EU takes aim at plastic pellets to prevent their nightmare cleanup

At first glance, the tiny plastic pellets appear relatively harmless.Light, buoyant and insoluble, these tiny pellets present an almost insurmountable...

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"How can people and the environment be protected from the flood of plastic that increasingly harms nature – and human health? Representatives from more than 160 countries are meeting in Geneva to discuss exactly that, in a last-ditch attempt to create a legally binding agreement to combat plastic pollution. It is hoped that the treaty can be signed next year."—DW News

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It's [beyond] time to ban plastic in packaging wherever a different material could be used. I take my reusable bags to the grocery store each week and bring them home filled with food in plastic bags and containers. It makes no sense.
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I'm just doing some research into building a new food-growing product.

It's not easy to replace #PVC due to the sheer economies of scale - but it needs to be done. It's high time for it to be banned.

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As the world swims in plastic, some offer an answer: Ban the toxic two

Scientists have found many plastics are toxic, but activists say two ubiquitous polymers are the worst of all: polystyrene and PVC. Some are calling for not only a national ban on these two, but for a global ban enshrined in a plastics treaty.

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Beautiful jewelry created from discarded plastic bottles. Bom trabalho Elizete e Gabriel! Many thanks to @TootTropiques for sharing this with me! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVvvBLlzn7g #amazonia #recycling #brazil #brasil #plastic_pollution #IndigenousCrafts #Tikuna #Ticuna
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Which bag should you use? - Luka Seamus Wright and Imogen Ellen Napper

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