- Plastic Waste – USAID Launches “Save Our Seas Initiative”
- Plastic Waste/Microplastics/Food Waste/Recycling – EPA Seeks Research Grant Funding Proposals from Small Businesses
- Microplastics – Presence in Digestive System of Migratory Birds Reported
- Plastic Waste – Canada’s Single-Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations to be Published on June 23
- Advanced Recycling – New Hampshire Legislation Enacted
- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) – SEC Proposes Standardized ESG Reporting Requirements
- Recycling, Reuse, Prevention and Education – EPA Seeks Comments on $375 Million Grant Program
- Microplastics – Toxicity Data Available in Database “ToMEx”
- Plastic Waste – Polystyrene Degradation by Superworms Reported
- Recycling – Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Recycling Coalition Formed
- Plastic Waste – Single Use Plastic Products on Interior Department Managed Lands to be Phased Out by 2032
- Micro and Nano Plastics – Rodent Health Effects Explored
- Plastic Waste – Plastic Makers Agree that “more must be done”
- Sustainability Claims – Earth Island Lawsuit against Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle, Mars and Several Others to Proceed in California
- Recycling – Colorado Enacts Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Law
- Nanoplastics – Effective Removal from Drinking Water by Sand Filtration Reported
- Plastic Waste – OECD Calls for “Radical” Action
- Chemical Recycling – Upcycling of Polystyrene to Small Molecules (Benzoic Acid) Reported
- Micro and Nano Plastics – Research Efforts Summarized
- Nanoplastics – Single Use Hot Beverage Cups Release “Trillions” during Normal Use
- Nanoplastics – Potential Health Risks of Ingested Polystyrene in Drosophila Larvae Studied
- Plastic Waste – Coca-Cola Great Britain Introduces Attached Bottle Caps
- Plastic Waste – $500 Million “Investment Opportunity” Announced
- Plastic Waste – California Legal Efforts Summarized
- Plastic Waste – Kraft Heinz Developing Paper-Based Ketchup Bottle
- Microplastics – Presence in Dried Asian Fish Reported
- Microplastics – Application of Sewage Sludge to Agricultural Land Questioned
- Second Update about Plastic Food Packaging Waste News – May 5, 2022
- Microplastics – “companies should consider proactive measures to understand their nexuses to microplastic waste and potential risk from future regulatory actions”
- UpDate – Plastic Food Packaging Waste News
- Plastic Waste – Closed-Loop PET Enzymatic Recycling Process Reported
- Plastic Waste – American Chemistry Council Outlines Actions
- Plastic Waste – Role of Fossil Fuel and Petrochemical Companies to be Investigated by California Attorney General
- Microplastics – Association with Zoonotic Protozoan Parasites Reported
- NanoPlastics – Uptake by Tree Roots and Conveyance through Tree Structure Reported
- Micro and Nano Plastics – Human Health Effects Examined in National Geographic Story
- Nanoplastics – Common Single-Use Consumer Plastic Products Release Trillions during Normal Use
- Recycling – Use of Recycled Flexible Plastic in the Manufacture of Food Grade Packaging
- Recycling – Database of National Recycling Programs Released
- Plastic Waste – EPA to Fund Marine Debris and Recycling Infrastructure and Education Projects
- Microplastics – NYT Student Education Story
- Microplastics – “What we know and don’t know” Is the Title of a NBC News Story
- Microplastics – Detection in Living Human Lungs Reported
- Microplastics – Detection in Human Blood Reported
- Recycling – Amazon joins DoE NREL BOTTLE (Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment) Consortium
- Micro/Nano Size Plastic Particles Detected in Human Blood
- Plastic Waste – Bacterial Decomposition of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Studied
- Single Use Plastic – “fully recyclable and compostable paper bottle” under development by Keurig Dr Pepper
- Plastic Waste Recovered from the Open Environment for Recycling with Food Contact Intent – UK FSA Seeks “Evidence of Safety”
- Plastic Waste – Australia – Seeks 80 Percent Reduction by End of 2029
- Single Use Plastic – Starbucks Switching to Reusable To-Go Cups
- Microplastics – Degradation of Polystyrene Foam Debris by Soil Invertebrates Studied
- Single Use Flexible Packaging in Europe – Mars, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever Pledge Circular Economy Investments and Support
- Recycling – Keurig Settles Class Action Labeling Suit
- Nanoplastics – Uptake of Polystyrene Nano Particles by Lettuce and Wheat Plants Studied
- Plastic Waste – OECD Report: “… Policies to Curb Leakage are Falling Short …”
- Plastic Waste – United Nations to Develop a Legally Binding Agreement by 2024
- Plastic Waste – US Department of State Issues Fact Sheet, titled “U.S. Actions to Address Plastic Pollution”
- Microplastics – California Adopts Management Strategy
- Plastic Waste – Extended Producer Responsibility – Consumer Brands and Flexible Packagers Are Supporting Proposed Maryland Legislation
- Microplastics – Unintentionally Released – European Commission Launches Public Consultation
- Microplastics – Risk Assessment – Interaction with Co-Existing Contaminants Studied
- Microplastics – Biotransformation during Human Digestion Studied
- Plastic Waste – UN Plastics Treaty Supported by France and the United States
- Single Use Plastic – Oceana Poll Shows US Voters Support Use Reduction Policies
- Plastic Waste – Coca-Cola – By 2030, 25 percent of Beverage Containers will Refillable or Returnable
- Plastic Waste – “One Planet Summit for the Ocean” Convenes in Brest, Brittany, France
- Single Use Plastic – 180 Environmental Groups Petition the US Government to Halt Purchases
- Plastic Waste – Sustainability Claims Influence Majority of World Grocery Shoppers
- Microplastics – Suits Against Plastic Makers and Users Increasing
- Plastic Waste – International Legally Binding Treaty to be Discussed during UN Environment Assembly Meeting
- Recycling – Senate EPW Hearing Addresses Recycling and Composting
- Recycling – National Recycling Standards Supported by US Plastics Makers
- Recycling – New California Law on Use of the “Chasing Arrows Symbol” Explained
- Single Use Plastics – Biobased, Biodegradable and Compostable – EU Consultation on a New Policy Framework Initiated
- Nano and Micro Plastics (NMPs) – Infant and Children Health Effects Unknown – Research Needs Summarized
- Is now the time for a food industry funded public private partnership for the discovery new food packaging materials that would be digestible by animals?
- Plastic Manufacturing – US Plastics Pact Publishes List of “Problematic and Unnecessary” Materials
- Single Use Plastic – Crisp and Chip Bag Use in the EU – PepsiCo Europe to Eliminate Virgin Fossil-Based Plastic by 2030
- Single Use Food Packaging – DelMonte Explains Plastic Use Goals
- Recycling – PepsiCo Beverages NA (PBNA) Funds Deployment of Small-Scale Modular Materials Recovery Facilities
- Nanoplastics – Effects on Daphnia magna (Water Flea) and Danio rerio (Zebra Fish) Explored
- Microplastics – Environmental and Human Health Risk Assessment Discussed
- Nanoplastics – Uptake by Wheat and Lettuce Studied
- Plastic Bottle Recycling – “Rising cost of polyethylene terephthalate threatens sustainability targets”
- Plastic Waste – A Novel Entity that is Exceeding Planetary Boundaries and “that threaten the integrity of Earth system processes”
- Plastic Waste – Global Treaty Sought by Businesses
- Microplastics – Transport between Surface Water and Riverbed Sediment Studied
- Microplastics – Presence on Norway Islands Studied
- Microplastic – Detection Method for Presence in Water under Development
- Recycling – New Jersey Legislature Sends “Recycled Content” Bill to Governor for Signature
- Single Use Plastic – DoE Funds Seven Plastic Waste Conversion Projects
- Microplastics – Movement in Maryland Eastern Shore Waterways to be Studied
- Plastic Waste – National Academies Report “Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste” Available
- Microplastics – Analytical Methods and Dietary Exposure to be Addressed by an ILSI Europe Expert Panel
- Recycling – “The Past, Present and Future of Recycled Content and Recyclability Claims” Summarized
- Microplastics – Baleen Whale Trophic Exposure 4X Higher than Aquatic Environment
- Single Use Plastics – Canada to Propose to Ban Certain “Harmful” Products
- Microplastics – Human Ingestion – Link to Inflammatory Bowel Disease Studied
- Plastic Waste – Recycling – Extended Producer Responsibility Rules Adopted by Ontario, Canada
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