plastic waste
8 Dec
The Deputy Director of the French Institute, Lucille Haddad, has disclosed that the indiscriminate dumping and littering of plastic waste intensifies global warming. According to her, this unwholesome practice further deteriorates the earth and endangers the lives of humans, plants, and wildlife. Haddad called for the use of more environmentally friendly alternatives to mitigate the…
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.
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