Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a ...

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On the first point, small opaque privacy bags would be allowed within the clear bags for personal items. Ward 9 Coun Deb McIntosh noted that her household already uses clear garbage bags ...

Dr Guffogg's algorithm – called the Beached Plastic Debris Index – was precisely calibrated to catch the small differences ... Fishing line, bottles, bags, wrappers. It all spreads through ...

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If you have a black spatula in your kitchen, or other black plastic items around your house like takeout containers or children’s toys, they could contain high levels of toxic flame retardants.

Microplastics have been steadily increasing in freshwater environments for decades and are directly tied to rising global plastic production since the 1950s, according to a new study by an ...