EU moves to ban microplastics in most products
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EU agrees big cuts to single-use plastics despite stalling tactics by industry
After months of negotiations, the European Union has agreed new legislation to slash single-use plastics. The move is a significant step forward in tackling plastic pollution but does not fully…
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UK top supermarkets flood Britain with 59 billion pieces of plastic packaging every year
New ranking shows most retailers lagging behind on tackling plastic waste The full extent of UK supermarket giants’ contribution to our plastic waste problem is exposed today by the most comprehensive…
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UK top supermarkets flood Britain with 59 billion pieces of plastic packaging every year
The full extent of UK supermarket giants’ contribution to our plastic waste problem is exposed today by the most comprehensive analysis of the sector to date. Drawing on detailed figures…
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European Parliament takes historic stand against single-use plastic pollution
The European Parliament has leapt forward to protect people and the environment from plastic pollution and national governments must now show the same ambition, according to the Rethink Plastic alliance,…
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Plastic producers could market single-use plastic items as reusable to dodge EU ban
Producers could simply market items such as throwaway plastic cups as reusable under changes to a draft EU laws on single-use plastics tabled today in the European Parliament, the Rethink…
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European Parliament says biodegradable plastics will not solve plastic pollution
Biodegradable and compostable plastics do not prevent plastic pollution and should not be an excuse to keep consuming single-use plastics, the European Parliament has recognised in a vote. . .…
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EU Parliament backs microplastic bans to tackle plastic pollution!
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee today (10 July) voted to strengthen the European Commission’s overall plans to cut plastic pollution under its Plastics Strategy. . . On behalf of the…
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European Commission steps forward to cut on single-use plastics – but it’s just the beginning
The European Commission has taken a leap forward in tackling plastic pollution, with new laws to reduce throwaway single-use plastics. . . Speaking on behalf of the Rethink Plastic Alliance,…
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Illegal charcoal trade threatens Myanmar’s remaining mangroves
Mangroves from Myanmar are illegally harvested and converted into charcoal that is sent to Thailand before it’s sold to China, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia by sea.
The illegal charcoal trade persists due to a lack of law enforcement and oversight in Myanmar and Thailand.
Many Burmese labor workers, charcoal kiln owners and traders are indebted to the charcoal warehouses that they ultimately supply in Thailand, which guarantees a steady supply of charcoal into Thailand.
Source: news.mongabay.com/2019/04/illegal-charcoal-trade-threatens-myanmars-remaining-mangroves/
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Today is the UN's International Mother Earth Day, a chance to take a moment and marvel at the complex wonder that is our big blue marble!
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Tiger poaching remains a threat to the iconic predators
A few days ago a wild Bengal tiger was found dead in the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans in India. The striped predator had a wire strapped around its midriff, indicating it had fallen victim to a poacher’s snare.
Round about the same time a Vietnamese man was arrested by border guards while trying to smuggle a tiger’s pelt and bones into China from Vietnam’s northern province of Quang Ninh.
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The two incidents happened thousands of kilometers apart and might seem to have nothing in common. Yet they point to the same fact: wild tigers continue to face existential threats throughout their ranges in Asia ...
Source: www.sustainability-times.com/environmental-protection/tiger-poaching-remains-a-threat-to-the-icon...
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