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Plastic Crackdown: Europe Moves to Ban Single-Use Plastic

Matthew Fiala — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 17:50:34 +0000

A Europe-wide ban on plastic could be in place by 2021 Throwaway plastic items such as cutlery, cotton buds, straws and stirrers could soon be banned across Europe backed by measures to drive down the growing mountain of single-use plastic waste. The EU Parliament voted strongly in favour of a complete ban by 2021 on a […]

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Banning Single-Use Plastic Straws – is it a Sustainability Win?

Matthew Fiala — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 06:34:52 +0000

American Airlines, Hilton Hotels, Royal Caribbean, Cunard, and Red Lobster and a host of other companies have also committed to doing away with plastic straws. Most recently, Red Lobster has said that it is no longer automatically giving out plastic straws to customers. If patrons want one, they’ll have to ask for it. Red Lobster […]

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Fishing Ban Possible in International Waters to Save Biodiversity

Matthew Fiala — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:28:59 +0000

The Earth’s oceans have been over-fished, leading to decreased biodiversity, with current practices being unsustainable. Fish populations have been shown to rebound quickly following well enforced fishing bans. In fact, many experts believe fishing will only be sustainable if marine reserves, where fishing is banned, is expanded significantly. That’s why some activists and scientists are […]

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