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The role of biodegradable materials in reducing medical plastics waste.

In recent years, the growing concerns over environmental sustainability have prompted a critical examination of the impact of plastic waste on our planet. Nicolle Portilla, marketing manager, ZeroWaste Partnerships and RTS, explores the importance of materials’ roles in reducing medical plastic waste. While plastics have undoubtedly revolutionised various industries, the healthcare sector, for example, there …

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE IMPACT OF PLASTICS ON HUMAN HEALTH

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From production to disposal, plastics wreak havoc on human, plant, and animal health and cause immense amounts of waste in our ecosystems, clogging our land, air, and waterways. Plastic pollution in particular poses a serious threat to all life on Earth because of the toxic nature of the chemical additives used during the production process. Recent …

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Chennai Corporation launches drive to prevent use of banned plastics

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The Greater Chennai Corporation on Monday launched a drive to prevent plastic pollution, seized huge quantities of plastics from commercial establishments and collected fines from violators. Meanwhile, civic officials attended a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament in Delhi on Monday in the backdrop of the audit report Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) …

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World Environment Day brings solutions to plastic pollution into focus

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Individuals, communities, civil society, businesses and governments around the world today marked World Environment Day with a focus on solutions to plastic pollution, with official celebrations held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, with the support of the Netherlands. The focus on solutions to plastic pollution this World Environment Day is particularly timely, following the recent conclusion …

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Tackling health impacts of plastic pollution in Africa

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Brazzaville – Every year more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced globally and an estimated 19–23 million tons end up in lakes, rivers and seas. However, less than 10% of the world’s annual plastic production is recycled. In Africa, which produces only 5% and consumes 4% of global plastic, growing population and urbanization are …

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Plastic pollution is surging, so what are governments doing?

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Governments are meeting in Paris this week to negotiate a global treaty on plastic pollution, as alarm grows over the environmental damage caused by surging amounts of waste. Producing plastics causes major planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, while the accumulation of plastic products in the environment pollutes lands and oceans. In a recent report, the United …

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UN Talks on Treaty to End Global Plastic Pollution Open in Paris

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A United Nations committee met in Paris Monday to work on what is intended to be a landmark treaty to bring an end to global plastic pollution, but there is little agreement yet on what the outcome should be. The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for Plastics is charged with developing the first international, legally binding treaty …

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As plastic pollution piles up, mountain tourism reaches a crossroads

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With just one month to go until World Environment Day on 5 June, which will focus on solutions to plastic pollution, we look back at how a mountain advocate raised the alarm on the tide of waste inundating fragile ecosystems. Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja has spent years scaling the world’s highest peaks. During a seven-month stretch in …

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Everything you need to know about plastic pollution

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This year’s World Environment Day – the fiftieth iteration of the annual celebration of the planet – is focusing on the plastic pollution crisis. The reason? Humanity produces more than 430 million tonnes of plastic annually, two-thirds of which are short-lived products that soon become waste, filling the ocean and, often, working their way into the human food chain. “Many …

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