Virginia Protects Oceans from Polystyrene Foam and Balloon Pollution
March 31, 2021
U.S. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed two bills into law to reduce plastic pollution across the state. The laws prohibit the use of polystyrene foam for food service containers, including takeout boxes and cups, and ban the intentional release of balloons into the environment. Both polystyrene foam and balloons contribute to the 33 billion pounds […]
Single-use plastics generated by food consumption establishments are equivalent to 23,240 tons per year
elm strador, March 31, 2021
The weight of 116 blue whales: Study warns that 23,240 tons of single-use plastics are generated in Chile
La Tercera, March 30, 2021
Unpublished study on disposable plastics in Chile: Single-use plastics generated by food consumption establishments are equivalent to 23,240 tons per year
March 30, 2021
Santiago, March 30, 2021 . An impressive animated video accounts for the large amount of single-use plastics that are generated as waste in places that sell food in Chile, which was prepared based on the conclusions of a study carried out by Oceana and Plastic Oceans Chile . “The idea of carrying out this report was to calculate the […]