According to a report published in the August 2020 issue of Environmental Pollution by researchers with Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Spain https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114567 researchers evaluated “... differences on the ingestion of anthropogenic [microplastic] fibers in ....

According to a report published September 11, 2019 in Environmental Science and Technology https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b03304 by researchers with Anglia Ruskin University in the UK “… Environmental contamination by microplastics is now considered an emerging threat to ....

On July 23, 2020, the National Academies announced that it is seeking by August 5, 2020, the nomination of individuals to serve on its “Committee on Anticipatory Research for EPA’s Research and Development Enterprise to ....

Establishment of the Consortium was announced July 21, 2020 by the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners with leading retailers https://www.closedlooppartners.com/closed-loop-partners-launches-groundbreaking-consortium-with-cvs-health-target-and-walmart-to-reinvent-the-plastic-retail-bag/ – The aim of the Consortium is to “… reinvent the single-use plastic ....

The National Academies on July 22, 2020 released the “Proceedings of a Workshop in Brief” on a workshop held January 27-28, 2020 in Washington, DC on the subject: “Emerging Technologies to Advance Research and Decisions ....

According to a report published in the July 2020 issue of Marine Pollution Bulletin by researchers with the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) in Germany and others https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200720112220.htm and https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X20303283 the researchers “… investigated how many ....

In response to a suit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity and others https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/epa-waters-around-two-hawaii-beaches-impaired-plastic-pollution-2020-07-16/ on July 9, 2020 EPA Region Nine advised the Hawaii Department of Health https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/oceans/pdfs/HI-303d-List-Suplemental-Submission-EPA-Response.pdf that the Agency“... disapproves the State’s ....

Environmental Claims for Recyclability, Biodegradability and Recycled Content On July 7, 2020, the Commerce Commission of New Zealand issued https://comcom.govt.nz/news-and-media/media-releases/2020/commerce-commission-releases-guidelines-on-environmental-claims revised “…guidelines on environmental claims … to help traders understand their obligations when making environmental ....

On July 8, 2020, Keurig Dr Pepper http://news.keurigdrpepper.com/2020-07-08-Keurig-Dr-Pepper-Advances-Sustainable-Packaging-Commitments-with-New-10-Million-Investment-to-Improve-Polypropylene-Recycling-in-the-U-S “… announced its founding sponsorship of The Recycling Partnership's Polypropylene Recycling Coalition … The Company has committed $10 million over the next five years, alongside investments from industry peers, to increase ....

According to a July 14, 2020 news release https://www.pepsico.com/news/story/pepsico-partners-to-design-recyclable-paper-bottles?sf235960563=1 “… PepsiCo has joined the consortium of global consumer goods companies … to further develop and scale the world’s first recyclable paper bottle … This new ....