... plastic we throw away ends up recycled, which is why California is working to make our plastic recycling laws more effective by holding ...

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Global cumulative plastic production is predicted to reach 34000 million tonnes between 1950 and 2050.

UNEP-UN Environment Chemicals and Health Branch

The world produces an average of 430 million metric tons of plastic each year. The United States alone produces tens of millions of tons of ...

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In this video segment adapted from Pennsylvania College of Technology and WVIA, learn the basics of the plastics industry. Plastics are made of ...

PBS Learning Media

In this video, UNEP explains why plastic has become so ubiquitous, used in everything from children's toys and medical equipment to beauty ...

UNEP

Modern life would be impossible without plastic – but we have long since lost control over our invention. Why has plastic turned into a ...

UNEP

Plastic pollution is a global problem that can only be solved by working together. 175 nations at the United Nations have agreed to develop ...

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The 5 most common items found during the International Coastal Cleanup are plastic cigarette butts, food wrappers, plastic beverage bottles, ...

Marine Debris Program-usoceangov

This webinar will present the results from two studies on life cycle assessment of plastics sponsored by NIST's Circular Economy Program: ...

National Institute of Standards and Technology

The Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) 2023 aims to shape a more sustainable and inclusive world through the eradication of plastic ...

The World Economic Forum

Plastic debris is collecting in every corner of our oceans at a rapid pace and wreaking havoc on sea life. National Geographic Explorer ...

National Geographic Society

Phantom Threat: Plastics. As the urgency to transition to clean energy gains momentum, the fossil fuel industry is pinning its hopes for the future on a ...

PBS

Increasing the circularity of our polymers is essential in the fight against plastic pollution. That's why we've set ourselves the target of ...

TotalEnergies.com

Plastics: Durable, Diverse, and Indestructible. Processing can turn the same plastic into very different products. Publish Date: 2/11/21 ...

PBS

There are thousands of types of plastics. Plastics production account for about about 6 % of global oil consumption, set to grow to 20 % by ...

YouTube-European Parliamentary Research Service

Dr. Bill Orts of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service has devoted his career to developing alternatives to conventional plastic.

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Plenary at the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment ...

YouTube-UN Environment Programme

Experts at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are tackling the #plastics crisis through research in bio-based materials, #upcycling, ...

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If PVC is highly toxic, why is it still so common? For the future of our planet, and our health, we need to move away from petrochemicals.

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Plenary continues at the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution, including in the marine ...

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