Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about plastic waste, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 12 stories have been published about plastic waste which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
The Cool Down
•Lawmakers remain hopeful after bill to cut pollution is unexpectedly defeated: 'We have come this far; we are not giving up'
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The Cool Down
•Scientists discover plastic-eating marine fungus on debris floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: 'Once the plastic has been carried there, it gets trapped there'
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The Cool Down
•Researchers make breakthrough in material science with self-destructing plastic: 'It would eliminate the waste in an impressively short period of time'
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The Cool Down
•Startup develops innovative technology to turn plastic waste into concrete additive — here's how it works
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DPA International
•Germany nearly halves exported plastic waste over past decade
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Phys Org
•A research team is developing a method to recycle more plastics
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The Cool Down
•Study finds culprit behind sudden deaths of marine embryos: 'We need urgent action'
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Guardian
•The never-ending stream of plastic pollution: could a global treaty help us turn off the tap? – podcast
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Guardian
•Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution
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PBS
•Global talks to tackle plastic pollution hit critical stage
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Sky News
•Plastic crisis 'out of control' as 1.7 billion pieces thrown away weekly in UK
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CBS News
•Critics call out plastics industry over "fraud of plastic recycling"
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