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Ocean Conservancy
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
With more than a garbage truck’s worth of plastic entering the ocean every minute, Ocean Conservancy is fighting to protect the ocean from all sources of plastic pollution, including from the clothing we wear. Did you know that more than 60% of our clothes are made of plastic? Don’t Toss When You Can Repair!
Academy of Natural Sciences
JULY 1, 2021
July 1 also marks the start of Philadelphia’s ban on single-use plastic bags at retail establishments and a ban on paper bags that contain less than 40% recycled content. New Jersey’s law banning single-use plastic bags and foam containers takes effect May 22 and is one of the toughest laws of its kind in the country.
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PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 29, 2022
“Pennsylvania communities should act quickly to stem the tide of plastic pollution by passing local bans and other restrictions on bags, polystyrene foam, bottles, utensils and more.” Municipalities should pass local bans and other restrictions on hard to recycle single use plastics, such as bags, polystyrene, bottles, straws, and utensils.
Academy of Natural Sciences
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Extracting raw materials to make a new product creates pollution, uses energy and produces emissions that contribute to climate change. Every year Americans produce 14–16 million tons of unwanted textiles. Every year Americans produce 14–16 million tons of unwanted textiles, but only 15% get reused or recycled. Rotate them.
A Greener Life
JULY 26, 2023
Parsons has seen this for himself, watching brick-makers in Cambodia firing their kilns with bags of discarded clothes from Western fashion brands, their children breathing in the toxic smoke. No fashion brand would take responsibility for their clothes being burned in a brick kiln, and the chances are they don’t know it’s happening.
Onya
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
We have seen countries banning reusable bags at grocery stores, coffee shops refusing to accept reusable cups, and grocers closing down their bulk sections for fear of cross-contamination and the spread of the coronavirus. People can get infected by inhaling respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks.
Enviromental Defense
OCTOBER 4, 2022
It has become increasingly difficult for Canadians to buy the things they need – household goods, groceries, clothing – without leaving a mountain of plastic in their recycling bins. So why are we still producing, consuming and throwing away so much plastic? . It isn’t an easy question to answer.
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