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Delegates began to share their concrete visions on what they believe the future plastic treaty could look like at the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-1).
Environment
Negotiators meet in Uruguay to map out global plastics treaty
two students on the beach
Surfing scientists in Spain are hunting down microplastics 
Plastic pollution has become a major concern in Ghana.
Environment
Ghana’s fishermen are drowning in plastic. The govt is trying to tackle pollution before it’s too late.
Fruits and vegetables are often wrapped in plastics containing chemicals harmful to human health
Health & Medicine
A new study highlights the urgent need to regulate phthalates in plastic
UK environmental activist Ella Daish, who crafted a giant tampon out of used tampons, is on a mission to get rid of single-use, plastic tampons.
The Big Fix
This UK activist is pushing to end single-use plastics in menstrual products
Two people enjoy bubble tea.
Environment
Backlash from bubble-tea fans after China bans plastic straws in restaurants
China landfill
China announces a new ban on single-use plastics
A man picks through a huge heap of plastic trash
Environment
‘More waste, better taste’: This Garbage Café offers food in exchange for plastic
A woman stands on a sandy beach wearing a blue jacket with her hands in her pockets and her hair blowing in the wind.
Environment
Can UK communities go ‘plastic free’ with cultural shift?
A man is shown wearing a dark-color vest and carrying a large garbage bag full of plastic bottles.
How to solve the plastic waste problem: Build a better plastic
Plastic beach pollution
Environment
‘Beyond the crisis point on plastic waste’: New bill is wake-up call, says senator
Ethane crackers pollution, carbon emissions
Environment
New ethane cracker factories raise climate change and pollution concerns
mom and son and one of their chickens
Can you go plastic free? This London family did.
A hand holds small micro-plastics.
Pushing plastics
As the world grapples with plastic, the US makes more of it — a lot more
Workers in a dark building sort trash from a conveyor belt.
Pushing plastics
Inside the long war to protect plastic
glacier
Climate change: Obsession with plastic pollution distracts attention from bigger environmental challenges
a man climbs a pile of garbage
Environment
If you recycled all the plastic garbage in the world, you could buy the NFL, Apple and Microsoft
Starbucks announced plans to phase out single-use plastic straws by the year 2020. The company says it will eliminate the need for 1 billion straws annually.
Will dumping plastic straws lead to more environmental progress, or complacency?
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Environment
Burn it or bury it? Europe ponders future as plastic waste piles up.
A scavenger collects plastic for recycling in a river covered with rubbish in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 20, 2009.
Environment
5 countries dump more plastic into the oceans than the rest of the world combined
Abandoned "ghost nets" take a deadly toll on fish and aquatic ecosystems around the world. The NetWorks program in the Philippines attacks the problem by paying fishermen to haul up old nets and then sends them to Europe and the US to be recycled into com
Environment
Philippines project turns ‘ghost’ fishing nets into carpets
Arts
He calls it ‘plastic fantastic’ — beautiful artwork made out of discarded plastic (Video)
Trash generated on land is flowing into the ocean at much higher rates than previous numbers suggest, according to a new study in the journal "Science."
Environment
Forget the floating Pacific garbage patch — new trash entering the oceans is much worse
Environment
Is your BPA-free water bottle as safe as you think it is?
Environment
Is your BPA-free water bottle as safe as you think it is?
$100 billion worth of gift cards, mostly plastic, will be manufactured in the US this year.
Business, Economics and Jobs
‘Tis the season for giving plastic
Environment
Group of scientists argue plastic should be treated as hazardous waste
Environment
Research suggests ocean garbage patches may be bigger than once believed
Environment
Compostable products create recycling conundrum
Health & Medicine
Staying safe around everyday chemicals
Zero Waste Atlanta
Plastic Free
The Big Ban that Didn’t Work Out
Plastics and Baby Bottles
Are IV Bags Hazardous to Your Health
Phthalates in Plastics
Medical Waste Incinerators Targeted
Burning Trust
Whiz Kid Invents New Process for Recycling Plastics
Whither Recycled Plastic Toys
Wallace, Louisiana
Bisphenol A on the Burner
Thai Traditions Gone By
Emerging Science Note/Double Duty Plastic?
Thai Traditions Gone By
Toxic Car Interiors
Pthalates in Blood
Technology Update
Health & Medicine
A lack of scientific consensus over BPA
Environment
Going plastic-free