Plastic pellets on trains: a disaster waiting to happen
All of the largest North American freight train companies (by revenue) have spilled plastic pellets into the environment.
Beyond plastic
To spare birds, fish and other wildlife from the harm caused by plastic pollution, we’re raising our voices for a world with less single-use plastic products.
Maybe you’ve seen the video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nose, or the headlines about whales washing ashore with stomachs full of plastic. With so much plastic pollution floating in the ocean, it’s too easy for wildlife to mistake it for food — and too often, they pay the price with their lives. The good news is that more people, communities, states and companies are moving away from the single-use plastics we don’t even need. Because after all, nothing we use for a few minutes should pollute our environment and threaten wildlife for hundreds of years.
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White House releases new strategy to tackle plastic pollution
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Scientists have found plastic fragments in 44% of all seabird species, 43% of all marine mammal species and 100% of sea turtle species.
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New online resource: Interactive map reveals locations of plastic production facilities
Dozens of factories across U.S. produce plastic pellets that damage environment.
The hidden cost of Amazon Prime Days
Shoppers can score some great deals on Amazon Prime Day or Prime Big Deal Days, but they come at a cost: tons and tons of single-use plastic packaging waste added to our environment.
Amazon just took another big step toward reducing its plastic waste. But the job’s not done.
So long, plastic air pillows.
STATEMENT: Amazon announces ‘largest reduction in plastic packaging’ in North America
The retail giant Amazon announced on Thursday its plan to cut its use of plastic air pillows from deliveries in North America.