-related risks to human health remain "dangerously understudied ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Traveler infuriated by bus company's bizarre refreshment offering: 'The problem is that it exists in the first place'

"You don’t want to take a plane, and in the bus they give you this." Traveler infuriated by bus company's bizarre refreshment offering: 'The problem is that it exists in the first place' first ...
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COUNTERPOINT: Single-use plastic bans are not effective

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. This includes misguided single-use plastic bans (e.g., bans on plastic ...

'Took the wind out of me': Why this man tested himself for plastics

Kal Glanznig had his urine tested as part of an upcoming documentary exploring plastic pollution in Australia. The results ...
Duluth News Tribune

Pro/Con: Banning single-use plastics won't solve pollution problems

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. This includes misguided single-use plastic bans (e.g., bans on plastic ...
CBS News

Bay Area refill shop tackles single-use plastic problem

In the San Francisco Bay Area, on the island of Alameda, six months ago, a small store opened up on Webster Street and already has quite a clientele. "This is absolutely fantastic," remarked Alameda ...
PBS

Single-Use Planet

SINGLE-USE PLANET explores efforts to reduce the growing deluge of disposable plastic. Plastic is vital to our modern way of life—but not all forms of it. In search of why more single-use plastic ...
Boston Herald

Bakst: Single-use plastic bans not effective

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. The primary concern regarding plastic pollution is ocean plastic pollution.