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Your Voice: Plastic versus paper straws, lifelong healthy habits and animal welfare (letters)
This week, readers write about the pros and cons of paper straws, how to get students moving and creating a more humane and ...
Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it
A typical closet is loaded with plastic, woven into polyester activewear, acrylic sweaters, nylon swimsuits and stretchy socks — and it’s shedding into the environment nonstop.
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Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it this Earth Day
Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear. A typical closet is loaded ...
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How straws became an enduring symbol of the global plastic pollution crisis
Not everyone has embraced the plastic-free movement, however. On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump signed a new executive order to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws. He declared t ...
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Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it
Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is everywhere ... to reduce their impact on the planet. “Everyone who wears and launders clothing ...
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Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it this Earth Day
We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is ...