Recent studies are showing that bans on single-use plastic bags are increasing the amount of plastic waste that ends up on landfills.

The amount of plastic being consumed around the world could almost double by 2050 unless urgent action is taken, according to a new study. The report by the Back to Blue group warns that without ...

The vast majority of plastic that people use, and in many cases put into blue recycling bins, is headed to landfills, or worse, according to a report from Greenpeace on the state of plastic ...

Blue whales, which have a particularly krill-rich diet, could ingest up to 10 million plastic particles a day, while humpback whales could consume up to 4 million particles a day, the team calculates.

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Plastic has been found in the corpses of elephants in Sri Lanka, in human breast milk, in fish in Lake Michigan, in bottled water, in Antarctica.You’ve probably heard of the Great Pacific ...

Plastic bags aren’t allowed in blue cart because there is no way to easily separate them from other recyclables By Jarrel Wade Tulsa World Sep 5, 2017 ...

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Peak Plastics Report from Back to Blue London, United Kingdom--(Newsfile Corp. - February 26, 2023) - Plastic consumption is on track to nearly double in the G20 by 2050 unless the United Nations ...

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Researchers estimate that blue whales may each consume up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day during their main feeding season as they chow down on plastic-filled prey.