Plastic News

• Sustainable Selling: How Plastic- And Package-Free Stores Are Reshaping Retail
  
  A growing number of zero-waste and plastic-free stores are springing up to meet consumer demand for more sustainable options.
  Forbes.  Sunday, 25 Jul 2021.
• Thousands protest lockdown in Sydney amid COVID-19 surge
  
  Police made several arrests after crowds broke through barriers and threw plastic bottles and plants.
  CBS News.  Saturday, 24 Jul 2021.
• Covid vaccines: Why a giant plastic bag shortage is slowing the rollout
  
  A look at the critical vaccine components in short supply, as a new global marketplace is launched to tackle bottlenecks.
  BBC News.  Friday, 23 Jul 2021.
• Age-related memory loss is reversed in mice by increasing the plasticity of the brain
  
  Scientists manipulated a compound in the brain of aged mice, by giving the specimens a virus that reconstructed the compound and restored their memory to that of a younger mouse.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 22 Jul 2021.
• The Best Cutting Boards To Have In Your Kitchen, According To Chefs
  
  Whether you prefer plastic or wood, these are the best cutting boards for all of your kitchen needs.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 21 Jul 2021.
• Officials seize 15 giant land snails at Houston airport
  
  The snails, roughly the size of an adult fist, were discovered in plastic zip-closed bags inside an airline passenger's luggage. Fresh leaves and a quarter-pound of beef were also found.
  CBS News.  Wednesday, 21 Jul 2021.
• Empire Strikes Block! Star Wars fan, 34, beautifully recreates classic scenes using LEGO
  
  Dan Sands, 34, from Portland, Dorset grew up playing with the popular Danish plastic building block toy as a child, and later in life developed an interest in outdoor photography.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 21 Jul 2021.
• AbbVie (ABBV) Venclexta Gets Breakthrough Therapy Tag for MDS
  
  The FDA grants a Breakthrough Therapy designation to AbbVie's (ABBV) Venclexta in combination with azacitidine for treating adult patients with higher risk myelodysplastic syndrome.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 21 Jul 2021.
• Using plastic waste to help solve sand shortages
  
  With construction sand in short supply crushed plastic is being used as an alternative.
  BBC News.  Sunday, 18 Jul 2021.
• 'Plastic Free July' at the Shedd Aquarium aims to reduce plastic pollution
  
  Shedd Aquarium is celebrating "Plastic Free July" and asking the public to get active in the movement to curb plastic pollution.
  ABC News.  Saturday, 17 Jul 2021.
• Phoenix Suns arena will be named Footprint Center in 'one of the most unique partnerships in sports'
  
  Footprint is an engineering company that wants to eliminate single-use plastic and use the Suns home complex to test new technologies.
  CNBC.  Friday, 16 Jul 2021.
• Factory Fire in Bangladesh Kills at Least 51
  
  The blaze, at a seven-story building where fruit drinks, packing materials and plastic packaging were made, burned for nearly 24 hours.
  New York Times.  Friday, 9 Jul 2021.
• 3 Stocks to Buy From the Rebounding Chemical Plastics Industry
  
  3 Stocks to Buy From the Rebounding Chemical Plastics Industry
  Zacks.  Thursday, 8 Jul 2021.
• Ditch Single-Use Plastic Bags and Get These Reusable Silicone Ones
  
  Stop wasting money on plastic bags by getting Stasher's reusable silicone bags for food storage. They're also dishwasher- and microwave-safe.
  Mental Floss.  Tuesday, 6 Jul 2021.
• Microbe that can break down plastic discovered in cow's stomach
  
  Microbes in cows' stomachs that can break down plastic, have been discovered by scientists in Austria.
  Sky News.  Friday, 2 Jul 2021.

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