(The Packer – Jan 17, 2024) A government agency in Canada wants to establish a plastics registry to monitor and track plastic, including plastic used in agriculture and food manufacturing. The USDA has reported that the Environment and Climate Change Canada has opened consultations on the establishment of a federal plastics registry. The registry aims […]
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Pew Trusts 2/8/2023 The world is awash in plastic, far too much of which is polluting the environment worldwide. And a lot of this pollution is unseen: Microplastics, which are less than 5 millimetres in length, are either used in production of everyday products or result from the breakdown of plastic items. Microplastics can leak
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The Microbead-Free Waters Act: FAQs Microbeads are tiny pieces of plastic found in many health and beauty products, including soap and body scrubs. On December 18, 2015, Congress amended the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) by passing the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015. Learn what the new law prohibits, why Congress passed this
New York Times, Livia Albeck-Ripka 3/7/22 In a First, California Plans to Clean Up Microplastics The state has adopted a strategy to monitor and reduce the ubiquitous form of pollution. They are in your gut. They are in the ocean. They are even floating through the air in the most remote regions of the West. Microplastics — fragments
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From the San Francisco Chronicle, Kurtis Alexander, Sep. 7, 2022 California becomes first state to test drinking water for microplastics Microplastics are everywhere. The tiny particles that shed from clothing, food packaging and tires linger in the air, the soil, the ocean and, almost certainly, your drinking water. On Wednesday, California became the first place
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