single-use plastic bottle News
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EPA, Product Stewardship Institute, and University of California Launch Toolkit to Reduce Marine Debris
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Product Stewardship Institute, and the University of California announced the launch of a new Marine Debris Campus Toolkit designed to help college campuses and other institutions cut their plastic waste to help reduce marine debris and coastal pollution. The toolkit, funded by an EPA grant, resulted from a successful two-year pilot project by ...
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EU unveils plans to tackle plastic pollution
The European Commission yesterday unveiled how it plans to cut down on the 10 most common single-use plastic products littering Europe’s beaches and seas. This includes a ban on plastic cotton buds, cutlery, plates, straws, drink stirrers, and sticks for balloons, which will all have to be made from more sustainable materials instead. Single-use plastic products will not be ...
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Nalgene Outdoor is First to Market with Reusable Water Bottle Made from 50% Transformed `Trash`
Significantly Increasing the Eco-Benefits of Its Iconic Hydration Gear Available for purchase at Nalgene.com and REI, the "Nalgene Sustain" line is made from, Tritan™ Renew, which transforms single use plastics into high performance, certified recycled material Today, Nalgene Outdoor, maker of reusable water bottles, is first to market with a unique sustainable product made from recycled ...
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CA-NV AWWA wants you to celebrate your tap water on May 7th
CALIFORNIA CELEBRATES FIRST TAP WATER DAY ON MAY 7, 2015 Join WeTap, LADWP, Mayor Garcetti and the City of LA, The State Water Board, Cal EPA, LA County Department of Public Health and water agencies across California to celebrate the nation’s first Tap Water Day on May 7, 2015. Tap water day will promote the installation of hydration stations (drinking fountains that also are equipped to ...
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Climate Change – Measuring Impacts of Drinking Water
Drinking water is the most underestimated factor when it comes to saving the planet. It is clear faster solutions need to be put in place, reliably, and for the good of the climate. Drinking habits of consumer and institutions are capable to evolve as sustainability data and insights are leveraged with modern technology. The big shift of summer 2021 How are consumers drinking water? Glass, ...
By Droople SA
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EPA Awards $214,000 to Reduce Sources of Ocean Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today awarded more than $214,000 in grants to the Product Stewardship Institute, Inc. and the Monterey Bay Aquarium to reduce sources of marine debris in partnership with local students, governments and businesses. The Institute will use a $164,245 grant to implement a study to reduce disposable plastic packaging—a major source of ocean ...
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EPA Awards $214,000 to Reduce Sources of Ocean Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded more than $214,000 in grants to the Product Stewardship Institute, Inc. and the Monterey Bay Aquarium to reduce sources of marine debris in partnership with local students, governments and businesses. The Institute will use a $164,245 grant to implement a study to reduce disposable plastic packaging—a major source of ocean ...
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American-Made, Eco-Friendly Adventure Brands--Nalgene Outdoor and Corbeaux Clothing--Partner to Support Domestic Drinking Water Initiatives
American-made, eco-friendly adventure brands Nalgene Outdoor, maker of reusable water bottles, and Corbeaux Clothing, stylish, eco-conscious adventure apparel, announce a partnership to support safe domestic drinking water. For a limited time Nalgene will sell exclusive co-branded base layer shirts for men and women designed by Corbeaux. In turn, Nalgene Outdoor will design two limited-edition ...
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Axion: a ‘taxing’ question for single-use plastics recycling
The controversial proposed tax on single-use plastic packaging has raised questions over how to best recover and recycle this material. Taxes or deposit return schemes – how can we use economics to incentivise more recycling? Richard McKinlay, Head of Circular Economy at resource recovery specialist Axion, discusses the options. Plastic packaging recycling has flat-lined. A key reason for ...
By Axion Group
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The Nature Conservancy Releases ACL`s
If there's anything Austin knows, it's live music. But as important as entertainment is, we understand the impact all those tour buses and visitors can have on our environment. That's why the Conservancy loves bands that not only talk the talk, but walk the walk – the green walk, that is. Check out some of our favorite eco-friendly acts, all of whom have graced a stage at the Austin City ...
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Evian Unveils Refillable Device in Bid to Slash Plastic Waste
French bottled water company Evian is set to begin trials of a new refillable in-home water appliance next month, in a bid to gauge consumer appetite for lower-plastic alternatives to single-use bottles. Called the Evian re-new, the device consists of a rigid plastic base and a collapsible five-litre “bubble” container, which houses the product refill. The container is made of 100% ...
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