According to a November 16, 2020 Resource Recycling story  “… The U.S. recycling and composting rate took a significant dive in 2018, falling from 35% to 32% …” – According to “… The U.S. EPA recently published national waste and recycling data for ....

According to a November 13, 2020 news release “… the Government of Canada (GC) is providing $2,256,554 to 16 science-based research projects to learn more about the impacts of plastic pollution on our natural environment and our health … The [GC] recently published the final Science ....

According to a November 13, 2020 news release issued by entities affiliated with Princeton University,  researchers identified “... the fundamental mechanisms by which particles are distributed throughout a medium … These results reveal … the mechanism by which ....

“Packaging for Sweet Treats” is the title of an article in the November 2020 issue of Food Technology Magazine by food packaging technologist Claire Koelsch Sand   – The article notes that “… While shelf-life considerations occupy the center ....

On November 12, 2020, the National Academies released the proceedings of a workshop held June 25, 2020 that explored “… new opportunities to bridge the gap between what is known about the genetic contribution to ....

On October 19, 2020 the Ontario, Canada government issued a proposed rule upon which public comments are due by December 3, 2020  that is intended to make “… producers responsible for blue box programs and … make amendments to … ....

The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center held a webinar on November 12, 2020 for discussion of “… the latest science behind microplastics and present the research underway at Lake Tahoe to study the fate of microplastics in our ....

On October 5, 2020, EPA released for public comment by December 4, a draft National Recycling Strategy which “… identifies strategic objectives and actions needed to create a stronger, more resilient U.S. municipal solid waste recycling system … The ....

The UK Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE)  is seeking by February 1, 2021 abstracts of papers to be published in an upcoming “Microplastics” themed issue of its Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science  – “… no standardized analysis methods have been established … the ....

According to a November 9, 2020 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) news release “… researchers need to know if microplastics—or … nanoplastics—can get into plant cells … they don’t, according to a … PNNL and Washington State University (WSU) …” study - The web link ....