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The Roadmap That Supports a Plastics Free Ocean

Ocean Conservancy

Ocean Conservancy recognized this from the very beginning when we published our ground-breaking report Stemming the Tid e. We knew the problem of ocean plastics required collective action. That is why Ocean Conservancy was thrilled to join the U.S. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Love our content?

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Trash talk: article collections on where our waste ends up

Frontiers

How much actually gets recycled? million, researchers explored topics spanning from the behavioral analysis of using plastic bags and how to recycle building materials to technologies that filter out litter in the ocean and mapping where restaurant trash goes. What happens to our trash when we throw it away? Cleaning litter.

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Introducing the Global Ghost Gear Initiative Small Grants Recipients of 2022

Ocean Conservancy

Ocean Conservancy’s Global Ghost Gear Initiative® (GGGI) engages with international leadership as well as grassroots projects around the world to combat ghost gear—abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG). Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Never miss an update. Enter Your Email.loading.

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H&M Wins Dismissal of Greenwashing Lawsuit

Greenbuilding Law

Abraham Lizama bought a turquoise knitted sweater in H&M’s “The Conscious Choice” collection from a retail store in St. But what appears to really be complained about in the pleadings amounts to ‘recycling’ itself. The only exception is recycled cotton, where we accept a level of at least 20%.”

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2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted?

Legal Planet

AB 2101 expands carbon sequestration projects to include whole orchard recycling (onsite grinding or chipping of whole trees during orchard removal for use in topsoil). SB 6 and AB 2011 enable residential development in zones where office, retail, or parking are a principally permitted use. A Few Notable Vetoes.

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Sustainable Pittsburgh, Plastics Collaborative Release Whitepaper On Reducing Single-Use Plastics

PA Environment Daily

A report from the World Economic Forum estimates that by 2050 there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish (by weight). Environmental Protection Agency, nearly 36 million tons of plastic was generated in 2018 and less than 9 percent was recycled. According to the U.S.

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Gov. Wolf Honors 13 Projects With 2021 Governor's Awards For Environmental Excellence

PA Environment Daily

Erie County -- North East Intermediate Elementary School , for “Protect Our Lake”: This project enhanced the third-grade curriculum with new content on environmental issues plaguing the Great Lakes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Bay Watershed Education & Training program. acres of restored floodplain.

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