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We are going to highlight news related to harm caused by disposable plastics and also what are the new replacements are?

IIT Madras, Columbia and Colorado varsity scientists develop sustainable plastic recycling technique

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Scientists employed a specially designed universal dynamic crosslinker (UDC) to successfully blend usually incompatible plastics.Researchers at IIT Madras, Columbia University and Colorado State University in the US have developed a technique to merge diverse plastics into strong and recyclable materials. According to officials, this multi-institutional team has developed a technique by which different types of …

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Hong Kong must catch up on single-use plastics ban

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There is now widespread agreement around the world that single-use plastic products should be banned because they are bad for the environment. Hong Kong is finally becoming one of the many places that forbids these kinds of things. Similar to other eco-friendly campaigns aimed at altering personal and corporate behaviour, awareness-raising and education are crucial. …

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As plastic production grows, treaty negotiations to reduce plastic waste are stuck in low gear

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That effort is well underway. In September 2023, the U.N. Environment Programme released the so-called zero draft – a first iteration of ideas and goals that emerged from the first two rounds of negotiations. And in November 2023, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution met in Nairobi, Kenya, for the third negotiating round of a planned five sessions. …

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Nonprofit says Park Service plan to reduce plastic doesn’t move fast enough

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A Park Service initiative to cut back on single-use plastics is criticised in a recent study by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. The charity claims that on comparable projects, other public lands agencies are moving more quickly. Until the Trump administration changed the regulation, the Grand Canyon was one of the few parks that was …

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The US is waking up to the plastic pollution crisis, but is it too little?

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The statement made by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the Climate Ambition Summit, “The climate crisis is a fossil fuel crisis,” stands out in my memory of the UN General Assembly. It’s not difficult. Plastic pollution is just one of the major climate issues that are largely caused by fossil fuels. The raw material for …

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A Plastic Oasis in the Sea

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Renowned long-distance swimmer Benoît Lecomte didn’t anticipate discovering a new ecology when he left Hawaii in the summer of 2019. All he was doing was taking a swim. He had freestyled his way from Japan to Hawaii the year before; now, he would do the same, but with a twist, from Hawaii to California. He …

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Humanity’s signature’: study finds plastic pollution in the world’s lakes can be worse than in oceans

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The extent to which plastics have permeated Earth’s ecosystems is demonstrated by a world-first study that showed amounts of plastics in certain lakes higher than in the worst contaminated areas of seas. 38 lakes and reservoirs from across the globe, including those in Australia, the US, the UK, and Europe, were sampled for a recent …

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Reducing plastic pollution: Negotiations towards a new global instrument to combat plastic pollution advance

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Yesterday finished the third session of the International Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution which took place between 13-19 November in Nairobi, Kenya. UN Member States decided to go ahead with the preparation of a draft treaty text before the next round of negotiations in April. With this step, the process leading to a legally binding …

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Study Reveals Consumer Frustration With Retail Industry Over Plastic Waste Production

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According to University of Sheffield research, British consumers are dissatisfied with the current reuse and recycling methods and are upset with the retail business for producing plastic garbage. Researchers at the University’s School of English have discovered that retailers and manufacturers present themselves as assisting and encouraging consumers to make environmentally friendly decisions.The research’s conclusions, …

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