Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 5, 2021

Now, we’re highlighting our engagement with informal sector waste collectors, or individuals who collect and sort plastic waste, in Colombia. Those recommendations included looking at new models to incentivize informal waste sector workers to collect low-value plastics (plastics that lack end-markets in the recycling system).

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 19, 2023

Martin First US Company To Receive Sustainability Certification For Plastic-Free Guitar -- Aug. Martin First US Company To Receive Sustainability Certification For Plastic-Free Guitar -- Aug. 16 [PaEN] -- WITF: Allentown-based C.F. Of Labor & Industry Reports Record Low 3.5%

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

For example, LM Wind Power has minimized balsa in its blades, substituting in synthetic plastic PET and PVC foams. Carbon Rivers can transform fiberglass blades into textiles and other synthetic materials, while Global Fiberglass Solutions turns recycled fiberglass into railroad ties and plastic pellets.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2023

July 29 In Butler County, PA’s Only Prairie With Native Blazing Star, 224 Other Species [PaEN] -- Pennsylvania Firefly Festival: Lights Out For Lightning Bugs! June 24-30 [PaEN] [Posted: June 8, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 9, 2023

Third Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation - Donate To Your Favorite Team By June 19 [PaEN] -- DEP/EPA AirNOW Forecasts Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day Friday, June 9 Across PA -- TribLive: Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Issued For Region -- PA Capital-Star - John Micek: What The Wildfires Teach Us - We Might Not Survive Our Own Climate Foolishness, (..)

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 13, 2021

It’s the 10th anniversary of Plastic Free July and we’re marking it by turning our sights on Canada’s biggest plastic polluters: the companies that turn oil and gas into plastic. The same plastic that becomes the take-out packaging and single-use items that clog up our landfills, natural areas and oceans.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 4, 2021

Toronto, Ont. – A new documentary photography exhibition, running from June 5 to July 5, 2021 outdoors at Artscape Wychwood Barns showcases Canadians’ deep personal connections with Lake Erie and highlights why the lake needs to be protected. WHEN: June 5 – July 5, 2021. North of Long Tail Documentary Photo Exhibit.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

The fight to stop Nestlé from taking America's water to sell in plastic bottles Tom Perkins | The Guardian | October 29, 2019 Though it’s on federal land, the Swiss bottled water giant paid the US Forest Service and state practically nothing, and it profited handsomely: Nestlé Waters’ 2018 worldwide sales exceeded $7.8bn.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

The fight to stop Nestlé from taking America's water to sell in plastic bottles Tom Perkins | The Guardian | October 29, 2019 Though it’s on federal land, the Swiss bottled water giant paid the US Forest Service and state practically nothing, and it profited handsomely: Nestlé Waters’ 2018 worldwide sales exceeded $7.8bn.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 14, 2022

The Pennsylvania Resources Council Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program provides a free recycling service that rotates through a variety of locations in western Pennsylvania.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 4, 2022

It’s common knowledge that the oceans are filling up with plastic, but did you know that there is a higher concentration of plastic pollution in the Great Lakes than in the ocean garbage patches? That’s why, this Plastic Free July, we’ve decided to put the focus on the Great Lakes.

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Onya

AUGUST 1, 2019

Taking the issue of plastic pollution worldwide. We support the Plastic Free Foundation as their goal is to educate as many people as possible around the world about how to reduce single use plastic in their lives. Taking plastic free to the great outdoors. Show your Plastic Free Foundation Support.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 19, 2023

Quincy Emmons, firefighter and FireRein (PFAS-free firefighting product) developer, said: “Regulation of PFAS as a class is a bold step to mitigating this issue, as it is impossible to fully characterize the many thousands of precursors and terminal products individually.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

On July 11, DEP Secretary Richard Negrin said “We don’t represent Chevron, we don’t represent Shell and I’ve made that absolutely clear-- we’re holding those leaders accountable.” He noted Rosetta Lue, the first Customer Service Officer the agency ever hired, just started Monday [July 10].

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2021

The filters are melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled industrial products, such as plastic pallets. Also visit the Illegal Dump Free PA website for more ideas on how to clean up communities and keep them clean and KPB’s Electronics Waste website. Posted: July 22, 2021] PA Environment Digest

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 11, 2022

Co-written by Karen Wirsig, Plastics Program Manager. As we explained in Part 1 of this Plastic Free July series, the Great Lakes have a higher concentration of plastic pollution than the ocean garbage patches. It’s the incessant overproduction being forced on us by the plastics industry. .

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 16, 2022

Million May 18 Webinar: Learn More About Funding The Growing Greener Program For The Next Generation DEP Sets June 28 Hearing On Response To PFOA/PFOS Contamination Around University Park Airport, Centre County EPA Announces Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment Funding; 8 Grants In PA Totaling $7.3

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 27, 2022

Plastic Free July is almost over, and we were thrilled to see so many of you join us in our campaign to fight plastic pollution in the Great Lakes! When people think of plastic polluted water bodies, they tend to immediately think of the oceans. EnvironmentalDefence (@envirodefence) July 20, 2022.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 8, 2021

NGOs take aim at Canada’s biggest plastic producers for their trashy tactics to stop meaningful action on plastic waste . Toronto, ON – This Plastic-Free July, Canadian environmental groups are calling out the top three producers of plastic in Canada: NOVA Chemicals, Dow Chemical and Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison Radio Free Asia PaulaR Wed, 01/17/2024 - 14:44 Thursday, January 11, 2024 Read more Nguyen Van Hoa was arrested in 2017 following massive demonstrations against a Taiwan-owned steel plant. By RFA Vietnamese 2024.01.11 By RFA Vietnamese 2024.01.11 billion complex in St.

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Onya

MARCH 25, 2020

Most fresh bakery bread is preservative free so your loaf will likely only last 2-3 days stored on your bench top. Rebecca Prince-Ruiz , Plastic Free July. Food Basics Storage. Fresh bread should never be stored in the fridge as this more moist environment can encourage bacteria to form resulting in mold.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 30, 2023

This Plastic Free July, we’re launching a blog series to dig more deeply into the story – and impacts – of plastics in Canada. What is Plastic Pollution? What is plastic pollution, really? You may think you know the answer, but the true story of plastic in Canada might surprise you. Part 2: Pipelines.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 5, 2023

This post was co-written by Aliénor Rougeot, Program Manager, Climate and Energy Welcome to the first stop on the journey of the story of plastic in Canada: the Athabasca region in Northern Alberta. But what does this have to do with plastic? This Plastic Free July, we’re sharing the full story – and impacts – of plastics in Canada.

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JULY 1, 2021

As a society, we’re addicted to plastic, but the good news is that we can choose to reduce our use so we can have cleaner streets, healthier wildlife and less polluted rivers and oceans. 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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Enviromental Defense

JULY 31, 2023

You’ve arrived at the final part of the story of plastic in Canada. Last week, we checked out the aisles of the country’s grocery stores to confirm just how much single-use plastic is on the shelves. Plastic never really dies, but today let’s take a look at its final resting place. Where does our plastic waste go?

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 21, 2021

The myth that plastic pollution would end if we just stopped littering and did a better job of sorting our waste is seriously hard to debunk. Time to turn this plastic tide. Big Plastic has gone to great lengths to convince us all that we, the general public, are responsible for plastic pollution. And it’s working!

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Environmental Progress

JULY 3, 2023

Transport trucks transfer raw coal in pits as deep as 200 meters at the East Junggar Basin on July 4, 2018 in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous of China. Whether you’re modeling the low-carbon appeal of recycled plastic packaging, automotive filters, or titanium powder, Ecoinvent is the likely source of the data.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 6, 2022

Toronto | Traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation – This Plastic Free July, Environmental Defence is highlighting that plastic pollution is not just an oceans problem. But Canada is still a long way off from meeting its goal.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2022

Browne: Senate Passes Illegal Dirt Bike And ATV Seizure And Disposal Bill -- Fort Indiantown Gap, Lebanon County, Will Offer Free Guided Tours Of Rare Regal Fritillary Butterfly Habitat In July [PaEN] -- Celebrate The Bloom! Light Scholarship To Lebanon Valley College Student -- Patch: Aquetong Watershed Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2022

. -- Certification Training Opportunities Coming Up From Chesapeake Bay Conservation Landscaping Council Professionals [PaEN] -- Fort Indiantown Gap, Lebanon County, Will Offer Free Guided Tours Of Rare Regal Fritillary Butterfly Habitat In July [PaEN] -- Celebrate The Bloom!

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 7, 2022

Plastic litter makes up more than half of the trash removed from the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers in Philadelphia in a single year. Now the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, the Philadelphia Water Department and BOMA Philadelphia are teaming up to put a lid on single-use plastic water bottles. See it at 2929 Arch St.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 3, 2023

PosiGen for instance offers an obstacle free path for low to moderate income families to go solar who may not have the out of pocket money or access to financing to go green. Most leading solar firms provide a free solar assessment! Everyone can be mindful of litter, composting waste, reducing plastic use, or even planting a tree!

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2024

Million Trees In PA To Improve Water Quality PA Interfaith Power & Light, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Offering Free Native Trees & Shrubs To Plant This Spring Anywhere In PA Game Commission: Howard Nursery Seedling Sale Accepting Orders; Seedlings For Schools Program Ordering Begins Feb. 22 DEP Awards $39.6 22 DEP Awards $39.6

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Onya

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Photo Credit: Plastic Free July. Rebecca Prince-Ruiz , Plastic Free July. Needless to say, skip the plastic straw. They are easy to clean after being used fpr beverages by your guests for and you can use them to store leftover food from your party. Know where your scraps are going.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

The fight to stop Nestlé from taking America's water to sell in plastic bottles Tom Perkins | The Guardian | October 29, 2019 Though it’s on federal land, the Swiss bottled water giant paid the US Forest Service and state practically nothing, and it profited handsomely: Nestlé Waters’ 2018 worldwide sales exceeded $7.8bn.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

Coca-Cola was ranked the world’s No 1 plastic polluter after its beverage bottles were the most frequently found discarded on beaches, rivers, parks and other litter sites in over 50 countries. It’s a misinformation campaign, similar to those used by Big Tobacco, Big Oil, and Big Pharma.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

Coca-Cola was ranked the world’s No 1 plastic polluter after its beverage bottles were the most frequently found discarded on beaches, rivers, parks and other litter sites in over 50 countries. Now is the time to hold Big Plastic similarly accountable.”

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