write an article to a local newspaper about plastic pollution
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Today plastic is very big problem for life because we can't live without plastic and we can't live with plastic.
When we use plastic bottle to drink water then the plastic particles go in our body whatever it's not that much harmful acc. to scientists research in 2019 but plastic can never destroy.
So every person should follow the rules about plastic.
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Biodegradable' plastic bags survive three years in soil and sea April 29, 2019, Sandra Laville
Yelp Launches Green Practices Initiative To Highlight Restaurant Sustainability Efforts and Reduce Plastic Waste April 22, 2019, Joe Purdy
Next time you eat out or order takeout or delivery, head to the restaurant’s Yelp page to answer a question or two about their sustainability practices and stay tuned for updates on Yelp’s Green Practices Initiative.
THEY'RE EVERYWHERE —There’s just no getting away from microplastic contamination April 22, 2019, Cathleen O'grady
And we still don’t know where a huge portion of our plastic waste even ends up.
Etihad to make world’s first plastic-free, ultra-long-haul flight between Abu Dhabi and Australia April 17, 2019, Hayley Skirka
Landing in Brisbane on Earth Day, the flight will have no single-use plastics on-board, with replacements including edible coffee cups and blankets made out of recycled bottles.
Microplastics are raining down from the sky April 15, 2019, Stephen Leahy
Scientists discover large amounts of tiny plastic particles falling out of the air in a remote mountain location.
Founder of Palo Alto's curbside recycling programs calls on city, state to rethink disposing, recycling practices
Maryland lawmakers approve bill to become first state in the country to ban foam food containers April 4, 2019, Luke Broadwater
The Maryland General Assembly gave final approval Wednesday night to a bill that would make Maryland the first state in the country to ban polystyrene foam food containers and cups.
As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling March 16, 2019, Michael Corkery
Microplastic pollution revealed ‘absolutely everywhere’ by new research March 6, 2019, Damian Carrington
Contamination found across UK lakes and rivers, in US groundwater, along the Yangtze river and Spanish coast, and harbouring dangerous bacteria in Singapore
A New Paradigm for Plastics March 6, 2019, Lili Fuhr, Jane Patton
99% of plastics are made from fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas. And new research shows that plastic is harmful to our bodies at every stage of its life cycle, from its extraction as a fossil fuel to its widespread use as a packaging for food, and on through the waste-management process
Chemical and plastics industry and ALEC conspiring to block communities from acting on plastic pollution crisis March 1, 2019, Perry Wheeler
ALEC has worked side by side with the Plastics Industry Association and its front group, the American Progressive Bag Alliance (APBA), to push model legislation for legislators to introduce and champion nationwide.
Is the fight against ocean plastic distracting us from bigger, deadlier problems? March 1, 2019, Adele Peters
The ocean is heating up, acidifying, and rising. Should we spend our energy on that and not straws–or does any attention on the ocean help spread awareness?
A Troubling Discovery in the Deepest Ocean Trenches Feb, 27, 2019, Ed Yong
In the Mariana Trench, the lowest point in any ocean, every tiny animal tested had plastic pollution hiding in its gut.
Plastics 'leading to reproductive problems for wildlife' Feb, 26, 2019, Fiona Harvey
Scientists say some marine animals with high levels of pollutants are failing to calve.
Plastics: The New Coal in Appalachia? Feb 25, 2019, James Bruggers
With the natural gas fracking boom, plastics production is spreading in the Ohio River Valley. But at what cost to health and climate?
This 10-Year-Old Is Fighting Climate Change By Ditching School, Feb 22, 2019, Naomi Larsson
“By missing school, I’m making a point about climate change, because what’s the point of learning if our future is being taken away?”
California lawmakers propose phasing out plastic products that aren’t recyclable Feb 21, 2019, Patrick Mcgreevy
Living plastic-free: One activist fights a rising tide of pollution Feb 16, 2019, James Rainey
From her front stoop to coffee shops, dry cleaners and markets, activist Dianna Cohen is fighting to rid her life, and the world, of plastics.
Our plastics, our selves What's plastic doing to our bodies? This all-female team is investigating. Feb 6, 2019 By Eve Andrews
Yen Nee Malaysia announced in October it’s banning the import of plastic scrap and cracking down on factories that process such waste illegally.
Global alliance to take on plastic waste in the environment, January 17, 2019
A new initiative focuses on the investment and environmental value of reducing plastic waste.
Ocean Plastics series, Huffington Post
Critical, timely series of articles on the serious global problem of plastic in the oceans.
Only 9% of the world's plastic is recycled by The Data Team The Economist, March 6, 2018
Last October scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, in Germany, found that ten rivers—two in Africa and the rest in Asia—discharge 90% of all plastic marine debris. The Yangtze alone carries 1.5m tonnes a year.