According to an August 7, 2020 National Geographic article https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/08/microplastics-in-virtually-every-crevice-on-earth/ “… A collection of new research provides more clues about where and how microplastics are spreading … While most of the early research focused on ....
According an August 5, 2020 law firm Nossaman LLP news release https://www.nossaman.com/newsroom-insights-cos-should-track-microplastic-research-and-regulations companies should be tracking microplastic research and regulations – In the article published in Law 360 at https://www.law360.com/articles/1297581/cos-should-track-microplastic-research-and-regulations the authors note that microplastics ....
On August 5, 2020, researchers with the University of Queensland in Australia reported finding the presence of microplastics in “… samples of popular seafood such as prawns, oysters and crabs, with the highest content found ....
On August 4, 2020 Kroger https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kroger-advances-zero-waste-vision-with-new-simple-truth-recycling-program-301105906.html “… announced the launch of its Simple Truth® Recycling Program, offering customers a free and simple way to recycle the flexible packaging of more than 300 products … without leaving ....
On August 13, 2020, EPA Region Five will host a webinar from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time https://www.epa.gov/smm/sustainable-materials-management-smm-web-academy-webinar-review-environmentally-preferable that will “... highlight the results of a project funded by U.S. EPA Region 5 for ....
In July 2020, EPA released an analysis of historical recycled commodity values, including postconsumer paper, glass, plastics and steel and aluminum cans https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-07/documents/historical_commodity_values_07-07-20_fnl_508.pdf - “... The prices for these markets are determined by the perceived ....
On July 29, 2020, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced a “… platform to help accelerate action on reducing food loss and waste …” http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1300824/ - The platform supports the ....
On July 30, 2020, researchers with University College Cork UK reported https://www.ucc.ie/en/news/ucc-researchers-make-major-concerning-microplastics-discovery.html that a “… small crustacean can fragment microplastics … [which] may have implications for the food chain ... [they] discovered that microplastics (plastic ....
Beyond Plastic is an organization https://www.beyondplastic.net/ comprised of individuals and organizations that are “… on a mission to rid the world of single-use plastics …;” that showcases “… successful projects and initiatives that are creating ....
According to a report published July 23, 2020 in Science Magazine https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/07/22/science.aba9475 researchers estimated “… the effectiveness of interventions to reduce plastic pollution … [They modeled] stocks and flows of municipal solid waste and four ....