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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters California acaba de dar a los productores de plástico hasta 2032 para que todos sus envases sean reciclables o compostables, el plazo más ambicioso del país. Los defensores de esta medida afirman que no es suficiente. Por su parte, los productores -definidos por un criterio preciso...
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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters California just gave plastic producers until 2032 to make all their packaging recyclable or compostable — the most ambitious deadline in the country. Advocates say it doesn’t go far enough. Producers say it goes too far. At least one of them is threatening to sue. The...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Plastic bag bans are policies and laws that prohibit or limit the use of single-use plastic bags, part of an attempt to curb and reduce plastic waste and environmental degradation. Before COVID-19, many cities and states had implemented such bans to mitigate pollution,...
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Las aves marinas, las tortugas marinas y los mamíferos marinos de la costa de California pueden sufrir daños e incluso morir tras ingerir plástico, y la cantidad letal es menor de lo que uno podría pensar. Erin Murphy, directora de investigación sobre plásticos oceánicos de Ocean Conservancy, señaló que...
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Seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals along the California coast can suffer and even die after ingesting plastic, and the lethal quantity is less than you might think. Erin Murphy, manager of ocean plastics research for the Ocean Conservancy, said it is the size of two baseballs for a...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Las pajitas de un solo uso, también conocidas como pajitas desechables, están fabricadas en plástico y están pensadas para tirarse a la basura después de beber. Los materiales con los que se fabrican estas pajitas no son biodegradables, lo que significa que sus...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk A single-use straw, also known as a disposable straw, is made of plastic and is intended to be thrown away after one drink. The materials that make these straws are non-biodegradable, meaning that their waste is not broken down naturally and often leads...
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Plastic foodware has become a mainstay in school cafeterias, but one Massachusetts school district is reaping the rewards of going plastic-free. Bedford Public Schools replaced more than 260,000 single-use foam trays with ones made of reusable stainless steel, eliminating close to three tons of waste while saving the district nearly...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk El plástico, originalmente aclamado por su longevidad y propiedades higiénicas de un solo uso, es uno de los campos de batalla más nuevos para los ambientalistas y los gobiernos del mundo. Aunque existen prohibiciones de algunas formas de plástico en más de 60...
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters California acaba de dar a los productores de plástico hasta 2032 para que todos sus envases sean reciclables o compostables, el plazo más ambicioso del país. Los defensores de esta medida afirman que no es suficiente. Por su parte, los productores -definidos por un criterio preciso...
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters California just gave plastic producers until 2032 to make all their packaging recyclable or compostable — the most ambitious deadline in the country. Advocates say it doesn’t go far enough. Producers say it goes too far. At least one of them is threatening to sue. The...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Plastic bag bans are policies and laws that prohibit or limit the use of single-use plastic bags, part of an attempt to curb and reduce plastic waste and environmental degradation. Before COVID-19, many cities and states had implemented such bans to mitigate pollution,...
Las aves marinas, las tortugas marinas y los mamíferos marinos de la costa de California pueden sufrir daños e incluso morir tras ingerir plástico, y la cantidad letal es menor de lo que uno podría pensar. Erin Murphy, directora de investigación sobre plásticos oceánicos de Ocean Conservancy, señaló que...
Seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals along the California coast can suffer and even die after ingesting plastic, and the lethal quantity is less than you might think. Erin Murphy, manager of ocean plastics research for the Ocean Conservancy, said it is the size of two baseballs for a...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Las pajitas de un solo uso, también conocidas como pajitas desechables, están fabricadas en plástico y están pensadas para tirarse a la basura después de beber. Los materiales con los que se fabrican estas pajitas no son biodegradables, lo que significa que sus...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk A single-use straw, also known as a disposable straw, is made of plastic and is intended to be thrown away after one drink. The materials that make these straws are non-biodegradable, meaning that their waste is not broken down naturally and often leads...
Plastic foodware has become a mainstay in school cafeterias, but one Massachusetts school district is reaping the rewards of going plastic-free. Bedford Public Schools replaced more than 260,000 single-use foam trays with ones made of reusable stainless steel, eliminating close to three tons of waste while saving the district nearly...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk El plástico, originalmente aclamado por su longevidad y propiedades higiénicas de un solo uso, es uno de los campos de batalla más nuevos para los ambientalistas y los gobiernos del mundo. Aunque existen prohibiciones de algunas formas de plástico en más de 60...