plastic waste
18 Nov
A new study released in Science revealed that four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste — plastic that isn’t recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution — by 91 per cent and plastic-related greenhouse gasses by one-third.
30 Sep
To address the barriers to waste management and promote circularity, environmentalists have advocated zero waste management in the plastic industry.
19 Aug
The circular economy has its advantages. They're all positive. If you try to look for any negatives for the circular economy, I don't think you'll find one.
30 Jul
Speaker of the Ghanaian Parliament, Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has raised alarm over poor management of plastic waste, stating that
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Note that the high priest’s prayer for the forgiveness of the Israelites’ sin on the Day of Atonement would not be heard until his own sinful condition had been cleansed.
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