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• Biden wants government to stop buying single-use plastics (July 19, 2024)
• Customer upset after opening box of 'compostable' coffee pods: 'It's infuriating and it seems like nobody cares' (July 11, 2024)
• Shopper sparks debate after questioning legitimacy of popular drink company's claims: 'Is this greenwashing?' (July 9, 2024)
• Norway could lead the fight against plastic pollution (July 4, 2024)
• World's largest McDonald's franchise makes 'revolutionary' change to food packaging: 'A pivotal step' (June 25, 2024)
• Microplastics discovered in human penises for the first time (June 19, 2024)
• Microplastics found in every human semen sample tested in study (June 11, 2024)
• McDonald’s franchisee adopts biobased barrier coating for fast food packs (June 11, 2024)
• Arcos Dorados Holdings Makes Sustainable Change to McDonald's Packaging (June 10, 2024)
• Creating a throw-away culture: How companies ingrained plastics in modern life (June 9, 2024)
• Plastics producers are following Big Tobacco’s playbook, and we’re all paying the price (June 7, 2024)
• Lawsuits Plastic Pollution pile up as frustated citizens and States seek accountability (June 5, 2024)
• Arcos Dorados makes changes to McDonald’s bags, hamburger wrappers (May 27, 2024)
• Arcos Dorados Argentina implements change in McDonald's bags, hamburger wrappers that will eliminate 50 tons of plastic material annually; new packaging incorporates renewable JANUS compound that is biodegradable, compostable, suitable for recycling (May 24, 2024)
• J&J GREEN PAPER, A MIAMI-BASED COMPANY, ANNOUNCES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS GAMECHANGING SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING INITIATIVE JANUS® IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ARCOS DORADOS, THE LARGEST MC DONALD'S INDEPENDENT FRANCHISEE IN THE WORLD (May 23, 2024)
• Microplastics Found in Blood Clots in Heart, Brain, And Legs (May 23, 2024)
• McDonald's changed its packaging and incorporated an innovative option (May 16, 2024)
• Dow CEO on Plastics Treaty: Governments Must Mandate Recycling (April 22, 2024)
• Monday numbers: Earth Day 2024 and the environmental challenges posed by plastics (April 22, 2024)
• Global plastic treaty talks are happening. What do stakeholders want? (April 22, 2024)
• Opinion Don’t waste your time recycling plastic (April 22, 2024)
• Scientists find evidence of concerning connection to kidney disease: 'It is of great significance (April 13, 2024)
• Dumpster diver shares eye-opening scene outside major packaging company: 'Absolutely full' (April 11, 2024)
• Plastic Promise (April 6, 2024)
• Scientists sound the alarm after examining Antarctic krill: 'Even the polar environment is not free' (April 2, 2024)
• GREEN: Trudeau plastic ban may actually hurt the environment (March 27, 2024)
• Senate explores balancing PFAS regulation and utility protection (March 26, 2024)
• EPA to scrutinize ‘forever chemicals’ in wastewater, sewage (March 26, 2024)
• The plastics industry’s carbon footprint has doubled in the past few decades (March 26, 2024)
• Michigan farm's struggle could illuminate PFAS pollution solutions (March 26, 2024)
• FDA Announces PFAS Used in Grease-Proofing Agents for Food Packaging No Longer Being Sold in the U.S. (February 28, 2024)
• J&J GREEN PAPER INC. JOIN THE LIST OF SPONSORS SUPPORTING PLANET PATROL’S "MIAMI CHILDREN’S ENVIRONMENTAL CONGRESS 2024" | AP NEWS (February 15, 2024)
• Researchers make disturbing discovery while analyzing samples taken from lake Erie - here's what they found (January 25, 2024)
• The disposable cup crisis: what’s the environmental impact of a to-go coffee? (January 22, 2024)
• These toxic 'forever chemicals' take thousands of years to decompose - but scientists found their 'Achilles' heel (January 20, 2024)
• Some People Are Ditching Their Plastic Cutting Boards Because of This New (Disturbing) Study (January 17, 2024)
• HEINZ is Introducing a Major Change to it's Iconic Plastic Squirt Bottle:"The Ketchup Bottle of Tomorrow" (January 12, 2024)
• Plastic chemicals linked to $249 billion in US health care costs in 2018 alone, study finds (January 11, 2024)
• Nations Back Major News Law That Changes the Way We Shop, Reduces Waste:"Crucial in Our Path" (January 11, 2024)
• Pringles make a major change to its tube packaging - and says it will prevent crisps from breaking too (January 9, 2024)
• Researchers discover thousands of nanoplastic bits in bottles of drinking water (January 8, 2024)
• Major City Mandates Citywide Composting: 'The Most Significant Change Since the Adoption of the Recycling Program' (January 6, 2024)
• Beachcomber Stumps Internet with Mystery Items Collected Along Shore:'What were they originally?' (January 5, 2024)
• Canada launches consultation on Federal Plastics Registry (January 3, 2024)
• Outraged Customer Calls Out Grocery Store For Absurd Produce. Aisle Practice:'What in the world?' (January 1, 2024)
• Starbucks Shopper Shares Infuriating Experience After Attempting to use Reusable Cup: 'Are You Serious?' (December 28, 2023)
• Beachgoer Shares Disturbing Photo of Discovery Made on Oregon Coast: 'See Anything Recognizable?' (December 25, 2023)
• Scientists Warn That Plastic Rocks are Appearing Across the World (December 19, 2023)
• US plastic bag recycling directory site taken down after ‘abysmal failure’ (December 6, 2023)
• Paper-based products as promising substitutes for plastics in the context of bans on non-biodegradables (December 3, 2023)
• Nestle, Coca-Cola Face Legal Scrutiny Over 'Misleading' Claims on Bottle Packaging: '[It] is technically not possible' (November 28, 2023)
• Recycling won’t solve the plastic problem. Here’s what will (November 21, 2023)
• Plastic utensils a very small part of a very big problem (November 18, 2023)
• Enemy of the recycling program': How plastic bags are hurting recycling efforts (November 17, 2023)
• Safari officials issue warning after disturbing find during autopsy of dead wilderbeest: '[It's] truly discusting' (November 17, 2023)
• Study: These Types of Single-Serve Coffee Capsules Are Worst for the Environment (November 16, 2023)
• These photos show what happens when a ‘sustainable’ bioplastic fork is dropped in the ocean (November 16, 2023)
• New York lawsuit blames PepsiCo for plastic litter – not people (November 16, 2023)
• This airline dropped plastic bottles and cups on all it's flights - Here's how the change is going (November 14, 2023)
• ‘We can’t carry on’: the godfather of microplastics on how to stop them (November 13, 2023)
• Countries meet in Kenya to thrash out global plastic pollution treaty (November 13, 2023)
• Park rangers make disturbing autopsy discovery after finding dead deer: "Most of these animals die with nobody knowing" (November 13, 2023)
• Shopper irritated after making head-turning discovery inside box of tea bags: “I don’t understand that at all” (November 10, 2023)
• Walmart customer makes “Ridiculous” discovery in their delivery order: “I’ve been so frustrated over the years with this” (November 6, 2023)
• Shocking video shows deeply troubling results from a 3-year experiment on “Biodegradable” plastic bags: “That is so sad” (November 4, 2023)
• Car dealership employee sparks outrage with photo of manufacture’s shipping practice: “Shameful” (November 4, 2023)
• A Report Calls Chemical Recycling a ‘Dangerous Deception’—and a Former Plastic Lobbyist Agrees (November 3, 2023)
• Today, a US$150 million foreign investment project settled in the new district! (October 31, 2023)
• Warnings over ‘eco’ cups that pose risks to health with toxic resin (October 21, 2023)
• Is the end of the disposable coffee cup in sight? (October 19, 2023)
• There’s Almost No Research on the Health Impact of Plastic Chemicals in the Global South (October 19, 2023)
• Charleston's 'The Daily' serves up sustainability with compostable coffee cups (October 17, 2023)
• What To Know About Europe’s New ‘Glitter Ban’—As EU Cracks Down On Plastic (October 17, 2023)
• EU to crack down further on microplastics after glitter ban (October 17, 2023)
• Glitter Ban Poised to Start in the European Union (October 13, 2023)
• Recycling is about to get much easier (October 13, 2023)
• Think that your plastic is being recycled? Think again. (October 12, 2023)
• Disposable cups: a health hazard (October 9, 2023)
• Microplastics detected in clouds hanging atop two Japanese mountains (October 9, 2023)
• Glitter sales surge in Germany before EU microplastics ban this week (October 9, 2023)
• England bans single-use plastic: What is and isn’t included in the new rules? (October 2, 2023)
• Startup produces biodegradable packaging from shrimp shells (October 2, 2023)
• Don’t look away: This book is a wake-up call to our ‘monstrous’ waste crisis and how to solve it (October 1, 2023)
• Ban on single-use plastic cutlery comes into force in England (October 1, 2023)
• Got Plastic With a No. 2 Recycling Symbol? Beware a Toxic Problem (September 28, 2023)
• Cardboard is one of the most recycled materials, but it still takes piles of trees to produce it every year (September 21, 2023)
• Protecting the Planet: The Race to Recycle (September 15, 2023)
• Signal: PFAS fears are driving innovation in search for safe alternatives (September 5, 2023)
• Paper cups still use plastic—and it’s a problem for the planet (September 5, 2023)
• Sorry, Your Paper Coffee Cup Is a Toxic Nightmare (September 1, 2023)
• PE lining on paper cups can jeopardise the environment; here’s how to mitigate its side effects (August 7, 2023)
• Amazon might finally be cutting down on plastic waste (July 23, 2023)
• Netherlands Introduces New Restrictions on Disposable Plastic Cups and Containers (June 28, 2023)
• J&J Green Paper eyes US locations while scaling production of rice-derived paper coating (June 21, 2023)
• J&J Green Paper and Sintesa Group Forge Strategic Partnership to Produce Eco-Friendly Paper Coating and Combat Global Plastic Waste (June 14, 2023)
• J&J Green Paper Inc. Secures Global Agreements to Revolutionize Paper Industry with JANUS®, a Breakthrough Eco-Friendly Solution (June 10, 2023)
• Global Extrusion Coating Market Size Expected to Surpass $6.9 Billion by 2028: Latest Research Study Reveals Robust Growth at 4.5% CAGR (April 3, 2023)
• McDonald's UK Will No Longer Offer Plastic Cutlery (February 2, 2023)
• Plastic credits alone won’t save our planet (November 28, 2022)
• Mars Wrigley chocolate bars to be packed in recyclable, reusable or compostable material by 2025 (November 27, 2022)
• Your Halloween candy wrappers will likely end up in a landfill but don’t blame recyclers: ‘It’s got to be profitable. These guys aren’t social workers’ (October 29, 2022)
• California Becomes the First State to Ban Plastic Produce Bags (October 14, 2022)
• First state in Australia gets ready to ban plastic coffee cups - but the move could make your caffeine hit a lot pricier (September 26, 2022)
• The Reason Single-Use Coffee Cups Usually Aren't Recyclable Read More: https://www.tastingtable.com/1003196/the-reason-single-use-coffee-cups-usually-arent-recyclable/ (September 12, 2022)
• Macau slaps ban on import of single-use plastic cutlery (September 6, 2022)
• Plastic pollution: Birds all over the world are living in our rubbish (August 4, 2022)
• How much of our plastic 'recycling' is actually recycled? (July 3, 2022)
• India bans 19 single-use plastic items to combat pollution (July 1, 2022)
• Humble rice bran becomes hot commodity as India scours for edible oils (June 24, 2022)
• Australia Beaches See Plastic Pollution Drop by 30% in 6 Years (June 13, 2022)
• U.S. to phase out single-use plastic on public lands, national parks by 2032 (June 8, 2022)
• New rules ban many single-use plastics in Scotland (June 1, 2022)
• Will Johnnie Walker Soon Have Whiskey In A Paper Bottle? (May 11, 2022)
• U.S. plastic recycling rate drops to close to 5% - report (May 5, 2022)
• Big Oil Sold the World on a Plastics Recycling Myth. It May Be Too Late to Undo the Damage (May 5, 2022)
• USING FOOD WASTE TO MAKE SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING COATINGS (April 24, 2022)
• What California’s ballot fight over single-use plastics could mean to the environment and the rest of us (April 18, 2022)
• Investors Fight Against Plastic Packaging (April 8, 2022)
• LA County supervisors give preliminary approval to ban on single-use plastics in food service (April 6, 2022)
• What Role Can Incentive Schemes Play In Tackling The Plastic Crisis? (April 4, 2022)
• J&J Green Paper Receives Patent Approval for Its Fully Compostable, All-Natural Paper Coating and Process in the United States (March 30, 2022)
• Packaging From Restaurants Like Sweetgreen and Chik-Fil-A Contain Dangerous PFAS Chemicals (March 29, 2022)
• Better recycling required to remove potentially harmful chemicals from bottled drinks, new study warns (March 21, 2022)
• UN gives green light to "historic" global treaty to end plastic waste (March 4, 2022)
• For the First Time, Nations Band Together in a Move Toward Ending Plastics Pollution (March 3, 2022)
• ‘Failure’ or solution? EPA weighs plastics recycling plan (February 28, 2022)
• Plastic summit could be most important green deal since Paris accords, says UN (February 25, 2022)
• How a floating trash fire in New York exposes a threat to national recycling efforts (February 21, 2022)
• Plastic, chemical pollution beyond planet's safe limit: study (February 15, 2022)
• Chemicals in plastic may contribute to weight gain (January 26, 2022)
• The plastic pollution problem (January 23, 2022)
• Plastic crisis needs binding treaty, report says (January 18, 2022)
• Big brands call for global pact to cut plastic production (January 17, 2022)
• Can Paper Replace Plastic? A Packaging Giant Is Betting It Can (January 2, 2022)
• Investing In Sustainability For Emerging Markets (January 1, 2022)
• New twist on an old material (April 5, 2021)