Malaysia drowning in plastic
For years, China accepted enormous amounts of plastic waste from wealthy countries — but in 2018 it imposed a ban. Now other Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia are being flooded with plastic waste.
Source: CNN
For years, China accepted enormous amounts of plastic waste from wealthy countries — but in 2018 it imposed a ban. Now other Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia are being flooded with plastic waste.
Source: CNN
In 2016, Japan was demonstrating a remarkably systematic approach to plastic bottle cap recycling that would prove influential for global “connect the cap” advocacy efforts. This image captures Japan’s sophisticated waste separation culture, where citizens routinely separate plastic bottle caps from their containers for specialized recycling processing. This practice highlighted both the environmental benefits and…
by Matt Franklin | May 10, 2019 | Press Release | Major Plastic Waste Producers Must Get Consent Before Exporting their Toxic Trash to Global South Also available in Bahasa Indonesia: PBB Memutuskan untuk Mengontrol Pembuangan Sampah Plastik Global FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 10, 2019 Geneva, Switzerland — Today, 187 countries took a major step forward in curbing the plastic waste crisis by…
1) Call your California Legislator to let them know that you support AB 319 by Assembly Member Stone. The bill would require that plastic beverage container caps be attached to the bottle, or designed such that the beverage is consumed without removing the cap. This bill is up in its first Committee – Assembly Natural…
Plastic Microbeads: Ban The Bead! Microplastics may be small, but they’re causing big problems for our environment and our health. These tiny pieces of plastic used in personal care products are designed to go down the drain and into our lakes, rivers, and oceans — by the billions every day. They absorb toxins in the…
With six times more plastic than plankton, they think it smells like dinner. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch has become a deadly illusion for seabirds whose survival depends on their ability to find food in the vast ocean. The North Pacific Subtropical Gyre covers an area larger than Texas, swirling in a slow-motion whirlpool that…