Environment Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2019

In general, few manufacturers can be trusted to be honest with the consumer and governments are a long way from implementing a reliable labelling scheme to help us consumers make good decisions. Switch to brands that provide refills or use biodegradable and recycled packaging. Considerations for an Eco-Friendly Product.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 9, 2015

To begin with, plastic manufacturing companies have little incentive to switch from oil-based polymers to more sustainable, biodegradable options, or to use recycled material. As researchers struggle to understand the scope of the situation, local governments, non-profits, and universities are working on a host of creative solutions.

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Onya

JULY 19, 2017

Biodegradable Garden Pots. Help keep your garden safe from plastic and rubber pollution with these Western biodegradable garden pots. Check Out Western’s Biodegradable Garden Pots. It’s important that we, as individuals, take up the cause just as strongly as governments and corporations could and should.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2022

And none of these commonly used plastics are biodegradable. But in 2018, the female state minister of fisheries came up with a solution after roping in five other government agencies, including the department for women’s empowerment. The proceeds—along with government grant money—cover the women’s salaries.

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Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

I named the Priority Pollutants a moment ago, which are 129 chemicals of interest under the Clean Water Act, RCRA, one of two federal laws governing hazardous wastes has several hundred “Appendix IX” groundwater monitoring compounds. Sometimes these subgroups are further differentiated by their analytical method or governing regulation.

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

If you don't have government policies behind them, you can only succeed so far, so I began to focus on advocacy in conjunction with working on nonprofit projects,” she said. Within two months of being on the board, Kathleen was chairing the Marketing and Communications Committee. That’s what I love about impact investing,” Kathleen said.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Two years after that, in the summer of 2024, President Joe Biden joined the campaign with a notable directive to federal agencies to replace plastic straws, cutlery, and packaging with those made from paper and other biodegradable materials. Bans on plastic straws in the U.S. By 2022, the U.S.

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