According to Freeman, the plastics industry has long known that recycling “couldn’t realistically manage a significant amount of plastic waste,” but has “spent millions of dollars convincing the public otherwise.”

Source: https://gizmodo.com/a-report-calls-chemical-recycling-a-dangerous-deceptio-1850989026

A crisp packet from the 1960s has been found in a river, showing just how indestructible plastics can be.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/06/06/golden-wonder-crisp-packet-from-1969-found-in-river-clyde-18903577/

An estimated six billion pounds of garbage, mainly plastics, end up in the oceans annually.

Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/pollution-six-billions-pounds-of-garbage-end-up-in-oceans-annually-don/

As a result, the researchers describe four strategic approaches for transforming today's largely linear plastics economy into a fully circular future: Narrowing the Loop, Operating the Loop, Slowing the Loop, and Closing the Loop.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-06-future-plastics.html

As Bloomberg recently reported, citing insiders, a merger could create a chemicals and plastics group with a market value of more than 30 billion US dollars (27.5 billion euros).

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/COVESTRO-AG-24239914/news/Circles-Covestro-prospect-Adnoc-also-reaches-for-Wintershall-Dea-45428317/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20231123

At a June 15 meeting of the Parks and Sustainability Committee, Ruhe said single-use plastics for takeout are “a cost burden on the restaurants” and a “significant source of waste for our society and our community.”

Source: https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-10-03/louisville-approves-weakened-restaurant-plastics-legislation

A Trex bench was recently installed in front of 57 W. Main St. This was a reward by Trex for the Rotary Club’s environment committee collecting at least 500 pounds of film plastics.

Source: https://www.communityadvocate.com/2023/12/10/trex-awards-bench-for-film-plastics-drive-success/

Based on this, they presented limitations, prospects, and research directions of the technologies for achieving a circular economy for plastics.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-12-microbes-sustainable-plastic-production-biodegradation.html

Beachgoers should reduce their use of plastics and be diligent about picking up their trash.

Source: https://stjohntradewinds.com/humans-can-help-sea-turtles-survive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=humans-can-help-sea-turtles-survive

Both boys have more than a dozen rods and reels, any of which can be used, along with a myriad of baits: crankbaits, spinners, soft plastics, but Norton says they didn’t have a strategy going into the competition.

Source: https://www.orangeleader.com/2023/03/01/take-a-look-into-the-championship-approach-of-vidor-sophomore-anglers/

But not only that – omitting the backsheet also reduces the use of plastics, further improving the module’s environmental footprint and recycling when it comes to the end of its lifetime.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/trina-solar-showcased-latest-innovations-at-solar-show-africa-2023/

By December, plastic checkout bags, cutlery, stir sticks, straws and food service ware will no longer be available for sale thanks to new on single-use plastics.

Source: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/05/09/news/toronto-neighbourhood-shoots-plastic-free-dining-drinking-takeout

By shredding and mixing the plastic into cement to make ecobricks, it will help contribute to creating a circular economy for plastics, where it is not viewed as waste, but as a valuable resource for other purposes.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/06/18/mondelez-phl-launches-plastic-recycling-plant-in-paranaque/

“Clarke Energy partnered with NICEN in its vision to improve its costs of manufacturing durable plastics and high-quality decorative paints that are affordable and competitive in the local market.

Source: https://newmail-ng.com/energy-crisis-clarke-energys-gas-plant-boosts-aba-industries/

Current recycling strategies can capture a fraction of these plastics, but there is a lack of consistent data on the capabilities and impacts of these processes.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-01-systematic-framework-plastics-recycling-approaches.html

Dr. Murphy and Dr. Carl W. Walter, a researcher at Harvard Medical School, studied various plastics for years.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/12/07/william-p-murphy-innovator-behind-advances-in-battlefield-medicine-dies-at-100/

Each stage in the lifecycle of plastic, from production to disposal, fuels the climate crisis – 99% of plastics are made from fossil fuels, and corporations keep making more.

Source: https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/05/global-plastics-treaty-can-end-age-plastic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=global-plastics-treaty-can-end-age-plastic

Even the make-up used was largely vegan and certified cruelty-free, while the food being served to stars and crew was plant-based - and there is a ban on single-used plastics.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12530749/Kate-Middleton-not-expected-join-Prince-William-Singapore-Earthshot-Awards-ceremony-November.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

"Even while public and political awareness of the plastics problem has increased markedly, it has so far failed to translate into meaningful impact on virgin polymer production," the report says.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/environment/global-plastics-crisis-deepens-despite-rising-concerns-c-9662359

Examples of floating plastics collected in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre during The Ocean Cleanup's 2018 expedition.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-coastal-species-persist-high-seas.html