According to an October 19, 2020 report by the law firm Arent Fox “... 127 countries have passed regulations on single-use plastic bags … [which vary] from country to country … The growing trend toward limiting or banning single-use plastic ....
On October 13, 2020, EPA announced that the President has signed an Executive Order establishing "... a Water Subcabinet of senior Federal agency officials to facilitate efficient and effective management and modernization of our water supplies and ....
According to an October 15, 2020 Wall Street Journal story “... Petrochemical makers delay investments in new U.S. plants as profitability shrinks … Surging investments in the hot area overshot demand … heightened awareness about ....
According an article published September 18, 2020 in Science Magazine “... substantial reductions in plastic-waste generation can be made in the coming decades with immediate, concerted, and vigorous action, but even in the best case scenario, huge quantities ....
An article in the October Issue of Food Technology Magazine by Claire Sand of Packaging Technology and Research advises that “… Antimicrobial packaging can be used to control microbial growth in packaged food, and … interest in its use ....
According to an October 8, 2020 Cornell University announcement “... Engineers from Cornell University and North Carolina State University have proposed a creative solution [for removal of microplastics from waterways]: an army of swimming, self-propelled ....
On October 7, 2020 the Canadian government announced “… the next steps in … [its] plan to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030 … the Government proposes to ban ... plastic checkout bags, straws, stir sticks, six-pack rings, ....
The Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology of the National Academies is seeking by October 18, 2020 the nomination of individuals to serve on its "Standing Committee on the Use of Emerging Science for Environmental ....
According to an October 6, 2020 National Geographic article “… Correcting our plastic waste problem requires a fundamental change in thinking about how plastics are made, used, and discarded, two new studies say … The ....
According to an October 6, 2020 Resource-Recycling dot com story “… The Recycling Partnership on Sept. 29 released “Accelerating Recycling” a policy document outlining a proposal that includes fees paid by brands and packaging producers … ....