Search Results for plastic pollution
How to Stop Plastic Pollution Forever
About this movie Did you know that humans have produced more than 8.3 billion tons of plastic in the last 70 years and 91% of which have not been recycled? This means that almost all of the plastics ever produced are in a landfill, have been incinerated, or somewhere else in our environment causing destructive…
Debunking the Plastic Industry’s Myths on California’s Plastic Pollution Reduction Bill
Last month, legislators voted to advance the California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, representing what would be the most comprehensive state-wide legislation in the US to reduce plastic pollution. It would phase out nonrecyclable single-use plastics, and redefine what’s truly recyclable. This is the basis we need for a circular system — with…
A Crossroads on Plastic Pollution
Until 2018, 4000 shipping containers of trash were exported from the US to China daily. As the environmental costs of importing plastic have crystallized, and one country after another bans plastic imports, we’ve seen a desperate scramble from Western countries to find new places to send their trash. As this new long-term reality sets in,…
US Burning, Burying or Losing 74 billion Plastic Bottles a year to the Environment
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act Would Cut Plastic Pollution by 64 Billion Plastic Bottles Per Year Contact: Sam Pearse | [email protected] New data from Reloop, exposing the number of wasted beverage containers per country, reveals that passing the federal Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act would see over 64 billion plastic beverage bottles recycled…
The Story of Plastic (animated short)
About this film The Story of Plastic (animated short) pulls back the curtain on the plastic pollution headlines, revealing the true causes and consequences of the global plastics crisis. This animated short is a companion piece to The Story of Plastic (documentary), which premiered in April of 2020.
